Don’t be surprised if you find something different when you order rojak in Penang which is totally different from other states in Malaysia.
Only in the northern region of Malaysia, the rojak is actually a type of fruit salad. It is not the savoury dish of deep-fried prawn fritters and bean curd served with an orangey spicy sauce that is called pasembur here.
Due to the major ingredients are just fruits, the key to a delicious rojak is the sauce. The rojak sauce is made mainly from shrimp paste added with sambal, dark soy sauce, palm sugar, some tamarind or lime juice. Different stalls will add various ingredients to make theirs special from the others.
Check out some of the popular rojak stalls in Penang.
Hock Seng Rojak
Gat Lebuh Cecil, 10300
George Town, Penang.
101 Rojak (Ho Wei Jeng)
Medan Renong, 11, Jalan Tun Syed Sheh Barakbah,
10200 George Town, Penang.
Rojak @ Joo Hooi Cafe
475, Jalan Penang,
10000 George Town, Penang.
Rojak Orang Hitam Putih
Jalan Pasar, 14000
Bukit Mertajam, Penang.
Ah Suan Rojak
Jalan Imam Abi Zaid Al-Qairawani,
Kampung Cantik, 11500
Ayer Itam, Penang.
Rojak Tonggek
Jalan Pantai, 12000
Butterworth, Penang.
Lok Lok Rojak
9A, Lintang Angsana,
Bandar Baru Air Itam, 11500
Ayer Itam, Penang.
