Thursday, September 24, 2009

Penang Famous Hai Beng Coffee Shop Lor Mee

This famous Penang lor mee has been in business for more than 50 years. It is not only popular among the local Penangites but also with outstation visitors. I would drop by in Hai Beng whenever I go to Kuan Yin Teng Temple. Hai Beng is located just next to this famous Kuan Yin temple. The thick starchy soup is made from boiled pork bones, spices, dark soya sauce, light soya sauce and thicken with tapioca flour. The spice coated hard boil eggs that are served with the noodles are very tasty too. I normally order mee with bihun (rice vermicelli) combination. The lor mee is garnished with pork intestine taugeh (bean sprout) and some other pork innards. Pour all the chilli into the soup, oh la la la, nice until ‘mou tak teng’ (very good)! LOL! Address: 32, Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling (Pitt Street) Penang Tel: 04 2615730 Map to Hai Beng Coffee shop

12 comments:

Jean said...

i wish i could drop by when i'm in penang..cos it must be deli..

From me to you, suejean =)

CheaHSan said...

Oh la la bro echo you this place is truly 'mou tak teng, teng kua kua'

Tching said...

I didn't know that the shop is a popular one when i visited the Kuan Yin Teng Temple last time.
Does it taste the same as those we had in KL?

Bengbeng said...

loh mee is my favorite. some stalls offer some mashed garlic too as a seasoning. over here we do have some loh mee but it is a distant cousin in terms of taste n style

suituapui said...

Eugene took me to another one - Hailam lor mee - nice! I had lor mee at the coffee shop near Cititel, ok...but not great. We have similar ones here.

Reanaclaire said...

hi Pete: funny.. many times i went to Penang, I never ordered or ate lor mee.. maybe i find it.. a bit geli.. hehe... thick paste...funny taste..

Pete said...

SJ : Check it out!

Bro Cheah : Taste real good!

Tching : More flavourful than the ones in KL. Try it! yum yum!

Bengbeng : Ha, add some garlic sauce.....enchanced the flavour!

STP : Hailam lor mee, I think the one featured in TV. Eugene told me it is very nice!

claire : Gooey finger lickin good! ha ha ha!

foodbin said...

must put it on my must eat list.

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Pete said...

Foodbin : Real good lor mee! Try the lobak also!

Blogdirectionary : Cheers!

Ayie said...

hmmm, the way you described the soup makes me savor it in my mind. I can tell how tasty it is!

Pete said...

Ayie : The soup is real nice.....normally the customers would eat everything clean! LOL!