Rasa Rasa, George Town

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Rasa Rasa is a small Peranakan shop on Penang island. It offers both good quality and good value cooking and has received the MICHELIN Bib Gourmand award for two consecutive years. Its menu features a classic pandan nasi lemak and a signature bihun with a fried egg among other dishes. You can choose various add-ons and extras to accompany the nasi lemak and bihun, however, this smaller portion was more than sufficient for me. I visited twice in four days.



The standout in both dishes is definitely the homemade sambal tumis. A blend of chillies is ground with aromatics and then sauteed in oil. And, the resulting flavour suits my taste buds perfectly. I enjoyed the pleasurable contrast between the mild heat from the sambal and the richness of the pandan coconut milk-infused rice. The rice also came with fried anchovies, cucumber, fried peanuts, hard-boiled egg and long beans all served on a banana leaf.



A great way to finish off your meal at Rasa Rasa is by indulging in a cold bowl of tub tim krob, or otherwise known as red rubies due to its appearance. This special Thai dessert consists of jackfruits and water chestnuts served in coconut milk. I must say the combination was utterly delicious.



Do drop by the shop whenever you're in George Town. It is open for breakfast, brunch and lunch until 3:30pm every day except Wednesdays. Be sure to bring some cash with you as that is the preferred method of payment. The shop is located at 59 Gat Lebuh Chulia. If you'd like to find out more, simply head to their Facebook page .

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