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Uniquely Penang

http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2013/09/03/restoran-a-dawood/ Restoran A. Dawood September 3, 2013 Truly uniquely Dawood, Itik Sammah, has been their restaurant’s signature dish for the past 73 years. Penang has so many great eateries that has stood the test of time. Plenty have witnessed the Independence of our young nation and threw opened their doors to celebrate. One of them was Dawood. They threw open their doors in 1957 and held a dinner at their premises. Old photographs show smartly dressed men coming here to eat and toast the occasion. Another photo shows the storefront elaborately adorned with decorations denoting the year of Malaysia’s Merdeka. Alright, to the food. What is famous here is their Itik Sammah, duck cooked in a heady red gravy. Ordering one, you will get a massive chunk of duck thigh in a reddish brown gravy, absorbing the myriad of spices in the dish. A heady aroma hits you as you take a whiff. You try it, expecting something famil...