We were celebrating post Mother’s Day with Gill’s mom at La Mei Zhi. We are early so I decided to go for a cup of coffee at siTigun, which has been much blog of by many bloggers in Penang. A cup of single shot espresso is only RM 3.80, quite a reasonable price considering the average cost of espresso is around RM0.50 or so, actual cost will depend on the grade and quality. The coffee is quite aromatic and flavourful with hints of chocolate, sweetness and with a slight sour finish.
They are a micro coffee roaster, thus their coffee are as fresh as it gets. And it is one of the reasons it does not ‘stink’ when they grind or brew their bean.
A part from coffee, we could not resist trying their satay. We were told it is the authentic ‘Madura Sate’ from East Jawa. Originating from the island of Madura, near Java, is one of the famous variants among Indonesians. The recipe’s main characteristic is the black sauce made from Indonesian sweet soy sauce/kecap manis mixed with palm sugar or gula jawa, garlic, deep fried shallots, peanut paste, petis (shrimp paste), candlenut or kemiri, and salt. It is served and eaten with rice or rice cakes called lontong that are wrapped in banana. Condiments include thinly sliced raw shallot and plain sambal.
At RM15 for 5 sticks is quite a price to pay, but every bite is worth the money. Every stick were slowly grilled over a bed of hot coals until the surface caramelized and cooked. The chicken chunks were juicy and tender, retaining the sweetness of the meat. The glazing sauce did not interfere with the taste of the chicken; it actually enhanced the flavours even more.
The condiments that came with the Javanese satay were pickled cucumber and shallots, rice cakes(lontong), and peanut sauce. The peanut sauce was creamy, nutty and not too sweet and too spicy; a right balance of flavours. The satay was also served with a squeezed of lime juice which added a refreshing touch to the whole dish.
I guess I will be coming back to try out the other varieties of coffee product and their Madura satay, which is only available on Friday and Saturday evenings!
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I want to visit this place and try the food and also the place looks so nice!
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Hi Jason, is this place close to a famous buffet steamboat( I forgot the name), or Continental Bakery?
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Jason Wong Reply:
May 16th, 2010 at 7:22 PM
yes yes.
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their croissant is great and closed to what you could get in Paris. a little bit longer in oven to form a \"burned\" crust will be perfect
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Louis, you are right! Their croissant is excellent, can’t find any better in Penang or even Malaysia??!! I also tried their homemade tiramisu, it’s a “must-try”, best match with my espresso. I will definitely go back for the satey.. soon!
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Louis, you are right! Their croissant is excellent, can’t find any better in Penang or even Malaysia??!! I also tried their homemade tiramisu, it’s a must-try, best match with my espresso. I will definitely go back for the satey.. soon!
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Appreciation for this infomartoin is over 9000thank you!
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Jason Wong Reply:
September 28th, 2011 at 11:32 AM
Pleasure is all ours. We want to keep the originality of flavours and culture alive for future generations.
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