My Favorite Products From Penang

Penang is well-known for its cookies and nutmeg.  Visitors will not leave Penang without bringing some home.
These are my purchases: cookies and nutmeg.

 What’s so special about these cookies?  It’s the contents within the cookies that make them so delectable.  The Hiong Pneah as it is locally known has fillings that are sweet, sweet and spicy, spicy, onion flavored, prawn sambal flavored.  There is also the cookie that has brown sugar filling.  This is very delicious and is my daughter’s favorite.

There is also the Beh Teh Saw which has a flaky exterior and its filling is sticky molasses.  These are very tasty when fresh.

The important thing is that it has got to be fresh.  Sometimes those that are displayed on shelves in other towns are not fresh so the taste is not as nice.

The nutmeg is processed into different products such as pickled nutmeg, nutmeg with liqorice, shredded, sugared nutmeg, nutmeg oil for aches and pains, and nutmeg balm for insect bites and itchiness.  There is also nutmeg juice.  

                                               Sliced sweeetened nutmeg
 There is also the famous Penang belacan, a solid block of prawn paste which is usually toasted and ground with chillies to make a delicious condiment.  I forgot to buy this!!   The other product is the Otak Udang, another type of sticky black prawn paste which is a must for fruit rojak or fruit salad.  This is available in local supermarkets so I didn’t bother to buy it.

Another two products I bought were dried mango and crispy peanut squares ( Kong Thng )

These are all very yummy snacks, whether for tea or something to munch in front of the t.v.