The catchy tune is one of several Penang Hokkien songs on “Book One: Songs For You and I,” Ng’s debut album. The singer hopes to introduce more listeners to the beauty of the dialect, which holds a ...
GEORGE TOWN: Hokkien has always been the Chinese dialect synonymous with Penang. One is sure to hear a line or two – if not more – in Hokkien when waiting in line at hawker centres.
Though I speak, read and write Mandarin, I always firmly and loudly, but respectfully, answer in true blue Penang Hokkien whether it’s the coffee shop, wet market or shopping malls.
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The story of Penang would be incomplete without the Big Five Hokkien families (the Khoo, the Cheah, the Yeoh, the Lim, and the Tan). It was the Big Five who played a preponderant role not only in ...
When your dining neighbour is a Penang local who seeks out Lulu’s because they reckon it’s got the most authentic char kwai teow in town, you know you’ll eat well. A study in simplicity with deceptive ...
Called tau yu bak by the Hokkien people, (tau yu means “soy sauce ... a super-casual eatery in Penang. A cinch to make, it tastes even better if served a day or so after it’s cooked.