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Tipped off by a local about @nasi7benua when the boyf asked for recommendations in Bayan Lepas, a less-traveled area in Penang. You need some effort to get there, but this one and only Nasi 7 Benua is definitely worth the distance. It’s buffet style for the side dishes.
The 7 colorful types of rice are: Nasi Lemak Pandan (Green), Nasi Minyak (Light yellow), Nasi Lemuni (With black speckles), Nasi Tomato (Orange), Nasi Putih (White), Nasi Kacang (Yellow), Nasi Hujan Panas (Rainbow Ghee Rice). Almost like a sampler platter of flavorful rice, some of my favourites were the Nasi Lemuni that had an earthy taste similar to olive rice, and the Nasi Hujan Panas with some interesting colours there. Surprisingly, the rice wasn’t oily.
We chose boiled okra, fried chicken, fish curry and ayam masak merah, which was popular with the locals. Generally, the meat were tender, be it fish or chicken. The fish curry leaned towards sour, while the ayam masak merah was slight spicy. But my eyes were quickly attracted by the fried chicken that I knew I had to try. Even though it was already cold, the thick batter crackled loudly with each bite and the chicken meat was still juicy. Can you imagine such crispiness? It was so addictive that we had a second piece.
It’s not only instagrammable, but its taste was too, impressive for a small eatery by the roadside. Staff was friendly, even though we were the only patrons and was near their closing time. It’s probably somewhere I would choose to go again on my next Penang trip, and I think it truly deserves more love.
🕗 Monday-Thursday, 11am-6pm. Friday-Saturday, 11am-10pm. Closed on Sunday.
They have this 7 interesting colours of rice made from natural colouring and flavours. Among this 7 types are White Rice, Nasi Lemak, Tomato Rice, Herbed Rice, Peanut Rice, Buttered Rice and Spicy Buttered Rice. This plate of rice cost RM2, you can add-on with their dishes like fried chicken and more.
Seven colours rice with self picked meats and vegetables