Golden brown and crispy Lor-bak

Mom cooked some ‘lor-bak’ for dinner. It's a typical Nonya dish.

It is made of strips of pork (or minced pork), seasoned with five spice powder, sesame oil, soy sauce, some mince garlic and onions, rolled up in beancurd skins. The best part is - it is deep fried till golden brown and crispy.

It's served with dipping sauce too. That's where it got it's name 'lor' which means sauce and 'bak' means meat. By the way, lor-bak is a Hokkien word.

Lor-bak stalls are everywhere in Penang. Should try it next time when you visit Penang. Believe me, it’s good stuff.

So, just now, mom helped me to garnish the lor-bak all pretty so that I can snap a photo of it and put it on my blog. I guess she must be feeling really proud now cos her lor-bak got on the Internet…