We stayed a few nights in Penang, an island off the North-West coast of the Malaysia peninsular. Here we experiance a complete mix of cultures; traditional Malay, Chinease and Indian. Walking down a road surrounded by dim-sum restaurants, chinease lettering and shops, turn the corner and your in little India; busy, loud bangra music, saris, Indian restaurants... It really did feel like three cities in one. The mix of different cultures means one very important thing, food and lots of it; Indian curries, naans, chippaties, tandori chicken, Malay hot and sour soups, satays, fried rice, Chinease Dim-Sum and noodles.... All of it completley authentic. We spent most evenings sampling food on the 'hawker' stools in the night market, some of it we liked, some we didn't, but all of it was a new sensation to our
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