Penang - Wan Tan Mee....for just a few p.

He's standing at the bar being loud with the barman. He wears the travelling business-man uniform of chinos, polo shirt, and because it is no longer work time a pair of white sneakers. He is big...both tall and wide. Spotting the American in a hotel bar is really way too easy a game to play anymore....especially when staying in a US chain such as Starwood, Marriott, or Hilton.

So a nice basic Chinese/Malaysian dish of wan tan mee. Believe it or not this dish cost 2.70 ringgits...about 40p. The noodles were swimming in a dark sauce and immediately I thought of dark soy and a strong salty flavour. Surprisingly not. It was a light flavour and was not in the least over-powering. For the wan tan there were three, small, deep fried pieces on the side which were useful for mopping up the sauce. The BBQ pork, char siu, was thinly cut but and sparse. As usual there was chili (not self served) to add a kick to the dish. I guess you can't expect much more for 40p.