Penang Dessert | Magazine Road Tang Yuen
The weather lately had been quite freezing cold with the rains continuously pouring quite heavily in some areas. We were passing by Komtar when the thought of dessert quickly had this stall flashed in our mind. The thoughts of having something sweet and warm quickly filled up our mind as we were eagerly moving towards the stall.
This stall is located just opposite the Traders Hotel and is famous for its tang yen or tong yuen (glutinous rice ball). The stall is quite visible as you passed Traders Hotel but sometimes you might miss it due to some vehicles that parked at the road side taking their orders. So if you really want to have this tang yen, be ready to slow down your car and park whenever you find a spot.. hehe
There are two types of syrup based or soup and also two sizes of the tang yuen. You can opt for either plain pandan white sugar syrup or the brown sugar ginger syrup. As for the sizes, there is either small like marbles or bigger one like squash ball which has peanuts filling inside.
We liked the tang yen here mainly due to its freshness as the tang yen were made on the spot as you can see at the video below. Once the tang yen was perfectly rolled, the uncle would drop them towards the boiling water to cook the tang yen. It would only take a while to cook them and the lady cook would transfer them to another bowl to cool them down. This process actually helped to retain the softness and gumminess of the tang yen and prevented it from being mushy.
On the cold weather like this, it was good to take the brown sugar ginger based syrup. Big or small tang yen, that would be up to you! There is another place you can have the tang yuen as well and it is located at Bawasah Road. Sugar Dynasty is just opposite Continental Bakery Shop.
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Aiks… the uncle did not prepare the big sesame+peanuts tang yuen that day? That’s the best for me, taken with the brown sugar ginger soup
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Hi Tam
- FREEZING COLD - you have no idea.
Arrived back in the UK on Saturday at 1.30pm (8.30pm in Penang) - after 2 weeks of the penang heat, the 10c temp was a bit of a shock.
How did I miss this stall - right opposite my bedroom. Will have a look C next time.
cheers
Nigel
i love their big tang yuen one…
there is another stall from perak road which move to new lane.. also serving nice tang yuen…
you may wan to have a try…….
My mum loves the tang yuen from this stall….it’s even featured on TV once!
Think it’s one of the rare ones back then….not when Dynasty Desserts shop came into the picture;)
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I like the tang yuen there as they are very “Q”…yooo, beh tahan liao la, gian ciak lo…but it’s good that u call first b4 go there as the stall is not open everyday eh..
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This goes into my list for upcoming food trip back in Penang.
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This one is classic but I still feel is the best
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i always notice this stall but everytime i passed it, they are closed!!!
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Too bad, I never tried the Tang Yuan from this stall. Haha. Normally, I will just have the Tang Yuan during the “Dong Zhi”, made by my mum.
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I did visit the stall during my stay in Penang. The stall has been there for decades,even my mummy remember visiting it when she was little!
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my mum tang yuan is the best! hehe….. cos homemade! round and smooth! http://www.kokahkok.com/2007/12/dong-zhi-festival.html Homemade always the best haha…dun u agre wif me!
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A dessert not to miss ….
Get to know from the boss name card and found the website : http://tangyen.50webs.com/index.htm
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I’m a desserts lover. Tang yuen was my big favourite.
I like to visit tat stall at New Lane Cafe, New Lane.
It serve with good quality tang yuen with variety of soup…It serve good service…it serve clean and hygiene. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT…WORTH TO BRING ALONG YR FRIEND..YR RELATIVES. YR CLIENT TO TRY..
SURE HAPPY AND ENJOY..
desserts lover,
yes, we do visit that stall before… w/o camera … lol..
you must be a great fan of this stall that you really ask all people to come over… the owner must thank you for that too