I have been studying and staying in Penang for years, near to 10 but I still do go back to hometown which is 30 to 45 minutes drive away depending on the traffic condition. So if you ask me about SP, my answer to you might be the outdated ones cause I myself is impressed with the infrastructure and development progress, to meet the Kedah Maju 2010 goal.
But one thing I never fail to boast about SP is our favourite traditional ice blended.. the ones in sunshine here can’t beat this one. haha.. Our all time favourite will be ang tau kah (red bean ice blended), tho tau kah (peanut ice blended), jagung kah (sweet corn ice blended) and ea kah (coconut ice blended). They even have fruits ice blended based on availability and si sua kah(mixed ice blended) too!
These stalls are located behind the bus station and taxi station, which have been operating since my mother was young and the bus station was there all along. My mom said she used to go for ang tau kah whenever she go SP many years ago. There are few stalls and the stall I usually patronize is the first stall at the corner, also known as “Tua Phih’s” (Big Nose), reason being the owner of the stall, has got big nose… so bad uh.. being called such.. it’s not huge actually.. but well.. I don’t know..
This local specialty was also introduced by the 8TV’s Ho Chak TV program but they introduced the next door stall instead… Well, some prefer to patronize the next door I guess..
That’s the uncle, the owner
Ang Tau Kah, perfect for a hot sunny day! How they actually made it is by shaving ice using the traditional ice shaver, where you can see most ice kacang stalls are using. Shaved ice are then filled in the blender mixed with the sweetened red bean, condensed/evaporated milk, blended thoroughly, serve in a glass and topped with milo powder… simply out of this world… so yummy.. and it’s only MYR1.80. Used to be cheaper…. haha.. but compared to the coffee joints… you know what I mean…
Ang Tau Kah and Ea Kah…. and of course it’s not topped with milo powder.. cause it’s gonna spoil the fresh coconut taste… another refreshing choice… so cooling… so yummy…
There’s the tho tau kah… fragrant peanuts blended with shaved ice and topped with milo powder too.. it can be heaty but it’s really good… If you are a big fan of peanuts, this is the one for you!! You will gulp down one and ask for more :D
Milo powder with no extra charge… its defaulted topping.. in sunshine market, I think they charge you extra for milo powder :P
Besides the famous ice blended, they of course serve normal drinks too like coconut drink, fruit juice, coffee, tea or me?? haha… no no.. milo… and many more… also serving laksa, fruits rojak, sotong kangkung (cuttlefish convolvulus or known to the chinese as jiu hoo eng chai) and another stall serving “lam mee”.. i think… or was it dried noodles? oops.. this i could not recall…
The jiu hoo eng chai comes with fat juicy cuttlefish and water convolvulus in some kind like rojak sauce.. similar to mixture of sweet sauce and shrimp paste of chee cheong fun, and sprinkled with lots of frangrant crushed peanuts and fried shallots….
Must mix everything together so that the sauce is evenly distributed…
This is good that I have the urge to go for a second plate :P Another place that is famous for it’s jiu hoo eng chai is Gurun, further up north towards Alor Setar.
Here, you get to have the view of the river of Sungai Petani, which is urm.. you judge yourself by the colour of the sungai’s (river’s) water… :P
We rarely see this kind of chairs anymore..
Tempted? Head to SP to try them out lo :D
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I have been married and settle down in Melaka for 5 years now with 2 kids. Whenever I visit my hometown, Sungai Petani (SP) 2-3 times per year, which takes about 6 hours drive, I always miss something very much there.
I will always talk about my favourite traditional ice blended drinks to my friends in Melaka. My all time favourite will be “in northen hokkien language”, Tho Tau Ka (peanut ice blended), Ang Tau Ka (red bean ice blended), Jagung Ka (sweet corn ice blended).
I like peanut ice blended the most as fragrant peanuts blended with shaved ice and topped with Milo powder is so yummy.. The ice blended was so good and it tastes exactly like the cold version of Peanut Soup (Wah Sen Wu). It has distinctive taste with milkiest and purest peanut milk taste. On top of the ice blended, they added some Milo, Milo powder with no extra charge… by default a topping which gives more "Kick" to the drink. You will finish one and ask for more.
Since I was in primary school, I always patronize “Tua Phih’s” (Big Nose) stall every weekend. The stalls are located beside SP bus station. Tua Phih has been running this business in the 1970’s for more than 35 years now. Just imagine, SP has ice blended long time ago before Starbuck of Coffee Bean exist in Malaysia. This local specialty was also introduced by our local 8TV’s Ho Chak & S’pore TV program! Furthermore, Tua Phih has been selling coconut shake “Ya Ka” [without ice cream] since 30 years ago and Melaka only getting popular with its coconut shake recently.
Now, it’s very fortunate that I can get this drink in Melaka! I’m working near Malim area and I always go to Medan Selera Malim Jaya for lunch. Two weeks ago, I noticed there a new stall named “North Ice”.
I came to know that this guy is selling my favourite drink from my home town. I ordered all the 3 type of drinks [Peanut Shake & Red Bean Shake & Sweet Corn Shake]. Here, he named it Shake instead of ice blended. I tried all three at once, Wow ….. It tastes as good as my home town version even though he is using crushed ice instead of shaved ice.
I called my husband immediately to share this good news with him. Yeah! At last, I can get my favourite drink any time I want in Melaka now. I understand that ‘North Ice’ operates from 9:00am to 6:.30pm even though majority of other stalls closed at 4pm.
Whenever, I have fiends visiting Melaka, I will bring them to ‘North Ice’ for this super delicious & healthy drink. From my point of view, it’s a healthy drink especially for kids as It uses natural ingredients e.g peanut, red bean & etc, unlike Bubble Tea or other shake where powdered flavours are used to make the drinks. On top of their specialties, this guy has other options using fresh fruits such as honey dew & mango shake.
I have been married and settle down in Melaka for 5 years now with 2 kids. Whenever I visit my hometown, Sungai Petani (SP) 2-3 times per year, which takes about 6 hours drive, I always miss something very much there.
I will always talk about my favourite traditional ice blended drinks to my friends in Melaka. My all time favourite will be “in northen hokkien language”, Tho Tau Ka (peanut ice blended), Ang Tau Ka (red bean ice blended), Jagung Ka (sweet corn ice blended).
I like peanut ice blended the most as fragrant peanuts blended with shaved ice and topped with Milo powder is so yummy.. it can be heaty but it’s really good… If you are peanut lover, this is the one for you!! The ice blended was so good and it tastes exactly like the cold version of Peanut Soup (Wah Sen Wu). It has distinctive taste with milkiest and purest peanut milk taste. On top of the ice blended, they added some Milo, Milo powder with no extra charge… by default a topping which gives more Kick to the drink. You will finish one and ask for more.
Since I was in primary school, I always patronize “Tua Phih’s” (Big Nose) stall every weekend. The stalls are located beside SP bus station. Tua Phih has been running this business in the 1970’s for more than 35 years now. Just imagine, SP has ice blended long time ago before Starbuck of Coffee Bean exist in Malaysia. This local specialty was also introduced by our local 8TV’s Ho Chak & S’pore TV program! Furthermore, Tua Phih has been selling coconut shake “Ya Ka” [without ice cream] since 30 years ago and Melaka only getting popular with its coconut shake recently.
Now, it’s very fortunate that I can get this drink in Melaka! I’m working near Malim area and I always go to Medan Selera Malim Jaya for lunch. Two weeks ago, I noticed there a new stall named “North Ice”.
I came to know that this guy is selling my favourite drink from my home town. I ordered all the 3 type of drinks [Peanut Shake & Red Bean Shake & Sweet Corn Shake]. Here, he named it Shake instead of ice blended. I tried all three at once, Wow ….. It tastes as good as my home town version even though he is using crushed ice instead of shaved ice.
I called my husband immediately to share this good news with him. Yeah! At last, I can get my favourite drink any time I want in Melaka now. I understand that ‘North Ice’ operates from 9:00am to 6:.30pm even though majority of other stalls closed at 4pm.
Whenever, I have fiends visiting Melaka, I will bring them to ‘North Ice’ for this super delicious & healthy drink. From my point of view, it’s a healthy drink especially for kids as It uses natural ingredients e.g peanut, red bean & etc, unlike Bubble Tea or other shake where powdered flavours are used to make the drinks. On top of their specialties, this guy has other options using fresh fruits such as honey dew & mango shake.
Is it difficult to find this kind of ang tau kah in Penang island... only at Sunshine market, but without milo on top :(
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