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Cuisine of Penang for gourmets. Places for dinner - best restaurants
The main ingredient of ethnic cuisine in Penang is rice being put to the heart of many local dishes. Expert cooks prepare rice in great many ways. The rice can be roasted with vegetables and spice and herbs, steamed or stewed in coconut juice. The most known and much fancied dish among foreign guests is still satay. The treat consists of slices of chicken or other sorts of meat grilled on an open fire and added with astonishing accompaniment made of rice named ketupat. This is rice wrapped in coconut palm leaves and steamed.
Ketupat may be served as a main course as well. The treat will be of great interest for vegetarian diet fans. The dish may be added with fresh vegetables. The meal of utter significance among local folks is breakfast. Any ethnic restaurant of the resort serves the most popular morning dish being the nasi lemak. The dish presents rice boiled in coconut juice added with boiled hen eggs, fresh cucumbers, roast peanuts and anchovies.
Penang is a great resort for active rest, noisy discos and nightclubs. The northern part of the island is the most attractive for tourists as here you will find most popular restaurants, … 
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Its main ingredient is ox tail. The taste of the dish is rather original and specific. Those tourists giving preference to European cuisine dishes should not deny their pleasure to visit local cafes and restaurants. One of the most in demand dishes among European tourists is a chicken soup named soto ayam. The soup is added with rice and various vegetables. 
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City tours, excursions and tickets in Penang and surroundings
Where to go for dinner in Penang: recommended cafe and restaurants
The 1885
Where: 10 Lebuh Farquhar St, Georgetown 10020 Penang, Penang; Telephone: +60 (0)4 222 200;
Where: 10 Lebuh Farquhar St, Georgetown 10020 Penang, Penang; Telephone: +60 (0)4 222 200;
The Brasserie
Where: Shangri-La Hotel, Magazine Road, Batu Feringgi, Penang; Telephone: +60 (0)4 262 2622;
Where: Shangri-La Hotel, Magazine Road, Batu Feringgi, Penang; Telephone: +60 (0)4 262 2622;
Eden Seafood Village
Where: 69A Batu Feringgi, Penang; Telephone: +60 (0)4 881 1852;
Where: 69A Batu Feringgi, Penang; Telephone: +60 (0)4 881 1852;
Mistral Euro Oriental
Where: Bayview Beach Resort, Batu Feringgi, Penang; Telephone: +60 (0)4 881 2123;
Where: Bayview Beach Resort, Batu Feringgi, Penang; Telephone: +60 (0)4 881 2123;
The Esplanade, Georgetown
Gurney Drive, Georgetown
Feringgi Walk, Batu Feringgi
Unique sights around Penang
George Town Swiftlet Farm
From the series “Top 10 Extraordinary Farms”
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Distance from Penang center - 4.7 km.
One of the most original farms in the world can be found in Georgetown. On this farm is a special kind of swifts is bred - swiftlets. At first glance there is nothing unusual in the breeding of birds. The main characteristic of the farm is the aim of breeding. The main objective of breeders are swiftlets’ nests - a unique delicacy, that is appreciated by gourmets around the world. On the farm in Georgetown, ideal conditions for nesting are created. The nests obtained on the farm are served in world’s best restaurants as an expensive gourmet product and are used for cooking the famous bird’s nest soup. …
Read further Distance from Penang center - 4.7 km.
National cuisine of Malaysia
Blue rice called nasi kerabu is a very exotic delicacy. Rice is colored with telang flowers. It is cooked with soy sprouts, coconut shavings, and chicken in soy sauce. Blue rice is eaten with hands. Fried bananas (Pisang Goreng) are also very exotic. Small bananas are used for cooking. They acquire a delicious sweet taste when cooking.
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New Year events in Thailand are likely to bring more people this year because everyone is tired of lockdowns and craving normal life. Many tourists, who book hotels in Pattaya, Krabi, or Phuket for the holiday season, also want to participate. As champagne has become an essential drink for New Year celebrations, the question regarding alcohol consumption comes to mind. The government allowed serving alcoholic drinks during the New Year countdown but only open-air cafes and restaurants with good ventilation will be permitted to do this until 1 am on 1 January 2022. This rule is nationwide.
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New Year events in Thailand are likely to bring more people this year because everyone is tired of lockdowns and craving normal life. Many tourists, who book hotels in Pattaya, Krabi, or Phuket for the holiday season, also want to participate. As champagne has become an essential drink for New Year celebrations, the question regarding alcohol consumption comes to mind. The government allowed serving alcoholic drinks during the New Year countdown but only open-air cafes and restaurants with good ventilation will be permitted to do this until 1 am on 1 January 2022. This rule is nationwide.
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