{"id":452,"date":"2017-04-25T16:28:56","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T08:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/?p=452"},"modified":"2021-02-13T15:59:52","modified_gmt":"2021-02-13T07:59:52","slug":"penang-char-hor-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/zh\/penang-char-hor-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Penang Char Hor Fun for 51 years &#8211; Woh Kee Restaurant(\u548c\u8bb0)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.9&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.9&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>\u548c\u8bb0 (Woh Kee) literally translated as Woh Kee Restaurant, up to date has served the food industry for a good 51 years\u00a0with the same set of menu. To the locals, some calls the chef as \u5927\u70ae\u548c or \u201c<em><i>Big Power<\/i><\/em><em><i>\u201d<\/i><\/em><em><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/em>(\u5927 means <em><i>big <\/i><\/em>and \u70ae\u548c, in Cantonese Chinese it is pronounced as <em><i>pao wo &#8211; power<\/i><\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>CLARIFICATION : This article was meant to briefly introduce and clarify his culinary journey in the restaurant industry with the important events that had occurred through his service in the industry. This article was written based on the Chef\u2019s true-life event, with permission given to Ethan Wong to edit, codified, compose, compile, publish and use all the photo(s) and material(s) related to this article.<\/p>\n<p>I come to know about Woh Kee when I was in Taipei, Taiwan for 2 weeks as a guest chef. I was working closely with Chef Fong during my stay there, and he had always mentioned about his uncle <em><i>char hor fun<\/i><\/em> (Fried noodle with thick Cantonese gravy) in Lebuh Cintra, Penang. Getting curious to know more about his uncle, I took a flight from Kuala Lumpur to meet his uncle in person<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Inline Ads&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;30px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     style=&#8221;display:block; text-align:center;&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-layout=&#8221;in-article&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-format=&#8221;fluid&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-client=&#8221;ca-pub-4912741701448662&#8243;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-slot=&#8221;6755995054&#8243;><\/ins><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/script>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.9&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.9&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<div id=\"attachment_454\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-454\" class=\"size-large wp-image-454 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0338-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Char Hor fun lebuh cintra\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0338-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0338-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0338-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0338-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/682;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Woh Kee\u2019s open kitchen facing Lebuh Cintra<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Upon arrival at their shop, I greeted the chef and mentioned that I am a friend of Chef Fong and we work together in Taipei for 2 weeks. Quickly he invited me to have a seat and he went forth to his stove and started cooking a plate of his signature char hor fun for me to indulge.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_468\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-468\" class=\"size-large wp-image-468 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0369-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"char hor fun lebuh cintra\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0369-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0369-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0369-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0369-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/682;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Big Power in action!<\/p><\/div>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Inline Ads&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;30px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     style=&#8221;display:block; text-align:center;&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-layout=&#8221;in-article&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-format=&#8221;fluid&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-client=&#8221;ca-pub-4912741701448662&#8243;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-slot=&#8221;6755995054&#8243;><\/ins><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/script>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.9&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.9&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>All these setting you have here, seems nostalgic, how long have you been in this industry? I asked. Many years ago, I can\u2019t really remember of which year, he answered. He then added, you see, back then I am still an apprentice just behind this shop at that empty land, under the guidance of Mr. <em><i>Leung Kam Siew <\/i><\/em>who came from Guangzhou to Penang during the early 1900s, today he is in his mid-90s.<\/p>\n<p>In 1966, he was only 16 years old when he first stepped into the food industry. He mentioned that those days, his salary was only RM1 a day. Life was incredibly tough then, every day he begins working in the morning at 9.00 am until the wee hours at 3.00 am. I told him, that is 18 hours of work a day and he answered me, \u201cI was young, I just work whenever I could, I did not bother much about time\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He got married after 3 years of apprenticeship. His master, Mr. Leung Kam Siew, realize that <em><i>Big Power <\/i><\/em>is at the milestone of starting a family, being a compassionate person, his master gave him the stall, appointing him as his successor. I asked his wife, how should I address you? \u201cEveryone calls me auntie, so just simply call me auntie\u201d, she answered with a blushing smile.<\/p>\n<p>During those days, the kitchen and the seating area are separated by a street. Crossing the street is a mandatory procedure for delivering the dishes to their customer as well as sending orders to the kitchen. Since it was by the roadside, they have to set up the tables and chairs every morning and keeping them when they are closed.<\/p>\n<p>According to Big Power, the kitchen was powered by kerosene and charcoal. Two stoves of the left were heated with kerosene, the utmost left stove was meant to simmer stock and the middle stove was meant for frying noodles. The stove on the right was custom made with cement for charcoal. Every now and then he has to pump the kerosene tank to power up his stove. Those were the early period of Woh Kee Restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Inline Ads&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;30px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     style=&#8221;display:block; text-align:center;&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-layout=&#8221;in-article&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-format=&#8221;fluid&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-client=&#8221;ca-pub-4912741701448662&#8243;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-slot=&#8221;6755995054&#8243;><\/ins><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/script>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.9&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.1&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<div id=\"attachment_459\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-459\" class=\"size-large wp-image-459 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0349-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"char hor fun lebuh cintra\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0349-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0349-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0349-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0349-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/682;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-459\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Their initial location has now turn into a car park space<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>After 20 years of perseverance, the owner wanted to reclaim the land for his own usage. So they relocated to a nearby corner shop lot under the famous Sky Hotel at Lebuh Chulia.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_455\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-455\" class=\"size-large wp-image-455 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0341-1024x709.jpg\" alt=\"Sky hotel Penang\" width=\"1024\" height=\"709\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0341-1024x709.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0341-600x416.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0341-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0341-768x532.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/709;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-455\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Big power cooking tirelessly for his customer<\/p><\/div>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Inline Ads&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;30px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     style=&#8221;display:block; text-align:center;&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-layout=&#8221;in-article&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-format=&#8221;fluid&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-client=&#8221;ca-pub-4912741701448662&#8243;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-slot=&#8221;6755995054&#8243;><\/ins><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/script>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.9&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.9&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<div id=\"attachment_456\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-456\" class=\"size-large wp-image-456 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0342-1024x718.jpg\" alt=\"\u548c\u8bb0 char hor fun\" width=\"1024\" height=\"718\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0342-1024x718.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0342-600x421.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0342-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0342-768x539.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/718;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-456\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Big Power with his apprentice<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Back then he does have an apprentice who is interested to learn his cooking techniques and skills. However, the apprentice loses interests after learning the difficulty and hardship it takes to serve a delicate plate of char hor fun.<\/p>\n<p>In the year of 1999, they relocated again to their current location at Lebuh Cintra. The business was doing so well that they rented two shop lots providing a total of 25 tables to serve his customer.<\/p>\n<p>Things took an unexpected turn after a year and a decade here, Big Power was diagnosed with a stroke. With no one was able to replace his position at his stove, Woh Kee Restaurant was forced to halt. Going doctor\u2019s appointments become a routine to Big Power for the next 8 months. Big Power returns to his stove as soon as he recovered, and as the news spread, his regulars flock his restaurant in no time.<\/p>\n<p>However, in 2014, a bone spur grew on his lower back causing tremendous pain to Big Power. He had trouble standing and often require assistant from others to walk. The doctor suggested him to take a break before thing turns to the worse. Once again Woh Kee Restaurant has to take a break from business. Taking 12 tablets of medicines on a daily basis and attending physiotherapy became his daily schedule.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Inline Ads&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;30px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     style=&#8221;display:block; text-align:center;&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-layout=&#8221;in-article&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-format=&#8221;fluid&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-client=&#8221;ca-pub-4912741701448662&#8243;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-slot=&#8221;6755995054&#8243;><\/ins><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/script>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.9&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.9&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>After 6 months of struggle, the doctor finally allows Big Power to resume his service for the industry. Big Power reopened his restaurant, but with his injured back, he had to reduce his restaurant size from 2 shops to just 1 shop.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_463\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-463\" class=\"size-large wp-image-463 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0358-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"char hor fun lebuh cintra\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0358-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0358-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0358-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0358-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/682;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-463\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Big Power today still cook with all his heart for his customer<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_460\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-460\" class=\"size-large wp-image-460 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0351-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"wall mural lebuh cintra\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0351-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0351-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0351-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0351-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/682;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Woh Kee Restaurant\u2019s Fish Slices with Thick Rice Vermicelli<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_466\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-466\" class=\"size-large wp-image-466 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0365-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"char hor fun menu\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0365-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0365-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0365-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0365-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; 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I was fascinated when auntie told me, the same menu since the first day of operations &#8211; char hor fun and fish slices noodle. 51 years of originality passed down from Guangzhou. I am truly out of words learning the spirit they managed to persevere.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_464\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-464\" class=\"size-large wp-image-464 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0361-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"char hor fun lebuh cintra\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0361-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0361-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0361-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0361-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; 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As I sit there at his humble restaurant, I observe many customers of his are regulars. Big Power says that some of them begin patronizing his restaurant since he was still cooking by the roadside and ever since becoming friends. Today some of his regular customers are now great grandparents with their forth generation also favor Big Power\u2019s cooking. As more and more traditional food is fading away from the food culture of Malaysia, Big Power says if anyone is willing to learn, he is willing to teach.<\/p>\n<p>This concludes the brief life event of Woh Kee Restaurant (\u548c\u8bb0), famously known to the local as \u5927\u70ae\u548cor Big Power.<\/p>\n<p>Woh Kee Restaurant (\u548c\u8bb0)<br \/>38, Lebuh Cintra,<br \/>George Town,<br \/>Pulau Penang,<br \/>Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Woh Kee Restaurant, up to date has served the food industry for a good 51 years\u00a0with the same set of menu. To the locals, some call the chef as Big Power<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":472,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\u548c\u8bb0 (Woh Kee) literally translated as Woh Kee Restaurant, up to date has served the food industry for a good 51 years\u00a0with the same set of menu. To the locals, some calls the chef as \u5927\u70ae\u548c or \u201c<em><i>Big Power<\/i><\/em><em><i>\u201d<\/i><\/em><em><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/em>(\u5927 means <em><i>big <\/i><\/em>and \u70ae\u548c, in Cantonese Chinese it is pronounce as <em><i>pao wo - power<\/i><\/em>).\r\n\r\nCLARIFICATION : This article was meant to briefly introduces and clarify his culinary journey in the restaurant line with the important events that had occurred through his service in the industry. This article was written based on the Chef\u2019s true life event, with permission given to Ethan Wong to edit, codified, compose, compile, publish and use all the photo(s) and material(s) related to this article.\r\n\r\nI come to know about Woh Kee when I was in Taipei, Taiwan for 2 weeks as a guest chef. I was working closely with Chef Fong during my stay there, and he had always mentioned about his uncle <em><i>char hor fun<\/i><\/em>\u00a0(Fried noodle with thick Cantonese gravy) in Lebuh Cintra, Penang. Getting curious to know more about his uncle, I took a flight from Kuala Lumpur to meet his uncle in person.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_454\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"size-large wp-image-454\" src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0338-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Char Hor fun lebuh cintra\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/> Woh Kee\u2019s open kitchen facing Lebuh Cintra[\/caption]\r\n\r\nUpon arrival at their shop, I greeted the chef and mentioned that I am a friend of Chef Fong and we work together in Taipei for 2 weeks. Quickly he invited me to have a seat and he went forth to his stove and started cooking a plate of his signature char hor fun for me to indulge.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_468\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"size-large wp-image-468\" src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0369-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"char hor fun lebuh cintra\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/> Big Power in action![\/caption]\r\n\r\nAll these setting you have here, seems nostalgic, how long have you been in this industry? I asked. Many years ago, I can\u2019t really remember of which year, he answered. He then added, you see, back then I am still an apprentice just behind this shop at that empty land, under the guidance of Mr. <em><i>Leung Kam Siew <\/i><\/em>who came from Guangzhou to Penang during the early 1900s, today he is in his mid 90s.\r\n\r\nOn 1966, he was only 16 years old when he first stepped into the food industry. He mentioned that those days, his salary was only RM1 a day. Life was incredibly tough then,\u00a0everyday\u00a0he begin working in the morning\u00a0at 9.00am until the wee hours\u00a0at\u00a03.00am. I told him,\u00a0that is 18 hours of work a day and he answered me, \u201cI was young, I just work whenever I could, I did not bother much about time\u201d.\r\n\r\nHe got married after 3 years of apprenticeship. His master, Mr. Leung Kam Siew, realize that <em><i>Big Power <\/i><\/em>is at the milestone of starting a family, being a compassionate person, his master gave him the stall, appointing him as his successor. I asked his wife, how should I address you? \u201cEveryone calls me auntie, so just simply call me auntie\u201d, she answered with a blushing smile.\r\n\r\nDuring those days, the kitchen and the seating area are separated by a street. Crossing the street is a mandatory procedure for delivering the dishes to their customer as well as sending orders to the kitchen. Since it was by the road side, they have to setup the tables and chairs every morning and keeping them when they are closed.\r\n\r\nAccording to Big Power, the kitchen was powered by kerosene and charcoal. Two stove of the left was heated with kerosene, the utmost left stove was meant to simmer stock and the middle stove was meant for frying noodles. The stove on the right was custom made with cement for charcoal. Every now and then he have to pump the kerosene tank to power up his stove. Those were the early period of Woh Kee Restaurant.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_459\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"size-large wp-image-459\" src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0349-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"char hor fun lebuh cintra\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/> Their initial location has now turn into a car park space[\/caption]\r\n\r\nAfter 20 years of perseverance, the owner wanted to reclaim the land for his own usage. So they relocated to a nearby corner shop lot under the infamous Sky Hotel at Lebuh Chulia.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_455\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"size-large wp-image-455\" src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0341-1024x709.jpg\" alt=\"Sky hotel Penang\" width=\"1024\" height=\"709\" \/> Big power cooking tirelessly for his customer[\/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_461\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"size-large wp-image-461\" src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0353-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Sky Hotel Penang\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/> The corner lot today, Sky Hotel is still here[\/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_456\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"size-large wp-image-456\" src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0342-1024x718.jpg\" alt=\"\u548c\u8bb0 char hor fun\" width=\"1024\" height=\"718\" \/> Big Power with his apprentice[\/caption]\r\n\r\nBack then he do have an apprentice who is interested to learn his cooking techniques and skills. However, the apprentice loses interests after learning the difficulty and hardship it takes to serve a delicate plate of char hor fun.\r\n\r\nIn the year of 1999, they relocated again to their current location at Lebuh Cintra. Business was doing so well that they rented two shop lots providing a total of 25 tables to serve his customer.\r\n\r\nThings too an unexpected turn after a year and a decade here, Big Power was diagnose with stroke. With no one was able to replace his position at his stove, Woh Kee Restaurant was force to halt. Going doctor\u2019s appointments become a routine to Big Power for the next 8 months. Big Power return to his stove as soon as he recovered, and as the news spread, his regulars flocks his restaurant in no time.\r\n\r\nHowever, in 2014, a bone spur grew on his lower back causing tremendous pain to Big Power. He had trouble standing and often require assistant from others to walk. Doctor suggested him to take a break before thing turn to the worse. Once again Woh Kee Restaurant have to take a break from business. Taking 12 tablets of medicines on a daily basis and attending physiotherapy became his daily schedule.\r\n\r\nAfter 6 months of struggle, the doctor finally allows Big Power to resume his service for the industry. Big Power reopened his restaurant, but with his injured back, he had to reduce his restaurant size from 2 shops to just 1 shop.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_463\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"size-large wp-image-463\" src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0358-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"char hor fun lebuh cintra\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/> Big Power today still cook with all his heart for his customer[\/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_460\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"size-large wp-image-460\" src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0351-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"wall mural lebuh cintra\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/> A mural at the side of the shop[\/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_458\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"size-large wp-image-458\" src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0346-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"char hor fun lebuh cintra\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/> Big Power getting pork stock to cook his char hor fun[\/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_453\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"size-large wp-image-453\" src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0335-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"char hor fun lebuh cintra\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/> His signature dish - char hor fun[\/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_469\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"size-large wp-image-469\" src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0371-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"lebuh cintra fish slices noodle\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/> Woh Kee Restaurant\u2019s Fish Slices with Thick Rice Vermicelli[\/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_466\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"size-large wp-image-466\" src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0365-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"char hor fun menu\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/> Woh Kee Restaurant humble and simple menu[\/caption]\r\n\r\nAs I was having a good time talking to them and getting to know their past life events, I was wondering if they ever changed their menu even once. I was fascinated when auntie told me, same menu since the first day of operations - char hor fun and fish slices noodle. 51 years of originality passed down from Guangzhou. I am truly out of words learning the spirit they managed to persevere.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_464\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"size-large wp-image-464\" src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0361-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"char hor fun lebuh cintra\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/> Humble seating area of Woh Kee Restaurant[\/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_465\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"size-large wp-image-465\" src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0364-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"char hor fun kitchen lebuh cintra\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/> Still using cast iron wok but gas powered[\/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_467\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"size-large wp-image-467\" src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0368-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"char hor fun lebuh cintra\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/> Auntie getting the base setting ready as Big Power prepare the gravy[\/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_470\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"768\"]<img class=\"size-large wp-image-470\" src=\"https:\/\/3thanwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7233-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"lebuh cintra char hor fun\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/> From left Chef Big Power, Me and Auntie[\/caption]\r\n\r\nBig Power says with his current back condition at this age and his loving wife is willing to help out, his stall are merely their pastime. As I sit there at his humble restaurant, I observe many customer of his are regulars. Big Power says that some of them begin patronizing his restaurant since he was still cooking by the roadside and ever since become friends. Today some of his regular customer are now great grandparents with their forth generation also favor Big Power\u2019s cooking. As more and more traditional food are fading away from the food culture of\u00a0Malaysia, Big Power says if anyone is willing to learn, he is willing to teach.\r\n\r\nThis conclude the brief life event of Woh Kee\u00a0Restaurant (\u548c\u8bb0), famously known\u00a0to the local\u00a0as \u5927\u70ae\u548cor Big Power.\r\n\r\nWoh Kee Restaurant (\u548c\u8bb0)\r\n38, Lebuh Cintra,\r\nGeorge Town,\r\nPulau Penang,\r\nMalaysia.","_et_gb_content_width":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1377,93,44],"tags":[67,95,45,52,94],"class_list":["post-452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-biography","category-blog","tag-biography","tag-char-hor-fun","tag-history","tag-legacy","tag-penang"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3thanwong.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}