Traditional Ice Blended (Ang Tau Kah), Sungai Petani

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 So if you ask me about SP, my answer to you might be the outdated ones cause I myself is impressed with the infrastructure  and development progress, to meet the Kedah Maju 2010 goal.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