Read more about this old school Hainanese restaurant in Penang here: http://migrationology.com/2015/07/hainanese-nyonya-food-in-penang/
When my wife and I were in Penang, Malaysia, we were there to eat – that was our main mission. On our last few days, I wasn’t sure what to try, so I was searching around and finally, using the Foursquare location search, I found a restaurant called Shing Kheang Aun Restaurant (新琼安饭店) that served Hainanese food in Penang, and it looked like a place I absolutely had to eat. People leaving reviews said it was a great restaurant, and one of the few remaining restaurants in Penang that served old school family style Hainanese food.
The restaurant is a little hard to eat at because of the business hours, which I’m not sure if I fully know, but it seems like they sort of open and close without too much warning, and sometimes they are closed without warning – so you just kind of need to walk past and see if they are open or not. Shing Kheang Aun Restaurant (新琼安饭店) is located right in the heart of Georgetown, right in the heritage part of Penang, just off the main Chulia street. It’s also very close to the main touristy areas of the city, and yet this is a place that remains authentic, has a very family feel to it, and the food is absolutely stunning.
One of the things I loved about Shing Kheang Aun Restaurant (新琼安饭店) is that there is no menu. You just talk to the waiter, who is part of the family, he will kind of recommend some dishes to you, and you can order them or not. I guess I really have no idea how many items they have on their menu, but whatever you get, I’m sure it will be good. I tried to order a few of the classic Hainanese dishes they serve at Shing Kheang Aun Restaurant (新琼安饭店). My wife and I started our meal with a big plate of tofu stir fried with leeks and minced pork. This dish was so simple, but it was so tasty. I believe it was fried with some minced pork for flavor, and it had a wonderful smoky wok flavor, and the tofu had a wonderful silky texture.
We also ordered a dish of slices of pork, stir fried Hainanese style with black sweet soy sauce. Though this dish might not look extremely appetizing, it was fried just right. The sauce had a slight molasses flavor, and it was rich and slightly oily. Even though it wasn’t my favorite dish of our meal at this restaurant, it was still excellent. Next we tried a plate of assam prawns, big ocean prawns, which I think were either roasted or fried with assam sour sauce – which I believe was some kind of sour tamarind sauce. The prawns were incredibly meaty and fresh, and the dark glaze had an excellent slightly sour flavor to it.
But the dish at Shing Kheang Aun Restaurant (新琼安饭店) that blew my mind and made it one of the best restaurants in Penang for me was the gulai tumis ikan, a sour tamarind fish curry made with pomfret. This was one of the most amazing dishes I ate in Penang. The flavor of the curry was sour and loaded with torch ginger flower. The fish was firm and meaty – pomfret is such a wonderful fish for making into curry. The fish curry Shing Kheang Aun Restaurant (新琼安饭店) was what elevated this meal to one of the best in Penang that I had.
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This travel food video was produced by Mark Wiens and Ying Wiens, check out our blogs: http://migrationology.com/blog & http://www.eatingthaifood.com/ & http://www.travelbyying.com/
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tuyet v ngon thank
とても素晴らしい ♦️
Over reacting
delicious food😋 nice vide💯💖😍
Please include the name of the food you ate so we can try to order it when we go to the places you visit. Then we can replicate your experience.
Mark where is this place.
Mark how do you eat all the time and not gain weight?
You should do kuih tour
This place has ceased it's operations. the food served there will be missed.
Do you eat whole plate
Restaurant has closed down
chili pan mee in Penang also yummy just mix the chili flakes with special made black sauce and soft medium boil egg. very simple but vry yummy
that green earthy flavour is from the herb i think. In malay it is called Daun Kesum aka Laksa leaves.
my mouth is watering…… that looks great
Looks yummy … mmmmm
pomfret curry 😍😍
Went to this restaurant after read it from your blog! Thank you!
Wow, that meal looks amazing, especially the tofu and prawn dishes. And all that great looking food for only 15 dollars, really great.
is that asam pedas? dayyum,that mouthwatering dish..
Try to be nice
Why are you always so happy Mark?
if you visit malaysia again make sure you go to sarawak and sarawakiens food especially laksa
COME KLANG ANYTIME!! Kelang or KLANG!! SELANGOR… please.. call me
Considering my grandmother is from Hainan and I have been back there for so many meals in villages (and sometimes in the city), I can tell its not Hainan food XD at least I have never seen any such dishes being presented in front of me there (and they usually have about 10 dishes for each meal) but the environment of this place, especially chairs and tables are definitely very 'Hainan' though
Too overly descriptive and to commentary not necessary for all that just be yourself more natural people would appreciate that more
You r right, the first dish is "char siau" pork n that's the filling for the char siau pao (dumplings).
Mark, the prawns were marinaded with tamarind paste (Asam Jawa) first before being fried , that gives it the sour is he taste n nice fragrance.flavor
Abit over charge. 2 rices, pork, tofu, shrimp, curry fish, 2 glass of drink. RM 58. If RM48 sound better.
Yummy
Hey . u should try this dish .. Ikan patin masak tempoyak . Its popular in malaysia/temerloh.
U should try it .
Teach me how to do that facial expression.
your first bite expression is amazing mark…keep it up
Thumbs up for Asian food!!!!!
how do you find all these restaurants?????
thumbs up for the fish…
Definitely heading to Penang to sample what you have recommended
You should try authentic negri sembilan malay dish at Nelayan Seafood , Seremban , Malaysia . Deer meat, Ikan Patin, Ikan Baung woow damn nice , Malay mix Minang (Padang) Cuisine 😛
SUCH WEIRD EXPRESSIONS……. BUT I AM INTRIGED ESPECIALLY HOW MUCH YOU CAN EAT AND PUT IN YOUR MOUTH
SUCH WEIRD EXPRESSIONS……. BUT I AM INTRIGED ESPECIALLY HOW MUCH YOU CAN EAT AND PUT IN YOUR MOUTH
Hi Mark and Ying,
I enjoy watching your videos.
Thank you and keep up the great work. 🌷☺
какво се само кланят, риба като риба, нахрани бедните деца лакомия грозна!!!
the last dish is Asam Pedas.
The lady was so awkward, probably embarrassed that she is in the way of your filming maybe, but it was funny haha. I love your videos, it's all so really joyful to watch, the way you are so open minded in trying and also your sincerity in tasting all the food.
You are awesome mark….