PENANG ROAD FAMOUS TEOCHEW CHENDUL

HTT343 TRAVEL WRITING AND PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT

BY ALIEAH & FARAH

Food is an important means in life, it brings joys in the belly and most importantly it unites us all regardless of race, culture, religion or whatever that differentiates us. Penang is well known for its food paradise. Each of it has its own uniqueness that blends in well with the local taste and is overwhelmed by foreigners. It was indeed a tough choice to pick the food that we would like to put our spotlight on but at the end of the day, we got ourselves a winner which is Chendul. 

What is Chendul?

For those who might not know the existence this deliciously refreshing chilled serving, you should be acknowledge by it starting from, NOW! It is a disgrace if you are unware of it especially if you’re a local (Malaysian). Basically, Chendul is a traditional dessert. 

Ingredients that make it so mouth-watery:

ø Coconut milk

          ø Rice flour jelly with 

pandan leaves juice

ø Red bean

ø Shaved ice 

ø Palm sugar

How busy they're preparing more than 5 bowls in  less than 5 mins.

Tourists are willing to queue for their ultimate chendul

Alieah is trying the chendul.

Here is a brief history on the humble beginning of Penang Road Famous Teochew Chendul. It all started back in 1936 when the founder, Tan TeikFuang learned on making and began selling Chendul at Penang Road. The learning process took a while but as time passed, he perfected the good quality taste a Chendul could be.

 He believed that his business will help make a living for his family. He managed to grab a lot of loyal customers through his humbleness 

and diligent hand upon preparing Chendul passionately. 

On a daily basis, especially during the weekend do expect a long queue just to get a taste of it! Despite that, people would still go through it as it is irresistible and for those who visit Penang, it would be such a shame if they don’t stop by or try the Penang Famous TeoChew Chendul. The never ending line however doesn’t take that long to wait as the worker does their job fast and efficiently. It takes less than 20 seconds to prepare a bowl. You can see how they do it in this video.

Do try it if you come to Penang! It is a must try dessert in Penang!