The name Batu Ferringhi itself shows historically to Penang’s brushes with several different foreign powers, including the British, the Dutch and the Portuguese. Some locals believe that the word Ferringhi was derived from a foreign language (perhaps Portuguese) which refers to ‘foreigners’.

Batu Ferringhi

The “Foreigner’s Rock”, or better know as Batu Ferringhi, is a very popular place in Penang (Pulau Pinang). There are fancy hotels, restaurants, transport rental services and souvenir stores. Although the beach is famous, but the water is not exactly crystal clear. This could be caused by the large number of visitors to the beach throughout the year. However, the sandy beach is reasonably clean. It is crowded most of the time when the popular holiday spot for locals and visitors. If you are looking for luxury at a reasonable price, the hotels here frequently offer attractive holidays packages. It’s great place even for a brief visit as you wont run short of facilities for day trippers.

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Hokkien prawn mee also known as Fujian prawn noodles that is served in Penang. It is a dish of egg noodles and rice noodles in a fragrant stock, which is made from both fresh shrimp and dried prawns, as well as pork or chicken. Traditionally, small cubes of fried pork fat are added to the soup, but this is now less common due to health concerns. It is garnished with prawns, fish cake, leafy greens, pork ribs, squid, vegetables, crisp deep-fried shallots, spring onions and fresh lime.

The dish is served with sliced red chili, light soy sauce and sambal. The dish uses the same egg noodles and rice noodles used in Hokkien hae mee, but is stir fried and served dry. The main ingredients are shrimps and small pieces of sliced pork. It is usually served with lime and sambal chilli.

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