Devouring George Town on Penang island, Malaysia
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- Опубликовано: 22 май 2024
- Our journey by train around Malaysia continues as we’ve left Ipoh and arrived for a few days on the island of Penang. Today, we’re starting off by exploring the iconic sites and bites in and around the UNESCO world heritage site of George Town, then heading to the legendary night market that’s just minutes away from our resort. Let’s get to it.
Contents:
0:00 Intro
0:32 Meeting a guide for George Town
1:10 Thai Pak Koons Chinese temple
2:13 Sites from Crazy Rich Asians
2:52 George Town street foods
9:18 Penang Peranakan Mansion
11:48 Chendul battle
14:33 Street art by Ernest Zacharevic
14:59 Night market
21:39 Ice cream
22:01 Conclusion
22:32 Behind the scenes
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The reason the food is really good, is because Penang is known for its street food. It has been rated best in the world for street food many times by CNN, Time Out and many more
The food was great! Love mixing in some cultural sites with some street food 😋
Oh gosh you made me fall in love with Penang all over again! This vlog brings back so many good memories for me. It was one of the first places we ever traveled to as a family 🇲🇾
🥰 aww thanks bestie. As always we wish you were with us!
You had me at 'hello we're the lockwoods'... I stayed for the shrimp broth... I lingered for those bean/milk desserts... I hung on for the outtakes. Thanks fam... for devouring the world for your viewers.
Awww that makes us happy. We’re always so grateful for your comments. When we think of people who saw something special in our videos when we only had a few thousand views, we think of you. Thank you for supporting while we keep growing and improving.
You have actually taken cendul ( green strips with coconut milk) and ABC ( air batu campur - mixed iced condiment), Two different items.
Thanks for clarifying 🙏😊
This is very helpful because we will be going on a Royal Caribbean cruise next month to Penang and Phuket and can't decide if we want to do a tour in Penang.
So much multi-culture in Penang. And there’s a lot to do that we weren’t able to cover in one episode.
A tip for markets in Malaysia - you can haggle for items but never for food. Market food is already priced cheaply for locals and to haggle food prices is not seen favorably. You might also unintendingly insult the food seller if you want to haggle their prices as they might think you consider their food not worth the price it was charged.
Thanks for the insight. That was our instinct so I’m glad we went with it.
@@AlwaysBeChanging no one bargain on food unless in the wet market.
LOL COLT and his nail painting (: suits his personality!
I should add, this speaks to his outgoing personality, his excessive need to speak and analyze his thoughts. (which is awesome) as well as just being comfortable in your own skin without having to make a statement based on anything other than enjoying oneself! So proud of you as parents.
🤗 We are so proud of the adult he’s growing to be. He’s such a great kid and so great to be around 🥰
Prawn noodles , in penang they call it hokkien mee. However, hokkien char (hokkien mee) is dark soy sauce in other parts in malaysia
Those noodles were SOOOOOOO good! 😋
@@AlwaysBeChanging asam laksa is another must eat but maybe too fishy for your family. Mackerel meat broth with tamarind.
@AlwaysBeChanging sarawak laksa is also famous. Some say it is the breakfast of the gods (the late anthony bourdain)
Colt’s food and drink descriptions are awesome!!! I could literally listen to him talk all day about food😂 “Tastes Healthy.” 🥤
He’s getting so good!! But ya, his face with the “healthy drink” 😆
Welcome to penang
Oh my gosh! I didn’t know bits of Crazy Rich Asians was filmed there!😲Thats my fav movie!
I love that movie too!! 🍿 🎥
So many interesting and unique foods. Not sure if I would like the shaved ice with all those different flavors but…I do love how adventurous the kids are with food! ❤
Some of the jellies and beans were pretty interesting to us the first time we tried halo halo in the Philippines but it really is tasty and now we’re all addicted 😄
Great video Team! I’ve met really nice people from Malaysia and they have been so many different ethnicity mixes, it’s very cool. Have fun!
Thanks! We found the same thing. People were very diverse from so many different backgrounds and everyone was so nice 😊
@@AlwaysBeChanging That’s awesome! Love your content! Keep going!
What a Great day. Its always good to experience different varieties of cultures. Nice.
Yes it was! Thanks for watching 😊🫶
The clear white thingy in Chendol/Cendol is not lychee but is mangrove palm fruit (Nypa fruiticans) where this type of palm grow at mangroves all around South East Asia. Lychee is soft and white and not clear looking jelly. In Malaysia we call it as 'Buah Kabong' and that mangrove palm we call it 'Nipah'. Even though Cendol is originally from Java, Indonesia, and the essential element is green jelly and shaving ice which make it different than Halo Halo in Philippines, or Bingsu in Korea.
In Malaysia we have two types of shaving ice dessert.; 1- Chendol/Cendol which has so many varieties; Malay Cendol which is normal green jelly mixed with shaving ice, red beans, sweet corn, 'buah kabong' and pouring with rose syrup and condensed milk, Nyonya Cendol in Melaka, Indian Cendol, and Cendol you had in Penang is mixed between Chinese and Nyonya Cendol. Another type of cendol is mixed with Durian, and we call it as Cendol Durian. In the east coast of Malaysia mostly Kelantan you can can find a unique cendol mixed with fermented sticky rice and we call it as 'Cendol Pulut Tapai'. (Fermented Sticky Rice Cendol)
2- Ais Kacang (Peanut Ice) - this shaving ice without green jelly and uniquely Malaysian, with all elements of Cendol except the green jelly adding up with fried peanut sprinkles on the top. Another popular name for this dessert is ABC short for Air Batu Campur (Mixed Ice)
Wow! Thank you for all that information on cendul 🤩 We’ve always felt like food is the best way to experience culture and history.
@@AlwaysBeChanging You're welcome. Hope your family enjoying your stay in Malaysia! 🥰
Kopi here is roasted with margarine and sugar, mb that's why the caffeine "edge" is muted... It's delicious😊.. So relaxing to watch u guys walk ard and do stuff 👌
I loved the kopi. Perfect amount of sweet for me 😊
It is normal to eat stingray here. Usually we use asam or tamarind to cook or bbq it with banana leaf.
I think sting ray was everyone’s favorite 😋
We gotta try that Cendol! :) I just had my first one in Bali 2 months ago. I never heard of George Town, but looking forward to checking out Malaysia in the future. :)
It’s so delicious. So much like halo halo 😋
Penang was one thing I wanted to recommend to you when you are in Malaysia. So happy to see a video you being there :)
As much as I love a certain country certainly the most - hint: MomDuty lives there - I must confess that I never ate better than at some of the street food stalls and restaurants of Penang :)
The food was fantastic! 🤩 Hopefully we’ll be living next to MomDuty 😉
Kopi is a malay word as coffee is in english. You have explained things very well. I am going there next week.Havent been for a long time.
Thank you! 😃 We hope our video helps you for your trip. Have a great time! 🫶
Thanks!
Wow! Thank you so much 🙏 this is much appreciated 🤗
Its true. Stingray is meaty, but pretty much flavourless, which is why the dipping sauce or the marinate sambal or the soup (commonly curry or sour gravy "asam pedas") is often strong in flavour, to reciprocate.
We loved the light flavor of the sting ray and the sauces were really good. Spicy 🥵 😋
Awesome video, welcome to Penang from Penangite 😊
Thank you for welcoming us! 😃
The prawn noodles taste like the lobster bisque we serve in the restaurant
There was big prawn flavor in it. So delicious!
I flew to Malaysia last year from Manila. Did you know Penang gets more tourists than Bali? Yes, and they have a very good tourism plan and the food is really really good!
Really? I bet. It’s a fascinating island. We wish we were able to go to the hill.
UNESCO helping a lot
@AlwaysBeChanging oh you did not visit penang hill?
Not many Malaysians will visit bali because it is expensive for us, and whatever is available there can be found in malaysia anyway. We prefer to visit phuket or krabi or some nearby places. They have Hindu culture, we have it too (and authentic). Monkeys? Have tons of those everywhere. Beaches, we hv too and less crowded. The only thing we do not have are volcanoes which we are blessed not to have them.
@@keangwooichoo6138 We Malaysians? Maybe it just you and some Malaysians, not all Malaysians as everyone has their own preferences. Hindu cultures in Bali is original Hindu cultures used to be embraced by people in this region (Malays) before majority of them embracing Islam except Bali. Malaysians prefer to visit Lombok as alternative to Bali as less touristic, and other famous Malaysian destinations in Indonesia are Bandung, Medan, Danau Toba, Surabaya, Yogjakarta, Solo etc.
Great video and all. Just one correction: at about 3:40: there are still plenty of hawker stalls on the streets. See Chulia and Carnarvon streets, for example. Also, the Gurney hawker center.
Thanks for the info! 😊
Love all the exploration you guys have with you lovely family.
Any chance you would have recommendations in Hong Kong?
Thanks! We haven’t actually left the Hong Kong airport before. But our besties @MomDuty has 🤗 . They recently took a trip to Hong Kong and has at least one episode there.
Good video 👍🥰🥰🥰🥰
Thank you 🤗
so many yummy food
Yes! 😋
don't you just love historical buildings? 😍 maybe in the future, you will have the opportunity to visit melaka/malacca as well.
stay safe, abc fam ❤
Thank you 🙏 Yes! We love historical buildings. So much history and culture.
Yall are making me hungry for street food... I miss that element of SE Asia
That’s our mission 🤩 making people hungry one episode at a time 🤗
her husband speaking - age 80. similar situation in Cebu - very rich Chinese man staying at the local Shangri-la, wanted to extend his stay, he was not allowed
to. He built a huge resort some miles away.. A little to expensive for what you would get as a unit owner.
Interesting. We love staying at Shangri-La they have great breakfast buffets.
you can never eat enough - i want to try
most everything - ( no seafood ) @@AlwaysBeChanging ❤
Did you know that the ShangriLa hotel chain worldwide is owned by a Malaysian man? I just found out lately.😊
@@caseystevens8302 Yes he is Malaysia's richest man. Also the Resort's World Worldwide hotel chain is also owned by a Malaysian company.
That I did not - never thought about it. One man started the chain ?@@caseystevens8302
Like i always say...Love to see Lockwoods eat 😊😊😊
Noted on George Town in Penang, Malaysia. I did not know ❤
Aww we ❤️ U Xels 🤗
# 2 12 hour lay over - Cebu to Seattle, from Korea - we take the hotel stay - rather than a city tour. We get to sleep, they wake us up for lunch, more sleep,
wake up for the ride back to the air port and the last 11 plus hours to Seattle. ( what do you think of Nia's new sister ? ) I think she will be a lot of work. but fun.
We can’t wait to meet Nia’s Mochi. A puppy is a lot of work but I know they’re excited about it 😊
Tons of brushing
Watching from philippines mga idol we love you all❤
Thanks for watching us! 🤗
mmmm some of those food look really good! I'm sure you guys will make a plan to try durian in the capital of durian in the Philippines...
💯 on the durian-gotta try the real thing!
Best durian in the world is supposedly from Malaysia and called, Musang King. Also the most expensive durian in the world. 😊
Stinky tofu can be found in Klang valley at Chinese night markets, the ones I know are at Taman Connaught on Wednesdays, Taman OUG on Thursdays. Not sure about penang though
Ohh we missed it. I’m so intrigued by stinky tofu.
Colt took over Brooklyn's Academy Award!!!!!!
He has been really outgoing lately and wanting to be on camera more. We’re really proud of how he’s working hard and putting himself out there 🤗
I really love the fud in malysia!.My favg is nasi lemak and tomyam noodles.wooooo
Hope I will return back sooonn!!!!❤❤❤❤ "Walang panama fud sa pinas" ma pa street fud man o resto Ang SaraP malinis pa!"""
We had so many tasty bites. The mask Lamar was super good 😋
Mantap 👍
You can find Stinky tahu here at some non malay night market. 😜 “cheras taman connaught night market”
Spring roll does not have carrbage in it. It Has Jícama or loctal call it “sengkuang” in them.
And where you guys has your dinner is not call “pasar malam or night market” its just a food court .
Hoping that you visit South Korea soon too 💜
Phil's sister is from Seoul and we just spent the week with her, discussing a potential visit to South Korea this coming spring. Would be fun to meet her biological family and explore the country!
@@AlwaysBeChanging Omg that would be amazing, it is my dream country to visit but for now I'm hoping that I could see a glimpse of it from the Lockwoods' amazing vlogs 💜
The "Tai pak Kung " temple is a Toaist temple.
Ahh thank you 🙏
Hi folks, we don't normally bargain food prices. :)
Good to know. Glad we didn’t 😊
Is it really "barter" for the food or did you mean "bargain"? If it's barter, how does that go? I'm intrigued!
"Barter" means to haggle or negotiate over a price. Some places/vendors artificially inflate prices knowing that customers might try to talk them down to a lower price. We rarely do that these days, but it's often part of the culture :)
@AlwaysBeChanging Oh. I only know barter as trading items for other items. Must be some colloquial term I'm not aware of. I had to look it up just now and it still juat says trading or exchanging items. 😄
Never bargain for food price, try out the Michilin streetfoods In Penang. Penang is a streetfood heaven.
Sounds good 👍🏻
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Oh interesting. We didn’t know that one.
Shangri-la should be proud of your family as you are promoting their brand. Mr Robert Kuok , our billionaire , should be proud of Shangri-la.
We love Shangri-La. It is the best value for comfort and luxury for families. Probably my favorite hotel chain.
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You never haggle over the price of food.
Haha! Your boy is gonna be a great vlogger (youtuber) than you parents...damn! he can surely talk
I know! We love it 😍
Do you guys know that...the durian Musang king in Malaysia is the best durian in the world..?
They don't
We don’t know much about the differences in durian. Malaysia is by far the most we’ve encountered it.
There are No condense milk in cendol
It’s just coconut milk?
@@AlwaysBeChanging palm sugar. So sweet and salty.
@@AlwaysBeChanging yes...the mixed coconut milk and brown sugar ..and the jelly like lychee i think the nipah fruits
"Kopi" ....it's the local language...
Thanks 😊👍🏻
Kopi = coffee
Attap seeds ..Sugar palm seeds..those are not lychees
Theres more spot to visit while yur in Penang,,
Is your little girl ok she use to talk more
Thank you for asking 🥰 She's great but certainly reaching a stage of adolescence where she wants to decide on a daily basis whether or not she wants to be super active in an episode. So, you'll see ebbs and flows. When we're away from the Ocampos @MomDuty, she really misses Nia. Once we're back in Manila in December and then spending more time with them, she'll be back to her chipper self on a more regular basis. Until then, we let her do her thing 👍🏼
Oh so she is pre teen my great niece is doing the same she is only 11 lol@@AlwaysBeChanging
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Why do you act like your on a movie set ...lol
😄 I think you might have to be more specific with how we act like that, but at least we got a good chuckle from this. Please do explain and we'd love to say more!
Obviously your view, impressions and ctr are lower when you are in other countries.
I would say, we actually have really good views and engagement in a number of different countries, but this channel is dedicated to experiencing different cultures all around the world. We also are starting a Philippines daily vlogging channel next month, so that one will be dedicated to the Filipino audience. 🤗