Penang wants National Heritage status for nasi kandar, pasembor and hokkien mee


BUKIT MERTAJAM: Penang has nominated 10 of its traditional dishes to the National Heritage Department to be gazetted as a National Heritage as part of the efforts to preserve the state's rich culinary legacy.

Penang tourism and creative economy committee chairman Wong Hon Wai said the dishes are nasi kandar, pasembor, char kue kak, hokkien mee, mee jawa, oh chien, prawn mee, mee sotong, kerabu bihun and roti benggali.

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