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Steamboat Nights and Nyonya Kitchens: The Other Penang Table
On the communal steamboat pot, the Peranakan kitchen, and the slower, quieter side of eating in George Town.
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No. 02 Travel 7 min read
Eating Your Way Through Penang
On the island's hawker stalls, its Chinese coffee shops, its Indian Muslim institutions, and why George Town remains one of the world's great eating cities.
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Walking George Town
A morning on foot through the UNESCO heritage zone — the clan houses, the street art, the coffee shops that have been open since before anyone thought to write them up.
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Nasi Kandar in Penang
On the ritual of the kandar counter, the logic of stacking sauces, and why Penang's most beloved dish is best understood as a conversation rather than a meal.
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