The pasembur is a popular cuisine or maybe street food among the locals in Penang. The pasembur is actually a salad of vegetables and it is made up of ingredients such as yam bean, cucumber, blanched bean sprouts, and different kinds of fritters, all doused with peanut gravy. The origin of the pasembur is unknown and is thought to be originated from the Penang Indian Muslim.

The Mee Sultan operated by Mohd Sultan Mydin at Swatow Lane serves one of the best pasembur in Penang. Aside from pasembur, mee rebus and mee goreng are also some of the best dishes offered by Mee Sultan stall. But the signature dish here is definitely the delicious pasembur that magically keeps customers to come back to Mee Sultan.

Mohd Sultan believes that it’s the uniquely made sauce that acts like magnets that lures the existing as well as new customers to visit his restaurant. According to Mohd Sultan, the secret of the sauce served in the pasembur lies in the fact that it’s made from three types of sugar which are brown, rock and white sugar.

Aside from pasembur, the mee goreng fried with prawn fritters, squid, bean sprout, slices of boiled potato and egg is as good as the pasembur. The noodle of the mee goreng is tender and not too spicy. With some added gravy, it’s a little moist which adds extra flavor to it. Beef and chicken can also be added into the noodles, while the locals love the kelempung (beef liver), which adds a special flavor to the noodles.

Mee Sultan Pasembur

A plate of basic pasembur is RM4, and it’s RM3 each for the mee goring and mee rebus. Come early, especially on weekends, as there is usually a huge crowd.

Sadly, if you visit Swatow Lane today you will find an empty street, void of life with the new self contained food court behind it. The Mee Sultan was supposedly moved to the new food court (New World Park) that is clean and nice. But it’s completed walled off from the surrounding streets and lacks the charm and chaos that made the original hawker street one of the most famous food tourist destinations in Penang.

The Mee Sultan made a short attempt to keep open in the new food court but it couldn’t afford the rent thereafter and it died off. If anyone of you knows where the previously famous Mee Sultan has moved to, please let us know by giving your comment below.

Location, Map and Driving Direction to Mee Sultan:

Mee Sultan is located at 14, Lorong Swatow, Georgetown Penang. It’s opened from 11:30am to 6:30pm daily.

Driving Direction, Location and Map for getting to Lorong Swatow

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