MUST TASTE THE RECOGNISED “MEI SHI” AUTHENTIC CURRY RICE (ECONOMY RICE) INTO 2-GENERATIONS @ PENANG
“Curry Rice” commonly known in the northern, or somehow known the Economy Rice by the locals, is all the while among the local delicacy (especially Chinese) mix rice eatery which being widely practised around the nations since decades carrying on respective home recipes & combination of dishes in selections. Here in the northern nation, we found and being successfully recognised among the best recommended Chinese Curry Rice Restaurant “Mei Shi Economy Rice” running by the Tan family into their 2-generations at Butterworth, Penang having great positive response.
The Georgetown, Penang local originated Mr. Tan Siew Keong (born 1970), together with his wife Madam Kuek Chai Kim (Taiping, born 1973) were the initial couple founders of this best recognised Chinese Curry Rice Restaurant “Mei Shi Economy Rice” at Butterworth, Penang. Also fully assisted by their sons Gary Tan Sin Jie (born 1992), Tan Sin Yew (born 1997) and daughter Yuki Tan Shu Kian (born 2000) as their next generation running in a families team presenting all their home recipe selections to the locals & visitors all under a roof in manner on the northern ground.
The couple founders cum owners Tan Siew Keong and wife Kuek Chai Kim, who at their age of 52 and 49 years old respectively, been more than 30 years in the f&b industry began their very home-cooked chinese cuisine stall at Taiping, Perak in the year 1990s. Later-on started their chinese economy/mix rice restaurant in the early 21st century where they fully touched the career thoroughly along their journey in the field. Then returned to Siew Keong’s home-state Penang running their Curry Rice/Economy Rice stall in a chinese coffee shop at Mak Mandin, Butterworth known the “Mei Shi” in the year 2011 (on-going recently) fully assisted by their children Gary, Sin Yew & Yuki in a families team on the ground.
With experiences & home recipes on-hand, added with vision to expose further in the career and having their 2nd generation (sons & daughter) full supports. Also wishing to have their very family owned eating house/curry rice restaurant locally enabled the Tan family decided then successfully established their Chinese Curry Rice Restaurant officially named the “Mei Shi Economy Rice” at Taman Regensi Oren, Butterworth in the year 2017 to further their exposure in the industry serving nearly 80 daily fresh hot cooked dishes in selections to the public. And finally being recognised among the best in town by the Malaysian F&B E-Media for the year 2022 on the northern nation at Penang.
In this Mei Shi Curry Rice Restaurant, the owners’ very first top recommended in menus will be their daily signature “Curry Stingray” which most wanted by their regulars from the beginning. Local fresh sea stingray commonly selected, cleaned then home-cooked in half an hour with their home-mixed curry paste in mixture of lemongrass, tomatoes, chilli padi & seasonings, into fresh coconut milk (santan) & fresh milk will brings wonderful smooth curry swallowed with nice sour salty fair spicy taste of their Curry Stingray eatery that you cannot aside when taken their curry rice here.
Secondly will be their restaurant’s signature “Curry Chicken”, which also among the local’s all time wanted in selection. Bukit Mertajam local fresh feeded chicken whole leg selected, stewed half an hour with their home-mixed curry paste & potatoes into coconut milk (santan), and finally served hot smooth curry with fair sweet salty of fragrant santan tasty Curry Chicken eatery into mouth that you will never regret after tasted here. Also always among the must combination in taking Curry Rice here in Butterworth, Penang.
Another will be their famous “Acar-acar”, which always their signature selection like by the customers in the vegetables corner. Mixtures of boil-cooked cucumber, red carrot, green beans, cabbage & pineapples into peanuts & white sesame seeds then home-mixed with their in-house made sour salty sweet spicy acar sauce paste (made from onions, dried chilli & seasonings), and finally served in refreshing with excellent appetising Acar-acar veges eatery that you will neither found the same elsewhere in town.
Somemore, the owners also introduced their special all time home favourite “Braised Pork Trotter” in the meat options which taken by most of their regulars all the while. Local fresh pork trotter cleaned, then followed by at least 3-4 hours slow braised with chinese herbs mixture, dried chilli & garlic and finally served hot on table with tasty sweet salty Pork Trotter eatery into mouth that you must have a try. Especially the natural pork collagen swallowed from the long braised itself that you really cannot missed among their nearly 80 daily fresh cooked dishes selection when stepped into this best recognised Chinese Curry Rice Restaurant “Mei Shi Economy Rice” running by the Tan family into their 2-generations at Butterworth, Penang.
MEI SHI ECONOMY RICE
(CURRY RICE)
Address: No. 7519,
Lorong Seri Tanjung 1,
Taman Regensi Oren,
13400 Butterworth,
Penang.
Business Hours: 8:00am to 4:00pm (Daily)
(Closed on Sunday)