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| Little India |
Within walking distance from Light Street in George Townis Little India - A cosy area around Market Street (Lebuh Pasar), Chulia Street (Lebuh Chulia) and Queen Street (Lebuh Queen).
During the early days of the settlement, Lebuh Chulia was alloted to the Indian immigrants as their enclave. However, over the years, the Chinese immigrant settler community grew in size, resulting in Little India being cocooned in the centre of the ever-growing Chinese community and bordering what is today referred to as Chinatown.
The India immigrant settlers took up a variety of roles in the settlement, as agricultural labourer, money lenders and spice traders.
The shops and stalls that line the street of Little India offer everything Indian - from gorgeous silk, cotton and brocade saree materials to stainless steel carriers, pottery, spices and sundries, jewellery, India sweets to flower garlands.
Experience Penang's India culture first-hand and take a walk down memory lane. There are barbers and astrologers, millers and grocers, money changers, and fruit sellers, South India restaurants and herb dealers.
For a taste of banana leaf rice, teh tarik (literally means pull tea) and other mouthwatering Indian food such as home-made, fresh off stove treats including thosai, puri, roti canai, a variety of biryanis, tandoori chicken and banquet of curries from vegetarian curries to local favourites like curry fish head, Little India offers a good choice of South Indian restaurants and mamak (Indian Muslims) stalls.
During the early days of the settlement, Lebuh Chulia was alloted to the Indian immigrants as their enclave. However, over the years, the Chinese immigrant settler community grew in size, resulting in Little India being cocooned in the centre of the ever-growing Chinese community and bordering what is today referred to as Chinatown.
The India immigrant settlers took up a variety of roles in the settlement, as agricultural labourer, money lenders and spice traders.
The shops and stalls that line the street of Little India offer everything Indian - from gorgeous silk, cotton and brocade saree materials to stainless steel carriers, pottery, spices and sundries, jewellery, India sweets to flower garlands.
Experience Penang's India culture first-hand and take a walk down memory lane. There are barbers and astrologers, millers and grocers, money changers, and fruit sellers, South India restaurants and herb dealers.
For a taste of banana leaf rice, teh tarik (literally means pull tea) and other mouthwatering Indian food such as home-made, fresh off stove treats including thosai, puri, roti canai, a variety of biryanis, tandoori chicken and banquet of curries from vegetarian curries to local favourites like curry fish head, Little India offers a good choice of South Indian restaurants and mamak (Indian Muslims) stalls.
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