Ghee Hiang has been around in Penang for the last 150 years. This famous Penang product is a must have for visitor coming to this old ex-colonial island. In one of my recent short trip back to Penang I manage to stop by at one of the many Ghee Hiang outlet at Macalister Road after a hearthy lunch of lobak at Kheng Pin Restaurant.
The was a good crowd at this popular Tau sar peah (Green Bean Biscuit, Tambun Biscuit) . Chee Hiang also manufacture very high quality sesame oil which is widely used by mothers during confinement period.
We bought a few packets to bring back for our friends in KL. After all these years, Ghee Hiang still managed to produce good quality and delicious biscuts!
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I always fall for Penang Tau Sar Peah, it's nice even have it with plain water!^-^
Hey... I recognise that metal thingy, it's for the kopitiam to boil steaming hot water for their fragrant coffee while toasting those crunchy Hainam roti! Yummy!
Have a nice weekend!
I think I went there long ago - probably in the late 90s...when my family and I were on a guided tour of the island. Not really a fan of tambun though - I prefer heong peah...
Tau Sar Peah is always my favourite... hehe...
wow wow... show the pictures... let me drool :)
i love tau sar peah!
what is in the photo Pete? Some kind of oven?
uiks...so many ppl ah....geting to be very popular
Oh nice 'charcoal boiler' that reminded me of "Ah Pek leh kopi 'o' nor chiang" haha.. that's the usual words I heard in my uncle's kopitiam those days each time I go there during my school holidays..boh kai lu.
Sorry have long 'swtiched' brand no more going for Ghee Hiang after those 'begging' experiences when they monopolised the tambun bickies..
Christine : The metal thing is used to fill hot water with charcoal burning underneath to make coffee. They also toasted bread using this.
Oooo... very long never eat this liao. T_T
Oh..Ghee Hiang TSP..my favourite. I went there once and the Q was really long but I heard that nowadays we can actually called to pre-order the TSP in advance, any idea?
Little Kit Boy : Wah, can order by phone, I didn't know that leh.
interesting Pete, you should do a post on how exactly this works.
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