Have you eaten a kind of hard biscuit, so hard so that I can use it to hurt you by throwing it at your head. I guess you have not. However, such biscuit smells so good and tastes just excellence which is likely makes you can’t stop eating it once you have tried it.
Yes, the biscuit is “Kong Biang” (光饼), which is the speciality of Hock Chew.
Kong Biang was also known as “fighting biscuit” or “war ration” ( 打架饼) in ancient day. It was not really because one used Kong Biang as weapon to fight but rather it was the main food which the army brought along with them when they go for war. I guess it must be due to the hardness of the biscuit, which makes it easy to carry and store.
“Does it look good to you? Yummy!!!”
As mentioned in my previous post, I brought Yen Sang and the rest around Sitiawan. One of the MUST buy thing from Sitiawan is “Kong Biang”. This was one of the main reason attracted them to come all the way from Penang.
“Yen Sang & Ee Keong”
Kong Biang is 100% hand made. There are 2 varieties - one is with meat and another one is without meat only onions. The guy look at you is the BOSS!
Kong Biang is made with a very traditional way. Do you see the biscuits which are baked by sticking them on the wall of the “ancient oven”? Surprisingly they do not fall when it is ready baked.
Not only the way of baking looks traditional but the shop also looks traditional.
There are many shops selling Kong Biang in Sitiawan. Frankly speaking, I hardly tried others as I would have thought this shop is the best for Kong Biang.
So next time when you visit Sitiawan, please don’t forget to get some Kong Biang.
Oops…today is the 1st day of the new year for 2008. Happy New Year!
13 responses so far ↓
1 keeyit // Jan 1, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Yes tried before. Yummy ~
But I prefer Xiang Bin
2 Eddie Law // Jan 1, 2008 at 8:53 pm
keeyit- Xuang Bin is best from Penang.
3 amos // Jan 1, 2008 at 9:41 pm
Sin Lay is not the best kompiang producer.
Contact me if you want to know the good shops.
Happy New Year..
4 Thomas Lee // Jan 2, 2008 at 8:09 pm
i am a hock chew chinese but this is my first time heard of kong biang. i must try & promote it.
5 Michelle // Jan 3, 2008 at 9:51 am
Happy New Year, Eddie!
Umm … interesting biscuit
6 Eddie Law // Jan 3, 2008 at 1:08 pm
amos – so where you think we can get better kong biang?
Thomas – come to Sitiawan and I will belanjar you.
Michelle – great to see you again, how is new year in Canada? Happy New Year!
7 estherchin // Jan 3, 2008 at 10:24 pm
hey! happy new year
8 Neo // Jan 5, 2008 at 7:48 am
Hi kawan,
Check out the authentic kong bian from Sibu.
http://www.hot-screensaver.com/2007/03/05/chap-goh-meh-and-kompia/
Wakaka…
9 Eddie Law // Jan 5, 2008 at 4:35 pm
Sibu Kong Biang looks different.
10 roses // Aug 8, 2008 at 4:46 pm
sibu’s looks harder enough to kill when being thrown on the head…
anyway, i came across this article while doing small research on kompiah
11 Eddie Law // Aug 9, 2008 at 12:37 pm
roses – hahah, I never thought of people are actually doing an online research about Kompiah. so we meet because of Kompiah lor…hahaha
12 Kimmy // Jan 14, 2009 at 10:34 pm
Hi Eddie.. Nice of u to post up this Gong Pian there. Reminded me a lot and will definitely chow on it this CNY.
Cheers Sitiawanian.
13 Eddie Law // Jan 15, 2009 at 11:20 pm
Kimmy,
Thank you for dropping by my blog.
I am really happy to see you founding this sitiawan.org
Keep it up.
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