Joo Leong Café @ Penang

SEAFOOD PORRIDGE
JOO LEONG CAFÉ
179-H, Sungai Tiram,
Bayan Lepas, Penang.
Open: 6pm-11pm. Closed on Mondays.

Take your pick: The porridge at Joo Leong Café can be customised with your pick of seafood items. This was the first seafood porridge place in town when it opened 31 years ago, and it remains the top destination for those seeking this dish.

At the counter, containers are filled with fresh seafood (at market prices) such as crabs, prawns, fish maw, fried fish, fish balls and frogs’ legs. Just pick out the ingredients you want, and they will be cooked for you with porridge (or noodles).

The seafood is cooked to just the right texture, flavouring the porridge with its sweetness.

Food takes about 15-20 minutes to get to the table, especially during peak hours. Most diners do not complain however, as there is really good ang koo with a gene­rous, smooth mung bean filling, or buttered toast sprinkled with sugar to tide them over while waiting.