Monday, January 25, 2010

We Love Big Face In Penang!!

Yes, my kids and I love to eat "Tai Kau Meen." Nowadays in IPOH, these type of stalls are very scarce, not easy to locate them anymore. So whenever I go to Penang, I will search for them, there are aplenty in Penang and the best thing is, they come in many types of fillings.

I found this man in Jelutong, I said, "I want each of everything"... His reply was, "I have 20 choices, how many do u want?" wahhhh....20 choices, man!!! Then finally, we settled for 10 choices...hahahaa... my gosh....each one different variety and we ended up paying 22rm for the 10 choices....
the young boss...
he was doing my 10 choices.. heheeee...
i love the coconut fillings best!! simple and nice..

this one ham & meat floss..
gosh!! what a combination!
some of the 5 sweet types
another 5 were made up of ham, cheese, meat floss
and goodness knows what...
all we did was to walloped them!!

so how about u?
Do u love these "Big Faced Pancakes?"

61 comments:

cleffairy said...

Ban chien kueh.... i like the original one... with sugar and peanuts inside...

Willie a.k.a Reptoz said...

Wow! Those stuff looks cool!

AngeL BeaR said...

they dun have these in KK...uhhuhu..wish I can go there to try it someday...wonder if KL got or not..(coz will be going to KL soon) hehehehe =p

~LiLHypPo's mUMmy~ said...

I love love love them!!! Any fillings also wallop!! There are a few stalls in Ipoh selling these but I'm not too sure if they taste as good :(

ShAKirA CHOONG said...

In KL, still easy to find but yes, I love it now but not when my mother used to buy them every Sundays! lol

20 choices huh? COOL.

I saw one with banana right? I would like to try that!

hugs,
shakira

reanaclaire said...

cleff: yes, the original is still the best.. not so complicated, hor?


william: cool..and eaten best when it is hot.. :p


angelbeaR: not too sure KL has or not.. anyone can verify this???


agnes: ipoh...where got this type already ah? pasar malam, i suppose, right?


shakira: yes, 20 choices.. he tot i wanted all of them..haha.. but next time i stick to the coconut fillings and peanuts.. veli best!! haha..

wenn said...

i would definitely love them!

Tekkaus said...

Huh? There are stuff with ham? Goodness. My 1st time seeing this. :p

MeRy said...

Is it 'ban chiang kueh'???
I love it too..

molly said...

What? Big face? Tai Kao Meen? Is that the name given to it? Haha now I know what to ask for.
Anyway, I only like the original with peanut, butter, coconut...

chrisau said...

i miss tai gau meen very much...can't find many stalls in jb. Btw, I remembers that tai gau meen stall in cockman street back in the 70s and early 80s. They sold in the morning!

reanaclaire said...

wenn: i think many of us also love these type of pancakes..


tekkaus: the penangnites are super creative..


mery: hokkien? i think so.. haha...


molly: i agree with u.. i prefer those with peanuts, coconut, corn or kaya.. but not ham or cheese please.. :p


chrisau: that one long time no more already.. i think the boss also boh liow.. no one took over, i guess.. last time best hor?? selling at the back lane..

Mandy Koay said...

of one of my favorite...I love to have lot of jagung...always tambah!! Never try other choices coz prefer the original one...

Linda said...

I only like the one with peanuts and extra corn fillings. And I prefer to eat it fresh at the site. I usually go to the one at pulau tikus morning market in penang... :)

Merryn said...

saya.. dun like complicated life one.. so i macam cleffairy.. suka the original version.. with peanut n jagong.. :D but so long tak makan dy leh.. come to think of it.. so long i tak makan so many things dy!!!!! aiyo....

coffeesncookies said...

i likee the crispy variety..they call it cheen loong pau and i like with just a little cream corn added.
eh.. who helped you finish the 10pcs. ?

Cath J said...

deliciousss....

Pete said...

Got Hawaiian Tai Kau Meen or not? Put pineapple and roast chicken...ha ha ha!

smallkucing said...

I love this one. Very hard to find with coconut one in KL. Only found 1 stall that sell with coconut fillings in SS2. Even that, just a tiny bit of coconut aje

Uiks? this man selling TKM with 20 choices ah? must be "copied" from Indonesia. Coz hubby said over there they have TKM with many variety a long time ago

Cheryl said...

These are new to me, but they do look delicious!!

Medie007 said...

i thought you like me. -.-" my face bigger than your tai kau mean lor. :P

Kikey Loo said...

i love Ban chien kueh also!!
20 choice? walao.. nowadays so geng liao~

cleffairy said...

@Merryn... come, let's go... makan trip! LOL...we ask Cynderella bring us go! LOL...

reanaclaire said...

mandy: the originals are always the best, right!


linda: u r fr penang? then i envy u.. choices of food is so much..



merryn: in malacca got ah? i also like the pg small apom.. very nice also but got to be patient .. sometimes got queue one..


Elaine: u forgot i have 2 big growing boys? and then with Gab some more..10 pieces are not too many.. hahaha....


cathJ: yummy too!!


Pete: dont tell me u know how to do this too!!! i salute u man..


smallkucing: from indonesia? surprising... didnt get to eat thast while in medan last time :)


cheryl: yes, asians like to eat and eat and eat..!!


medie007: mine too, mine too.. like moonface going-to-be....


kikey: this young fella has 20 choices..but better stick to the original la..


cleff: u have found makan kaki already, right? make sure u really go, girl.. u need to go out and mix with them!

manglish said...

WOW so many choices.....must try must try :)

cleffairy said...

Actually, I very malu wan...no joke wan... I'm not that outgoing lerr... but these two looks like wun makan me... so i think, go out wif them, safe kot? LOL...

SJB said...

Wow, banyaknya :D.

C.Alv.B said...

20 choices!! wow..like I want to eat there for 20 days in a row..I love the chicken floss filings..yum2

Mommy Ling said...

Wow..so many type of fillings can get there...but i still stick to traditional taste..peanut, sugar and with some corns..hehhe..

I saw the one with coconut filling looks yummy.

reanaclaire said...

manglish: u r like my sons.. must try everything..


cleff: i guarantee they r safer than me..hahahaa...


sjb: memang banyak dan sedap juga!


c.alv.B: maybe try one time.. at least we have tasted the difference..


mommyling: yes, i love the coconut fillings too.. must taste that again the next time i go there..

mNhL said...

Oh...my fav. especially the original type sold by our malay friends. Crispy in the outside, and soft in the inside. Yummm.....

cleffairy said...

Sure anot, they wun makan me or kidnap me go somewhere? Cuz I am going out wif them later. *bites finger*

reanaclaire said...

MnHl: same here..all like die hard fans of original..pancakes!


cleff: so...do u want me to call u every half hour? wah.. going out later? sigh.. go out aso never ajak this old mama here.. *dap dap tears*

Pete said...

I tried but it turned out a little burned LOL! See http://peteformation.blogspot.com/2009/07/my-first-attempt-at-making-ban-chien.html

BoeyJoey said...

I love the traditional big thick tai kau min with peanuts filling. And the crunchy ones too. Wah... so lucky to have 20 choices to choose from...

suituapui said...

Apam balik!!! Ya...I'm like Cleff - the original with peanut and suger for me too!!!

2ma said...

this is my favourite!! but i only love the original peanut version *yummy*

reanaclaire said...

pete: re-do it again..i m sure it gets better.. :p


boeyjoey: yes.. eat while it is warm...


stp: apom balik yeah.. malays call it that.. there is another type of apom balik.. a bit thicker and different fillings.. and smaller in shape.. i mean in penang..

amycheah said...

I don't think this is called apom balik in malay lo. cos apom balik is selling by Indian one. This one in Pg we called it as "ban chang kuih".

CH Voon said...

After I try, I will let you know. :P
Hahaha you are really a crazy badminton fan.
It is good and keep it on. Malaysiaboleh.

Annie Q said...

i go with cleff, also original for me. Just peanut...the simple and the most yummy.:)

vialentino said...

big faced pancakes....really got such name ah....looks nice ler...is it like those waffle type?

LittleLamb said...

yum yum yum. where is this in penang? maybe i should call eugene. i didnt know got ham one..should be nice. got cheese one or not?

reanaclaire said...

amy: got the smaller type in penang..sold by chinese too.. different texture, can put bananas or jagung one.. that is apom balik i suppose?


chvoon: yes, let me know.. esp the meat floss with ham.. my gosh..


annieQ: faithful fans..


via: u havent eaten these before?then u must go penang and try.. :)

mommy to chumsy said...

wow..so many different types of tai kau meen. i still eat the normal ones occasionally and bought them from the pasar malam.

Gratitude said...

same as fairy, I love the original! :)
+Ant+

reanaclaire said...

barb: yes.. i guess we all do love the original...


gratitude: we love what the fairy loves.. hahaha.

~LiLHypPo's mUMmy~ said...

Pasar malam got la... or Yat Yat Seng in Ipoh Garden also got... and another 1 near Jln Kampar... And 1 at Bercham's ex-Wong Kum food court :)

claire said...

agnes: wah...u er.. seems to know so much..i know PM got.. yat yat seng i think no more already.. not so sure, ours here all the normal ones, no coconut fillings and meat floss... wong kum lady, sells the thin type..i prefer the fleshy one.. hehhe..

Cynthia said...

I like this.. lucky here in KL we still have 1 stall selling around my hse... I like those with just peanut and coconut.. not fancy with those new creation..

reanaclaire said...

cynthia: lucky u then.. over here, normally peanuts and corn..but difficult to find those thicker batter.. mostly crispy only..

kenwooi said...

looks yummy!
never heard of it tho..
but now i do! =D

kenwooi.com

reanaclaire said...

kenwooi: how come u never heard of tar kau meen in ipoh.. famous!

foongpc said...

Wow! 20 choices! I will take all 20! haha!

foongpc said...

Eh, how come Ipoh don't have? I thought Ipoh ios a food paradise, no? So Penang is better lah!

foongpc said...

KL also have but don't have 20 choices so many! Unless I don't know. haha!

foongpc said...

Ooh! Now you make me so hungry! Got to open up my CNY pineapple tarts and eat. Hope I won't finish them before CNY! LOL!

foongpc said...

I also like the coconut one - the best I think! Of course haven't tried ALL 20 choices so for the moment the best for me is coconut! : )

reanaclaire said...

foong: yes, i still feel the coconut is very very very.. yummy.... i must go again!!

slavemom said...

Wow... that's like RM2.20 per pc. Vy the mahal hor? But the portion of "liu" is quite generous.

ladyviral said...

o i love this too! Especially when it is filled with coconut and corns! Yum!