Penang - Satay and the RSAR

Time for 'meat on a stick' again. Previously I had contemplated what Ketupat was and how, with satay, the sauce is not in short supply. Well a few days ago I found out the answer from a local Singaporean. Apparently Ketupat are small cubes of rice served in a banana leaf which are used to dip, and soak up, the peanut sauce.

Hang on. Isn't this little known item simply a facilitator in achieving the optimal RSAR for satay? I think it is.

So now in Penang I headed for Gurney Drive for some local satay. 5 ringgits for 10 skewers grilled on charcoal in front of you. I went straight for old school and chicken. Unfortunately there was no ketupat on offer here. The chicken was probably par. Not the meatiest satay I've had and a touch fatty. The sauce was also not the greatest. It didn't have the nutty bite and was a bit thin in consistency. As for the cucumber hidden beneath the red onion? Poor presentation. Simple round slices in 2008? Could do better...