What is Hum Chin Peng
Hum Chin Peng, or deep fried yeast dough, is a Chinese-style bread snack traditionally consumed at supper time, but has become more and more popular as a breakfast item. The name Hum Chin Peng is Cantonese, and literally means "deepfried salted dough-bread". Sometimes called the Chinese donut, the hum chin peng comes in two varieties, the salted version without any filling, and the one with tausah (red bean paste) filling. Both are deep fried to a golden brown. Hum chin peng is absolutely delicious when eaten hot over a cup of Penang black coffee.
Today most of the hum chin peng hawkers can be found in the vicinity of market place in the morning. Among the places you can find it selling include the market at Lip Sin and the one in Jelutong. There is also a traditional hum chin peng stall at Cintra Street in George Town. It usually opens in the evenings only.
Ingredients of Hum Chin Peng:
flour
yeast
baking powder
bicarbonate of soda
margarine
alkaline water and a pinch of ammonia
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Where to find Hum Chin Peng
Hum Chin Peng is available at the following locations in Penang:
Stall along Lebuh Cintra, near Foo Heong Restaurant, 4 vote, (No 1 on map)
Kedai Kopi Kwai Lock, 295B Jalan Burma, Pulau Tikus, (No 2 on map)
Stall at Jelutong market, (No 3 on map)
Stall at Lip Sin market (No 4 on map)
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