Must eat food in Sibu

Sibu- cheapest food in town

Sibu is the main tourist gateway to the Upper Rajang River, with its small riverine towns and its many Iban and Orang Ulu longhouses. Among the notable landmarks in Sibu are Wisma Sanyan, the tallest building in Sarawak, Lanang Bridge (one of the longest river bridge in Sarawak)and the biggest town square in Malaysia near the Wisma Sanyan.Lau King Howe Hospital Memorial Museum is the first and the only medical museum in Malaysia. Sibu Central Market is the biggest indoor market in Sarawak. Among the tourists attractions in Sibu are Sibu Heritage Centre, Tua Pek Kong Temple, Bawang Assan longhouses, Sibu Old Mosque, Jade Dragon Temple, Bukit Aup Jubilee Park, Bukit Lima Forest Park, Sibu Night Market, Borneo Cultural Festival(BCF), and Sibu International Dance Festival (SIDF). Timber and shipbuilding industries are the two major economic activities in Sibu.

Sibu is a city that located just near the Rajang river, the longest river in Malaysia. Its name Sibu comes from the story about the goose came with seedlings to safe the villagers after drought for a period of time. So the Sibu symbolize with goose.

1. Laksa Sarawak

Laksa is a popular spicy noodle soup food in the peranakan cuisine which is a combination of chinese and malay cuisine. It can be widely found in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. The main ingredients of laksa are laksa noodles or rice vermicelli, coconut milk, curry soup base and prawn.

Sarawak laksa comes from the Malaysian state Sarawak, on the island of Borneo. It is almost the same in Sarawak with different level of spicy base. It has a base of Sambal belacan, sour tamarind, garlic, galangal, lemon grass and coconut milk, topped with omelette strips, chicken strips, prawns, fresh coriander and optionally lime. Ingredients such as bean sprouts, (sliced) fried tofu or other seafood are not traditional but are sometimes added. It is the good breakfast for Sibu people.

2. Siew Mai (shao mai in chinese)

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Siew mai is a steamed or fried dumpling that originated in China. It has been known in different dialect of Chinese with a little bit different.

Siew mai is the popular food in Sibu. In every year when the Chinese New Year and Winter Solstice is coming, every Chinese family will went to the market to buy or order some siew mai. Some of the family will decided to make siew mai by themselves. The ingredients is dumplings skin, pork, corn, carrot, onions, light soy sauce and chicken powder or pepper.

Besides we also have crab meat dumplings and shrimp dumplings.  So it is the best try famous food in Sibu. You may also get it in Night Market.

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3. Kompia (guang bing in chinese)

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A local delicacy that one must try while in Sibu is Kompia. “Kompia” also known as Chinese bagel, is from the Foo Chow community, early Chinese immigrants in these two towns.

In fact, the biscuit, pronounced locally as kompia, which is a Hokkien word, was created in the 16th century in Fujian Province, Southern China when it was common for the local men to go into a two to three-day ‘war’. The bagels, about ten to twenty pieces of them, were strung together into a necklace, for convenience in settling the hunger pangs of the warriors, while they were away doing their duty in protecting their village.

The first process of making kompia is flattening the dough with a rolling pin. Then, spray the “kompia” with water. Sprinkling “kompia” with sesame seeds. After that, stick them onto the wall of the stove. Dry them with a blower to quicken the process.


It had different fillings like pork with soy sauce, pandan kaya or eat it plain.
Kompia also the memory for the oldest as they had it when they are in poor. So, you will find out lots of people go and buy it although it is just a simple cookies.

4. Ding Bian Hu 

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Ding Bian Hu is Foochow delicacy. Mix the rice flour with water, cook it around the rim of wok with the broth boiling in the wok. When the rice flour is cooked, scrap it into the broth. Garnished with fish balls, cuttlefish, black fungus, deep fried shallots and pepper. It should be served with ceramic bowl and spoon (it does make the taste different).

It becomes a type of mee to eat as breakfast for local people.

It is fresh and handmade too.


5. Kampua 

Kampua Mee is the most famous food in Sibu. It is a type of mee been cooked in boiling water and then take it out to mixed it with ingredients like salt, pork oil, monosodium glutamate and some onions. This process called kampua. (干拌gan ban in Chinese)

It may serve in soup, soy sauce or chili or soy sauce and chili.

It smells good and it is a type of local food for dialect Foochow in Chinese.











6. Fried Bak Gui Gan

This is another food you can found in Sibu, a town that majority are dialect Foochow.
It called as bah kui gan because the name "bah gui" actually is come from the white colour and it had been made by blended rice.
It cooks with onion, eggs, soy sauce and claws in tin.
We can buy it in supermarket with the package like this.

Food In Sabah

Food Must Eat in Sabah

As we know, Sabah is rich of the natural place. The highest mountain, Mount Kinabalu is here. It also located at the upper part of the east on Borneo Island. Here, we can go touch the natural through the activity like jungle trekking, snorkeling, swimming and etc.




But we also can find lots of food here. Let's see what we can eat here.






1. Fried pork dumpling (Guo Tie in Chinese)

Its cover make from flour powder and the blended meat and some vegetables are putting in it. After that, it had been fried and you may eat it with the soy sauce with garlic and chili. The meat juice literally burst out at the first bite.

2. Raw Pork Noodles (Sheng Rou Mian in Chinese)

Any Sabahan that comes back to Sabah, this noodle is definitely on their must-eat list.

The noodle is mixed with pork lards, and more pork lards.

You definitely have to go through heart surgery if you eat this every meal for entire month – but it’s worth the surgery.

Order a soup based noodle to skip the pork lards if you’re afraid of dying early but wanted to taste the noodle that capture many of Sabahan’s heart.

3. Tuaran Noodles

 Tuaran noodle is Sabah local specialty. The noodle is made mostly of eggs, you can taste the difference with normal yellow noodles.

Many Sabahans make the effort to have at least one plate of Tuaran noodle whenever they come back from overseas. 

Plus, it tastes awesome too.

4. Bak Kut Teh

Yu Kee Bak Kut Teh is known as one of the best BKT restaurant in Kota Kinabalu. Is it the best? Well I tasted better ones but I keep returning to this restaurant. Probably is the strategic location, or the crowds, I guess.

It will be eat with the you tiao and others vegetables to make it tasty.

The pork had been cooked in the medicine soup to become bak kut teh.

5. Seafood

Sabah is the best place to have seafood. It is located near the sea. Gayang Seafood Restaurant is one of the local’s favourite seafood restaurant.

It is located approximate 30 minutes drive from city, this seafood restaurant is located next to a bay, sharing the same sea with its’ competitor, Salut seafood restaurant.

You can find pretty much any seafood here. And different ways to prepare your seafood.

Their main selling point is FRESH seafood. 

6. Tenom Noodles


Here’s another noodle that has pork lard! Tenom noodle is a local dish that originates from Tenom. Many like this noodle for it’s simple yet flavorful taste. You can consume it on its own, or eat with other dishes on the menu.

You can choose different toppings for the noodle, and I always go with simple pork slices.

Must eat in Malacca

As we know Malacca or Melaka is a place that combination with different races especially the Baba and Nyonya which are the combination Malay with Chinese. According to history, the special race has been growth up since the era of British. 

So, at here we may find the pure Baba and Nyonya cuisine besides the Penang. 

1. Baba and Nyonya cuisine

I had try at Nyonya Makko Restaurant. I can say that it is the most delicious Baba and Nyonya food I had ever try. It is spicy and sour but it is not too spicy for the one who can't eat too spicy.

Although it is just the simple dish that can be find in Malaysia, but it is really nice and delicious. 

Example, the lady fingers with belacan (shrimp sauce) are a bit spicy but you can eat the fresh of the vegetables and it is perfect match with belacan.

You may also order the fried egg. It is not an ordinary fried egg. You may find out it is delicious and nice. 

Besides,it also have the meat roll that is very famous. 

2. Chicken rice balls

One of Malacca’s most celebrated dishes is chicken rice balls. You’ll never miss this local specialty at Kedai Kopi Chung Wah coffee shop due to the lines of eager diners outside the eatery throughout its opening hours. 

Only steamed chicken, together with super soft rice balls and chili sauce are served. The ordering process is very straightforward. Just state the number of persons and you will be served almost immediately. The chicken rice balls were moist, slightly sticky and full of fragrance, so much so you can eat it on its own. Don’t be too picky on its shape as each individual rice ball is tediously hand-rolled. Just imagine the number of rice balls the diligent hawker has to roll daily. The chicken was juicy and the soy-based dipping sauce was delicately salty, with a lingering sweet after-taste.

3. Jonker 88

 It is well-known for its Cendol, typically made of coconut milk, green starched noodles with pandan flavouring, shaved ice and palm sugar (Gula Melaka). In addition, it also famous with Nyonya Laksa and Yong Tau Foo. As we see, there is a lots of people keep queue from outside of the shop and you may find the customers come out with the food and keep on finding the table seat.

 4. Satay Celup 

This place is also famous with the way to put your satay with sauce. To try this, you need to take long queue from 4 pm although it open at 6 pm.

You may choose the food you want in the fridge with the different stick colour with different price. Then, you put it inside the boiling satay sauce on the table. Try it after it had been cooked.

Lots of famous actor and actress from China, Taiwan and Singapore came here to try it. 

Food Must Eat In Penang

Penang is a food paradise which you may find lots of food around the streets.That why it is difficult to hunt food with the high popularity as almost the same.

1.  Char Koay Teow (炒粿條)

 Char Koay Teow is a famous food with their own signature taste in Penang. It is special for Sarawakian because it  made by frying the noodles in pork fat with a light and dark soy sauce, prawns, briny cockles, chewy Chinese sausage, crispy sprouts, fluffy egg (chicken or duck) and a hint of chilli, often served on a banana leaf. Some places include ‘pig blood cockles’ so if you prefer it without that, just ask.

2. Penang Asam Laksa

A proud signature dish of Penang, Asam laksa is a sour and spicy, fish-based soup noodle broth of tamarind juice, chilli paste, lemongrass, topped with prawn paste and mackerel/sardine flakes. It has a tangy, wholesome flavor from the tamarind which some may find it too overpowering. If you scare of the fishy smell, you may dislike it.

3.Oyster Omelette

The oyster omelette, also known as “O Chien” in dialect Hokkien is a culinary delight. The oysters are fried in an egg & rice flour batter (to make it crispy), with chives and then accompanied with a spicy chilli or garlic sauce. The metallic taste is non-existent so you end up with a fluffy omelette with little bursts of flavour. Really tasty!

But for those who dislike the raw oyster may find it is hard to swallow.

4. Nasi Kandar

 

Another Indian Muslim dish that was claimed to originate from Penang, fragrant rice topped with different curry-based meat or vegetable dishes of your choice.It is delicious to the one who like the Malay cuisine.

5.Popiah (Fresh spring roll)

Popiah is a Chinese spring roll that is served fresh, not deep-fried. The outside has the same consistency of a very thin crepe and the inside is full of saucy ingredients such as soybean curd, grated turnips, french beans, fried tofu, chopped peanuts, shredded egg, Chinese lettuce and occasionally, crab meat. This sweet and soft creation is then dipped in a variety of sweet chilli sauces to finish it off. Some also will put some belacan sauce (sauce with crush shrimp)

6.Penang Famous Teochew Chendul

 A bowl of shaved ice filled with chewy green rice flour jelly (chendol), red beans, fresh coconut milk and a splash of gula melaka (brown sugar) syrup. This ice cold dessert is good for cooling down the heat of Malaysia.

Best place for Sunny Day @@

Sunny Hill Icecream @Kuching 

Sunny Hill icecream is one of the famous ice-cream that already operated decades ago. So, it is full of memories to lots of Kuching people. It is located just behind the Sunny Hill School and opposite the 3rd mile market in Kuching. You may need to pass it to the Boulevard Hypermarket around highway.

Although there are lots of different way to serve the ice-cream, it still have limited flavour to choose from

     Monday to Tuesday - Strawberry
     Wednesday to Friday - Pandan or Corn
     Saturday and Sunday - Chocolate
     Everyday - Vanilla

But this will not a reason to get few customers to come and eat it. It is crowded around noon as it is very hot and a good time to eat cold ice-cream.

Besides, you may buy it fresh in pack like the one you get it from supermarket and put it inside the refrigerator.