Lok Lok

on friday, she and i went for lok lok in gurney drive for dinner. i do eat lok lok but never in penang, all the times i had lok lok was in BM.... and it's alil bit different, in bm we sit at a table with all the sticks in front of u, u dip them in the hot water, wait for it to cook and then eat it on your plate with sauces....

here, in Pulau Tikus market, it's the same but u share the table with strangers.. hahahah not that it's bad or what la... but in BM... my table means, my table.. so sharing sharing all.... tht's y u dun really see single ppl or couples eating lok lok... then the one in gurney was at a van like stall, u pic your sticks, dip them in hot water at the van and put them on the plate (mind u, all this is done standing - no tables) then put your sauces and pay for it... then u go to your place to sit and eat... if not, u just stand there, put the sauces on the food on the stick and eat there standing.... i've seen this type in KL... but none in BM... not that i know of anyway....

what's funny was that i didn't know wat to do at the van... i tried looking at other ppl on how they do it but most of them opt for the eating-and-standing... so anyway, i took some sticks and put it in the hot water.... asked for a ta-pau plate... and put the sticks (with the food still there) on the plate and i started to put the sauces on the sticks... like how u do it for satay... the owner was surprised (and maybe secretly pissed) took the plate away from me and took the sticks out from the food and gave me back the plate.... so i understood... take out the sticks AND THEN put the sauces... this is because they recycle the sticks.... which made sense but still.. haha... malu-nye

so that was my experience eating lok lok in penang... fun actually but it can be messy if u don't know how to do it and can stand the food-from-hot-water-to-mouth process... i can't, i'll burn my lips/tounge....

i think lok lok is abit $$$ too.. but i know la.. not as expensive as sushi!!! *shy* (blogspot should have smiley functions!)