Penang Perspective: A View of Komtar from Padang Brown
Tag: padang brown
Penang Street Food: Kerabu Bee Hoon
A plate of Kerabu Bee Hoon which can be found at the popular Padang Brown food court at the Dato Kramat area.
Kerabu Beehoon is actually an unique but vibrant-flavored Nyonya style dish made up of rice vermicelli (bee hoon) tossed with sambal belacan, calamansi juice, and lots of spice/herbs.
Dato Kramat Road: The Brown Memorial
The Brown Memorial is an old monument erected at Padang Brown to commemorate David Brown, a Scotsman who came from Longformacus, a small village in Berwickshire, Scotland. David Brown, who was born in 1778 and later passed away on a ship while en route to Malacca, was once the largest land owner in Penang during his time. He took over the estate of his business partner, James Scott (who took over Francis Light’s estate), following the death of Scott in 1808. A known philanthropist who helped developed Penang, David Brown also married a local wife named Nonia Ennui.
Dato Kramat Road: Padang Brown
Padang Brown was named after David Brown, a wealthy businessman back during the colonial era and was also reportedly a noted philanthropist who donated to the development of Penang.