The Famous Penang Water Spinach and Squid Cuisine

Sotong Kangkong Cuisine

We joined the same friends for a second potluck of the week in Burnaby and decided to cook the water spinach and squid cuisine as our potluck dish again. Other than our water spinach cuisine, there were plenty of variety this time. We actually had a pretty good time and enjoyed the company in spite of having a smaller group of friends at the potluck. The fine weather was just spectacular for this kind of outing. And we were so comfortable in the backyard of the friend's home that we chatted until late in the evening.

Cooking the water spinach and squid cuisine wasn't that difficult because all I did was boil a pot of water. Then, blench the water spinach and squid in the boiling water. And, poured a bottle of the famous Penang rojak sauce (tamarind base sauce) onto the vegetable and squid. Before serving I hand sprinkled some crushed roasted peanut onto the vegetable cuisine.

Water Spinach and Squid in Rojak Sauce

This particular vegetable cuisine is one of the signature cuisines that have made Penang the favorite food destination in Asia. The sotong kangkong is as unique as Penang Char Kueh Teow that originated from Penang and uses the same sauce that is mixed into the Penang fruit mix cuisine. This cuisine has a sweet taste but every mouthful is crunchy. The crunchiness comes  from the crushed roasted peanut and the water spinach. The squid adds the taste of seafood into the vegetable cuisine.