Travel: Pulau Aman

In an adventurous mode, bro-in-law decided we should have Mee Udang (Prawn Noodle) at Pulau Aman for lunch one weekend when we were back in Penang. Excited over his description on the size of the prawns and freshness of seafood there, we embarked on our journey.

Pulau Aman which means "island of peace" is located south of Penang island. In order to get there, we drove to Batu Musang Jetty located at the mainland. From there, we bought the return boat ticket at RM6 per person and hopped on the boat...

Halfway, the boatman spotted dolphins and stopped the boat for us to watch :)... We were very excited to see these playful marine mammals swim close to the surface nearby our boat.

See the fin!!!

After about 10 minutes, Restoran Terapung Pulau Aman was at sight.

This famous floating restaurant is the biggest and arguably the most popular eatery here. While its menu is limited, the food will keep one coming back for more. Bro-in-law can definitely testify to this :)...

After we got on land, we walked right towards the restaurant. At the jetty beside the restaurant, there were fishermen bringing in live catches. Bro-in-law bought some mantis prawns and prawns.

One of my favorite seafood!!! Mantis prawn :D

We then sent the fresh seafood to the kitchen of the restaurant for steaming. Look at the size of these mantis prawns!!! It takes a certain skill to remove the shell but I assure you the pay-off is well worth the effort.

Steamed prawns...

The menu consists of 3 types of noodles namely mee (yellow noodle), bihun (rice vermicelli) and koay teow (rice-cake strips). The noodle is either served with kuah (gravy) or goreng (fried). Per plate the price is RM6. However, in the menu, there is an option of "special". The difference is just additional prawns at the price of RM10 per plate. There is also fried rice with prawns.

Bihun Udang Kuah Biasa...

Mee Goreng Udang...

A family picture before we take the boat back... Thanks for the wonderful meal :)...