Wednesday, Jun 30

Taste the Local – Sarawak Food

By Max Tan

15. SIO BEE

Sio bee is that siu mai contains pork and shrimps while sio bee is stuffed with pork.

TOP 3 PLACES FOR SIO BEE :

Kong Heng Sio Bee K

Sin Kwang Heng 新光興

Kong Heng Sio Bee K Store 41

14. MEE SAPI

Mee sapi is different in the sense that it is served with a beef-based broth. Topped with generous amounts of beansprouts and beef slices, you can opt to have the broth added straight to your noodles or in a separate bowl.

TOP 3 PLACES FOR MEE SAPI :

333 char kway teow

Mee Sapi & Mee Kulat

Mi Sapi / Mi Kolok Haji Salleh @ Sepinang Sari

13. KOMPIA

Kompia refers to a bun either soft or crispy baked in a round stone oven and typically stuffed with meat cooked in a special gravy.

TOP 3 PLACES FOR KOMPIA :

Kompia House

Song Kheng Hai Hawker Centre

Hanna Cottage Bakery (Hanna – Kuching Bakery)

12. FRIED OYSTER PANCAKE

Fried oyster pancake is a thin, crispy pancake with oysters concentrated in the centre. It is usually eaten with light soy sauce mixed with pepper.

TOP 3 PLACES FOR FRIED OYSTER PANCAKE :

Lepau Restaurant

Topspot Food Court

Lok Garden Seafood 9

11. BELACAN BIHUN

Belacan bihun consists of rice vermicelli served in a sweet shrimp-based (belacan) broth topped with julienned cucumber, cuttlefish slices, and century egg quarters/halves.

TOP 3 PLACES FOR BELACAN BIHUN :

Ah Kheng Belacan Bihun

Yeo Kim Kee Belacan Bee Hoon

Lock Ann – ABC, Rojak, Belacan Bihun, Cucur Udang, Sarawak Laksa

10. TERUNG DAYAK

Terung dayak is a round yellow fruit, is typically used in sour dishes such as assam sour fish and miscellaneous sour soups.

TOP 3 PLACES FOR TERUNG DAYAK :

Lepau Restaurant

Benson Seafood Centre

See Good Food Centre Sdn Bhd

9. SAGO WORMS

Sago worms are grubs or larvae of snout beetles that chew on the sago palm.They look like giant manggots with yellowish white segmented rich bodies.

TOP 3 PLACES FOR SAGO WORMS :

Top 10 Food Court

Topspot Food Court

Premier Food Republic

8. TOMATO KOAY TEOW

Tomato koay teow is served in a tomato sauce-based gravy with vegetables, chicken, and seafood. It is also available with crispy noodles and bihun.

TOP 3 PLACES FOR TOMATO KOAY TEOW :

Char Kway Teow

333 char kway teow

CHAR KUEY TEOW tapak kuning

7. KEK LAPIS

Kek Lapis is a thinly striped layered cake with an interesting mix of different flavours,colours and patterns.

TOP 3 PLACES FOR KEK LAPIS :

Mira Cake House

Maria Kek Lapis Sarawak

Maanis Kek Lapis Sarawak

6. MANOK KACANGMA

Manok kacangma is a Chinese dish consisting of chicken cooked with a kacangma-based broth. The herb, which also known as motherwort, is believed to be able to ease the effects of menstruation in women.

TOP 3 PLACES FOR MANOK KACANGMA :

Kampua Mee

Noodle Descendants 麵家湯

Bukit Mata Seafood Restaurant Sdn Bhd

5. NASIK ARUK

Nasi aruk is a traditional Sarawakian Malay dish is not fried with oil. The ingredients consist of garlic, onion, and anchovies fried with cooked rice. The rice is fried until it achieves a smokey or slightly-burned taste.

TOP 3 PLACES FOR NASI ARUK :

Wayne Cafe

Atok Kopitiam

Mom’s Laksa Petanak

4. KUEH CHAP

Kueh chap are wide, flat rice noodles cooked in a herby broth consisting of pork meat, skin, internal organs as well as deep fried tau pok and hard boiled egg quarters or halves.

TOP 3 PLACES FOR KUEH CHAP :

Bintawa Kueh Chap

Poh Kwong Park Kueh Chap

Sin Lian Shin Kolo Mee 新聯成

3. MIDIN

Midin is typically stir fried with garlic and or belacan with chilli. Anchovies and salted fish may also be added into the dish, which can be found in most coffee shops that sell nasi campur.

TOP 3 PLACES FOR MIDIN :

Lepau Restaurant

Topspot Food Court

See Good Food Centre Sdn Bhd

2. KOLO MEE

Kolo mee consists of yellow egg noodles tossed in a light sauce before it is served with slices of barbecued pork (char siew), chicken cutlets, or minced meat. Non-halal versions might also contain lard.

TOP 3 PLACES FOR KOLO MEE :

Mee Kolok Awin

Oriental Park Kolo Mee

Sin Lian Shin Kolo Mee 新聯成

1. SARAWAK LAKSA

Sarawak laksa consists of a vermicelli rice noodles (bihun) cooked in shrimp-based broth made from sambal belacan, sour tamarind, garlic, galangal, lemongrass and thickened with coconut milk. The dish is served with a general amount of bean sprouts (taugeh), prawns, omelette strips, and shredded chicken.

TOP 3 PLACES FOR SARAWAK LAKSA :

126 Laksa

Poh Lam Laksa

Mom’s Laksa Kopitiam

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