bookmark_borderAki Pancake, Super Tanker Food Court Penang

This particular stall has been in my must-visit list for as long as I could remember, all thanks to the power of internet (blogs). And for a pancake lover like me, one could not resist the temptation to try out different varieties / combinations of fillings in a single pancake as most of the pancake stalls in Klang Valley (Kuala Lumpur) only serve the generic version; crushed peanuts, sugar, corns and grated coconuts.

Aki Pancake, Super Tanker Food Court Penang

With over 20 types of combinations, one could not possibly bored of it. Safe fillings such as crushed peanuts, peanut butter and sweet kernel corns are available while for the more adventurous food lovers, ingredients such as tuna, egg, banana, cheese, turkey ham, sausages and brown sugar are all available for selection. However, do bear in mind that regardless of what ingredients you are choosing, the base ingredient for the pancake will always be crushed peanuts.

Pancakes (apom)

Aki Pancakes (Apom) Banana Peanut Fillings

Besides the available combinations, what I like about this stall is its thickness of the pancakes and the amount of fillings given. As shown in the photos, the thickness was just nice while fillings were packed to the brim.

Aki Pancake (Apom) Tuna Filling

Don’t be surprised if you have to wait for your orders as we waited for ours for quite a while. So, if you are in the neighbourhood, do give it a try. If you are not, drive to the given destination and try it!

Address :
Aki Pancake
Super Tanker Food Court
Jalan Nipah
Taman Lip Sin
11900 Penang.

GPS Coordinates : 5.342807, 100.295482

bookmark_borderIn Krabi – Hawker Stalls Street Food

With tourists flocking along the popular street of Ao Nang day and night, it’s no surprise to see that the street is being peppered with restaurants serving foreign cuisines. Cuisines such as Italian, Swedish, Mexican, Indian and etc. can usually be found every 100 metres (or less) away from one another.

Hawker Stall, Krabi

However, this post isn’t about these swanky restaurants. As the title states, it is about hawker stalls. The ones that can be found every nook and corner of the street selling unpretentious simple affordable local food such as fried rice, noodles and finger foods. The ones that make most people think twice about dining at the roadside especially those who are hygiene freaks.

Hawker Stall, Krabi

Although there are only a handful of them, it is not difficult to spot them. They are usually opened for business during the day and/or night. The choices of food maybe a lot but they are more or less the same genre.

Hawker Stall, Krabi

Despite their shabby uninviting appearance, there’s nothing to be afraid of as they are quite friendly as long as you get your orders clear and precise. Menus (in English) are usually placed at the front of their stalls for customers’ reference.

With a mere 100 Baht, it is sufficient to get you a decent dish to fill your stomach, a drink to quench your thirst and some snack food to munch while walking. I kid you not.

Garlic Chicken Rice

A simple stir-fry dish such as above will set you back 45 Baht. Chicken cubes being stir-fried with garlic, shallots and other seasonings, and then placed on a bed of white rice, it is as simple as you get. Or maybe you can opt for a plate of fried noodles or rice which cost more or less than same price.

Snack Foods

Snack Foods

If those main meals aren’t your thing, maybe you chould try their snack foods. Sausages, fishballs, crabsticks, fried beancurds, meatballs, fried prawns and etc are placed at the front of the stall for selection. I didn’t manage to try those but I reckon they should be alright and affordable too.

Snack Food

Finger Foods

Besides those, pancakes are commonly found everywhere. They might be mistaken for its similar looks compared to Malaysia’s Roti Canai or Singapore’s Roti Prata, but they are more or less identical to one another in terms of taste wise. They are usually served with wide variety of fillings such as banana, honey, strawberry jam, peanut butter and chocolate, or the more weird ones like chocolate with tuna. The list of the fillings can be really long and to choose from the list can be a daunting task but to be on the safe side, always go for the banana with chocolate sauce. You can’t go wrong with that.

Banana Chocolate Pancake

Banana Chocolate Pancake

Generous fillings of the sliced banana wrapped in dough and then pan-fried, these pancakes are a joy to eat as dessert or snack food. Sloppy and deliciously sinful, it goes really well with chocolate or honey syrup.

Banana Chocolate Pancake

If you intend to go all out to spike up your sugar rush, you may opt for sweetened condensed milk as additional topping too. The ones I had were alright but if you are lucky, you might stumble upon a stall that pan-fries its pancakes till crisp. A simple one costs 30 Baht.

Iced Tea

While you are at it, do try their drinks especially the fruit shakes. They are very common in Krabi and they are widely available at hawker stalls and in restaurants. I’ve tried a few but my favourite wasn’t the fruit shakes. It was their Iced Tea that won my vote.

Iced Tea

Iced Tea

It is thick, milky, full of (tea) flavour and sweet and it is usually served with lots of ice in it. A medium-size cup will set you back 30 Baht or so. It was that good that I had two cups in single sitting.

Mango Sticky Rice

Mango Sticky Rice

While these are usually available during the day, it is a different ball game at night as some hawker stalls I saw were selling grilled stuff in addition to stir-fry foods. These ‘heavyweight’ stalls usually come out at night and they are located in front of McDonald’s. So, do try out some of these stuffs if you are an adventurous person or a foodie who loves to explore local food culture.




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