Mengkuang Titi is a village within the city of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang.
[1] The village has a population of about 800, and still retains the rustic feel ideal for the development of agricultural and cottage industries.
It is common to find word 'Mengkuang' in surrounding region because Kampung Mengkuang actually refers the wider whole neighborhood area.
Among the cottage industries at Mengkuang Titi includes the making of Malay delicacies such as kuih bahulu, a fluffy sponge cake, and satay, grilled skewered meat served in sweet and spicy peanut sauce.
[2] People of Mengkuang Titi used to grow rubber, paddy, coconut and oil palm, but now most of the land was replaced by housing.
It is really interesting to see how these long sharp, serrated swords like leaves are harvested, and then slowly processed into fine colourful strips ready for weaving.
Most of the villagers are practicing the traditional Malay culture with mixture from minority of Chinese and Indians.