Awards & Interesting Facts
- George Town was ranked 3rd in 2012 by Virtual Tourist for having the Best Street Food.
- George Town was ranked in CNN Go's Asia's 10 Greatest Street Food Cities in 2012.
- George Town was ranked 12th in the New York Times' Frugal and Food Category in 2009.
- Penang Assam Laksa was ranked 7th in CNN’s World’s 50 Most Delicious Foods in 2011.
- Time Magazine when awarding Penang as the Best Street Food is Asia in 2004 cited, "nowhere else can such great tasting food be so cheap".
- During the Indian Muslim Culture Celebration 2011, 30 tea acrobats took turns to display their showmanship for 10 hours non-stop and earned themselves in the Malaysia Book of Records!
- The longest chain of Roti Canai – 400 metres long from 2,786 pieces – was created during the George Town Festival 2012, making it into the Malaysia Book of Records!
- The largest “Teh Tarik” cup is 7 feet high and 4.5 feet in diametre, and can hold 8,000 cups using 1,000 cans of Dairy Champ Sweetened Beverage Creamer and 30 kg of tea leaves!
- "Nasi Kandar" an Indian Muslim dish originated from Penang on the streets where the hawkers would trek through dusty streets, bearing baskets of food and rice hanging from a yoke across his shoulders. The yoke was called "kandar" in Malay.
- Ice cream connoisseurs will be fascinated at Malaysia’s unique "Coconut Shake" which is available in many stalls in Melaka.
- Old Town White Coffee is the largest kopitiam restaurant chain in Malaysia. Its main headquarters is in Ipoh, Perak.
