Next to the famous Fort
Cornwallis in Penang is the Padang Kota Lama food court. While this food court hold
many different stalls that share the business and dining space, it is without a
doubt that Hameed ‘Pata’ Mee Sotong dominates every other stall by the simple
fact that there’s a strong likelihood that almost every table in the food court
will have at least one of his famous plates of mee sotong. The stall has been
around since 1978 and is currently being run by the second generation, namely by owner Shahul Hameed Syed Mohamed.
When it comes to this well-known
plate of mee sotong, an interesting to note is about this stall is that the
cook doesn’t prepare each order individually but dishes out the noodles quicker
by cooking in big batches. As far as the selection goes, there are only two
variations-the wet mee rebus with a thick and spicy gravy, and the dry mee
goreng. Both of these plates will feature a decent helping of the sotong sambal
that’s sweet and spicy, which helps set it apart from other plates of mee rebus
and mee goreng, as well as a wedge of lemon to add more flavour to the plate of
noodles. For those looking to indulge in this dish just a little more, more
noodles or mee rebus gravy (in the event mee rebus was ordered) can be topped
up.
So if you’re looking for one of
the best noodle dishes with some spicy sotong to go along with it while in
Penang, heading to Hameed ‘Pata’ Special Mee is your best bet.
