Outside Red Garden

A hawker cooking our skate wing on banana leaf

Frog leg congee garnished with green scallions

Char Kway teow with cockles

Satay (beef and chicken)

Rojak and misc south eastern fruit

Hawker serving skate

Skate wing on banana leaf

Oyster Omelette (Hor Chien)

Fried rice w/ salted fish

After relaxing a bit at the hotel, we were finally ready to take on the next stop of our food adventure. I remember coming to Red Garden many years ago and I’m happy to note, it’s just as good as before. We started inspecting each stall as soon as we walked in, determining what we should order. I believe as they’ve done this so many times before, they all knew what should/should not be ordered. Being in a food inspecting trance, we really didn’t talk with each other much. Amazing that we somehow had no duplicate orders! As we all sat down, we probably waited no more than 5-10 minutes before the food started coming one after another (my inner fat kid was so happy).

The skate wing had a proper sear, was well seasoned, and quite fresh; cooking on top of the banana added another dimension of flavor as it gave the fish a wonderful aromatic sweet flavor. Another dish that stood out was the frog leg congee as it was relatively sweet from the fresh frog legs; the congee itself was nicely cooked, being rather smooth and silky in texture. Finally, the best one was the oyster omelette! Great flavor from the well-seasoned chili-sauced oysters; the 1 to 1 proportion of egg to oyster was a bonus. Ugh, salivating just thinking about it. The only dish I would say could have been better was the satay. In some eateries in Ipoh, you’ll see hawkers cook with skewers of meat shallowly above the coal grill. They would constantly fan the fire, preventing the meat from burning. This created an awesome crust/sear, with the little bits of coal-charred meat adding wonderful aromatics. Was not the case here unfortunately, but that is still not to say it wasn’t tasty.

The meal was insane.

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Red Garden (information gathered 8/2012)
George Town, Penang Malaysia
Hours
Varies depending on vendor to vendor.

Parking
There is a good amount near the entrance to the Red Garden. Unsure if there is a cost as we ended up walking from the hotel.

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