What is Rojak
Rojak is a salad dish of mixed fruits including, among others, cucumber, hongkwak (turnip), pineapple, jambu air (rose apple, Syzygium jambos), and green mango. Non-fruit ingredients added to this salad include cuttlefish, jellyfish, Eu Char Koay and Taukuah (beancurds). Together, they form an eclectic jumble (the term "rojak" is used in colloquial expression to mean an eclectic jumble) is served with a dressing made of prawn paste, hae ko (gooey prawn paste), belacan (shrimp cakes), chilli powder, and sugar; and topped with a sprinkling of grounded roasted peanuts and sesame seeds.
To differentiate it from other types of rojak, and those found elsewhere in Malaysia and Singapore, outside Penang, the Penang version of Rojak is simply called Penang Rojak. The Indian version of the Rojak is called Pasembur in Penang although elsewhere in Malaysia, it is called Indian Rojak or Mamak Rojak.
Ingredients of Rojak:
cucumber
Chinese turnip
pineapple
rose apple
green mango
cuttlefish
beancurd
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Rojak
Where to find Rojak
Rojak is available at the following locations in Penang:
Esplanade Food Court (evening), 1 vote
Bayan Baru Market Hawker Centre
Gurney Drive Hawker Centre, Persiaran Gurney
Northam Beach Cafe, Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah
Poly Coffee Garden, Jalan Burma, Pulau Tikus
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Where can you get the best Rojak in Penang? Let us know. If you know of any coffee shop not listed, you can still vote for it, as long as it is in Penang! The voting will run until 31 December. All you need to do is fill up the information requested below, and email it to me at:
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