Apollo Market @ Raja Uda 拉惹乌达,Butterworth

Walla~ My first post for my Penang first food hunting trip! We were so lucky to have one of my uni's friends to bring us around the mainland of Penang for food hunting before we cross the Penang bridge to the island. It was my first time actually to really visit the mainland. Before this I would never bother and would just cross over to the island. 

Chao Lo Bak Gou/ 炒萝卜糕 @ Apollo Market

At first my friend brought us to this place known as Apollo Market by the local people. It is situated along side with Raja Uda Street. As told by my friend, Raja Uda Street is super crowded during the 9th emperor/ 九王爷 week. We miss it by just a week. Damn~ Anyway there is always next time. =) These were the few food that you should try if you plan to come to Apollo Market: Chao Lo Bak Gou/炒萝卜糕, Muah chee/ 麻糍, Wu Zha Gue/油炸鬼, Ham Chin Peng. For the Chao Lo Bak Gou, I would say it is better than those you can get in KL. The taste is better and it is rather brighter in colour because of lesser soy sauce.   

Wu Zha Gue/油炸鬼, Ham Chin Peng

The wu zha gue and the ham chin peng is a must try here. You can locate the stall quite easily, just look for the stall with longest queue and you will find it. It is served hot and on the first bite on the ham chin peng you can feel the crunch of its skin. The filling of dou sha/豆沙 inside the ham chin peng is generous as well and of course it is HOT!

Apollo Market, Butterworth

Apollo Market is just situated beside the main road and easy to be spotted. There are a lot of other food stalls in the Apollo Market, Raja Uda. If you are not a big fans of those food that I mentioned, there is always other food such as char kuey teow, which is famous in penang! =)

Additional Information:
Location: Apollo Market, Jalan Raja Uda, Butterworth, Penang.
Contact No: -
Opening Hours: night time
GPS Coordinate: 5.431847,100.384652