Last Sunday was a sunny day, although whether forecast stated that there would be a raining day. After stayed at home for 3 hours in the morning and observed on the whether, finally we decided to ignore the forecast and proceed to revisit the famous Buddhist temple in Penang Island - Kek Lok Si Temple.
After we parked our car, the time was almost 12pm. We were thinking to fill up our stomachs before start our trip. But what to have as lunch at that area? The first option pop up was the Ayer Itam Laksa but unfortunately we just recovered from gastric and dare not took this sour food at the moment. After think further, an Astro programme hosted by Ah Xian few months ago was triggering us to try the famous Ayer Itam Sister Curry Mee (Noodles).
Frankly speaking, if the curry mee is not introduced by Ah Xian in Astro, I really not aware there is a small stall located at the bridge side in the busy Air Itam market area. I don't know how to describe the actual location but you could look at the landmark which is the Suiwah Mini Market, as well as the Air Itam Market. When Suiwah Mini Market is on your left and Air Itam Market is 45 degree at your right, walk straight until you notice there is a small river. Cross the 'bridge' and turn left, Sister's Curry Mee is just on your left. For those who not familiar with the traffic at this area, a friendly reminder to you where park your car some distance away the market area or you would be caught in a traffic jam.
When you get closer to the stall, you would notice the stall owners are a pair of sister. Although they are at older age, but they looks energetic and fast responding. Both of them sit on the smaller chair and busy serving every customer that come to them. There are also few people helping them, don't know whether is worker or their relative.
The Sister Curry Mee is very unique and different from others due to they still using charcoal to cook the soup based instead of petroleum gas. According to the elders, food cook with charcoal is more tasty and going to have more pleasant smell. If you don't believe, lets try it out.
Please be prepared that there is no proper set up of table and chair for you to take the curry mee, but the coffee stalls at that areas allow you to bring this curry mee to their table, provided you order drinks from them. When I walked to the stall, one of the aunty look and smile at me, and then asking me politely what I wish to order. She is so cute!!
We had ordered two bowls of the curry mee without bean sprout, because I hate the bean sprout so much. I'm not sure whether there is anyone assist to deliver the food but looks like it is self service and every customer automatically carry their own ordered curry mee to the coffee stalls by themselves. Of course I do follow the same way.
The curry mee is having similar ingredient like others which include yellow noddles, thin rice noodles, coagulated pig blood, bean puff (taopok). There is one more ingredient that making the curry mee to taste good and special - it is the cuttlefish. The cuttlefish might be marinated with chili before because it is tasty and not like normal cuttlefish which is almost tasteless. The chili paste also play an important role in boost up the overall taste. I consider myself as someone that could take spicy food, but I lose it to this curry mee with the chili. After I finished off the mee, my t-shirt almost wet and my sweat keep on drop down like heavy raining. The hot soup base is another catalyst that made me sweat non stop. As you aware, the soup base cooked with charcoal is normally retain heat longer than the petroleum gas cooking process.
If you ask me whether this curry mee is tasty or not, my answer is 'Yes'. But it is not something very special or extremely tasty that you should not missed. Some more RM4 per bowl is considered slightly expensive when only the simple ingredients are used. However, if you respect the two sisters that continue to put in effort to serve their beloved customers, and maintaining the traditional way to cook the curry mee, RM4 is so cheap. From the eye contact with the aunty, I could felt that they are so proud that they could satisfy their customer and continue to contribute to this society. To both madam, I respect you!!!
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When you get closer to the stall, you would notice the stall owners are a pair of sister. Although they are at older age, but they looks energetic and fast responding. Both of them sit on the smaller chair and busy serving every customer that come to them. There are also few people helping them, don't know whether is worker or their relative.
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| Ayer Itam - Sister Curry Mee Stall |
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| Ayer Itam - Sister Curry Mee |
Please be prepared that there is no proper set up of table and chair for you to take the curry mee, but the coffee stalls at that areas allow you to bring this curry mee to their table, provided you order drinks from them. When I walked to the stall, one of the aunty look and smile at me, and then asking me politely what I wish to order. She is so cute!!
We had ordered two bowls of the curry mee without bean sprout, because I hate the bean sprout so much. I'm not sure whether there is anyone assist to deliver the food but looks like it is self service and every customer automatically carry their own ordered curry mee to the coffee stalls by themselves. Of course I do follow the same way.
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| Ayer Itam - Sister Curry Mee |
If you ask me whether this curry mee is tasty or not, my answer is 'Yes'. But it is not something very special or extremely tasty that you should not missed. Some more RM4 per bowl is considered slightly expensive when only the simple ingredients are used. However, if you respect the two sisters that continue to put in effort to serve their beloved customers, and maintaining the traditional way to cook the curry mee, RM4 is so cheap. From the eye contact with the aunty, I could felt that they are so proud that they could satisfy their customer and continue to contribute to this society. To both madam, I respect you!!!
Related Post:
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Ah Soon Kor Har Mee (Prawn Noddle) - Penang Georgetown
Penang Dry Curry Mee - BB Food Court Bayan Lepas
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