Homemade Bagel California Style

Made my very first California Style homemade bagel. Honestly...tasted pretty good! Need the receipy just drop me a line.

Roti Kaya 土司面包

Kaya toast is one of the traditional breakfast for people in Malaysia and Singapore, together with all other good stuffs such as roti prata and nasi lemak. Fresh and good quality kaya or the coconut egg jam and pure butter play important factors determining a good kaya toast. I like it particularly with a cup of quality black coffee...wakes my sleepy body by instant.

BBQ Pork Rice or Cha Shao Fan 叉烧饭

Yum yum....one of my favorite food is the Cha Shao Fan or the BBQ pork rice. Though most of the Cha Shao in major restaurant are oven backed, there are still some charcoal smoked BBQ pork in town. The saurce that comes with the BBQ pork plays an inportant role in determine the "good" and "not so good" factor.

Rice Dumpling Zong Zi 粽子

Rice dumpling or Zong Zi is a traditional Chinese food in rememberance of an antient Chinese politician called Qu Yuan. The story goes like this...bla bla bla....

I am only interested in Zong Zi. There are many kinds of Zong Zi; the meat, red bean, pea nuts, eel, vegetarian.... There are also many style of Zong Zi; the Cantonese, Teo Chiew, Foochow, Nyonya, Hakka.... Dont care what type la...they all make me hungry!

Tom Yam Fried Rice 东炎炒饭

This is no ordinary fried rice...its the Tom Yam Fried Rice. I was sceptic to order the fried rice at first place, but I changed my mind after I sampled a spoonful of it from my friend's plate. Try a special food to enrich your food experience. Not many restaurant offer this dish, you can get it at the Auntie's Corner in the Bormil Estate.

Chicken Mee Sua 鸡汤面线

Mee Sua with rich chicken soup dashed with red rice wine...its a must during my birthday and during the confinement among the Foo Chow. Many stalls in Kuching do offer Chicken Mee Sua, but nothing compares to the home cooked. If you have change to visit a Foo Chow mother during her confinement period, do ask for the Mee Sua! Remember to add a lot of red rice wine!

Xi Shi Mian 西施面

Xi Shi Mian...its like the Chinese yellow noodle cooked in Italian white saurce. Very nice indeed, thats the kind of noodle that will keep me coming back for second time. Where can you have it? Ar...its in the same Shabu-shabu restaurant opposite tHe Spring mall la...

Shabu-shabu 涮涮锅

Had shabu-shabu last night, yes, finally in Kuching! The presentation was pleasent, the food was fresh and the soup base was not too salty. Glad that they also have other side order menu and their drinks menu also consist of some spacial drinks...just like the one in the picture...nice.... The restaurant is just opposite tHe Spring mall. I give them 8/10.

Kong Bak 卤肉

Definitely one of my favorites, the Kong Bak! I still believe that my mum cooks the best Kong Bak, and my skill is catching up..haha...

Indian Food 印度料理

There are not many Indian in Kuching...I think they are out numbered by the Bangladash now. Just recently I have found one Indian food stall inside the Boulevard Shopping Mall that is worth trying. The food presentation looks inviting and got variety to choose from too! Try try if you like spicy food.

Malay Food 马来料理

I love Malay food...hot and spicy, rich in fragrant and texture; rendang beef, curry chicken, curry mutton, curry fish head, spicy squid, Malay style salad (Ulam)...em...makes me hungry just thinking of it. Thank God there are many good Malay food restaurant in Kuching, my favorite one is the one at Pending, near Pending Maybank, others no fight la... There are many worth trying restaurant such as the one along the Tun Jugah Rd call the Permata Cafe (try the Nasi Brayani...nice...), Chilli Padi near the KWPS building, the one called Danny's in Kota Samarahan, the one in Satok...em forgot the name...etc..etc...

Claypot Fish Head 沙锅渔头

Once a while I am really longing for the Claypot Fish Head of one particular restaurant in Singapore. You will find fried fish head, yam, tou fu...and the best of all is the BBQ pork. In Kuching, my favorite is at the Happy restaurant along the Tun Jugah Rd...opposite tHe Spring. One pot is just nice for two person. One bad thing about the restaurant is there are too many mosquitos around disturbing your appetide...>.<

Belacan Behun 巴拉煎米粉

Hum... its one of the "signature" dishes of Kuching! Just like the fermented tou fu (臭豆腐) or Durian some just hate it and some got to have it with the ABC. My experience was...its not too bad once you start eating it...but my friends from Taiwan just cant find a way to like it. The famous belacan behun is at the market place behind the Padungan. Try it if you dare!

Mutton Soup 羊肉汤

Mutton soup?? Some might be sceptic about mutton due to its distictive "taste"...but dont make a judgement until you try the this mutton soup. This soup is non other then the "How We" mutton soup in RH Commercial Centre (the same family as the mutton soup beside the Kuching Park Hotel). The hot saurce that comes with it is also a driving factor for people to come back again and again.

Zao Cai Mi Fen 糟菜米粉

This is an old old dish among Foo Chow only become more seen in Kuching. I think the taste is quite subjective as some of my friends like it, some dont. But I like it; I like the sour taste of it with hot chilli padi. A cool day will definitely provoke by crave for it!

Taiwan Porridge 台湾粥

After the heavy meal, I would go for a simple light meal; the porridge. One good thing about the Taiwan porridge is that it is less oilly, less salty and just like home cooked meal. The porridge normally cooked together with sweet potato. The restaurant that I normally go to is the Taiwan Porridge along the Padungan. Be prepare to be packed into the small restaurant, normally its full of customer during the meal hour.

Satay 沙爹

Satay one of the most widely accepted malay food, also one of my favorites! Normally meat like chicken, mutton or beef, merrinated in "secret" recipy for a period of time, and to be charcoal grilled on bamboo skew to perfection. It is then served with thick nutty creamy peanut saurce. My favorite satay is the one at the pasar minggu in Satok. There is one in Hui Sing food court that offer Pork satay, for those non muslim. I heard they can sell over thousand skew on good day!

Peng Hu 烧渔

Peng Hu or Ikan Bakar is one of the most popular dish for supper. Fish such as sting ray, sea bass or sardin are normally used to be BBQ on banana leaf on top of the hot iron grill. It is then serve with a special made sambal or thick spicy shrimp based saurce. It is the sambal that normally determine the deliciousness of the Peng Hu. Some popular Peng Hu can be found at most night spots, but I prefer the one at the Tabuan Heights Commercial Centre call the shui gui or "water goast". The one at the Ho Se Liao (used to be Xiang Xiang) at RH Plaza and the one at Fock Seng Garden at the 3rd mile are also very nice. Recommended to be served with a glass of icy cold beer!....ar....

Dim Sum 香港点心

Har Gao, Siew Mai, Fung Jau, Char Siew Pau...yum yum.. The Dim Sum is one big potential food business in Kuching that yet to be explored. There are few restaurant in Kuching that offer Dim Sum...like the Banquet at 4 1/2mile and Dong Guan at 3rd Mile. In my opinion, the Banquet offers the better quality Dim Sum...but one draw back about Dim Sum is...they doesnt come cheap..do bring extra $$. And the most suitable number of people for Dim Sum is 3-4 people in order to have more varieties.

Bubble Tea 泡沫奶茶

Bubble tea is dying out?? I dont think so! If it can make it in Taiwan, Hong Kong, China and Singapore, why not Kuching? Up to this day, I havent found a very good quality bubble tea like I used to have in Taiwan here. Think have to make it by myself...

Ding Bian Hu 鼎边糊

This is an authentic Foo Chow dish. I had it since I was just a kid...my friend and I (four of us) can eat up to 18 bowls at one time! I think the taste is quite subjective, some might love it some might not. Hard to find a good one in Kuching...but one stall came close to it is the one at the Expert, RH plaza.

Thai Food 泰国料理

One of the most acceptable asian food internationally is the Thai cuisine. Thank God that we have few good Thai restaurants in Kuching to ease my crave for hot and sour dishes. Both Thai Restaurant at Le Thian and Pandan Delight Thai Reastaurant in RH plaza offers nice Thai food. Just to mention, the papaya salad from Le Thian Thai restaurant is very very nice....emmmm..

Korean Food 韩国料理

All of the Korean food restaurant in Kuching offer quality authentic receipies as all of them runing by Korean. However, my favorite Korean food in Kuching is still the Koreana. They offer nice range of menu and most of all the main course comes with 6 side dishes with variation. Even the side dishes makes my mouth watering...espacially the Kimchi...yum yum. The lady boss is all very nice, used help to carry my child around while we were enjoying the dinner. Do take notice that they have relocated to Premier 101 Commercial Centre...nearer to my house..he he he...

"Fried Pork Leg" 香脆炸猪蹄

Just had an unforgetable dish at the Li Garden, the Fried Pork Leg. I am sure all those who tried the dish will still talk about it days after. I was surprise with the taste too...we all did, from young to old. That evening, we all forget about the colestrol stuff, we kept on going untill it down to the bone. Highly recommended!!

Taiwan Beef Noodle 台湾牛肉面

Talking about Taiwan Beef Noodle, the best one I ever had and still carve for is the one I had in Kaoshiung, Taiwan, the "Da Nui" Beef Noodle. One of my friends became so addicted one time that he had it for lunch and dinner for about a week...everyday! In Kuching, so far I found non came close to it, but a more acceptable is the one at the Wonderful Place in Hui Sing. The one from "Yu Hu Xuan" is ok but not as good.

Peking Duck 北京烤鸭

One particular food that I crave for is the roasted Peking Duck. In Kuching, a more presentable Peking Duck is by the Li Garden at Hock Lee Centre. The duck is nicely blowed to shape and roasted in golden brown colour. In addition, the duck is seasoned nicely...not too salty and not over power with spices. In general, I think the Peking Duck in Kuching is still to conservative; wish to see more taste variation such as the Herbal Peking Duck in JB.

Home Cooked Soup 我家靓汤

Nothing beat the home cooked soup. I especially like three kinds of home cooked soup; the Confinement Chicken Soup, the Pork Leg Cuttlefish Soup, and the Pickled Vege soup with pork or chicken. My mum and wife made the best of all the above!

Pau Pau Pau 包子

Pau the white steamed bun, has been one of the most important chinese traditional fast food for centuries and its one of my favorites too! Personally I like the Meat Pau from the Xin Kwang Fu Chow Big Pau, Char Xiu Pau from the Xiao Ba Wang, and the Vegetarian Pau from the small little stall along the 4th mile road near the long distance bus terminal. Try them and you will agree with me!

Buffet

Ar..yes the buffet, eat until you drop. I have tried many many buffets in many many places. The most enjoyable one is still the buffet I had in Las Vegas...all the king crab and shrimp, and the desserts with rich texture.....yum..yum.. But back in Kuching, so far I think the Crown Princess Hotel still offers the best luring buffet in town with sashimi. The other choice is the one at the Aurora in Merdeka Palace offering the mediterranean cuisine.

Rojak and Sotong Kangkong 优渔蕹菜

Talking about rojak and sotong kangkong brings back a lot of memories indeed. Our family used to go out for dinner or a movie weekly...as a reward for us to be a child. The rojak or sotong kangkong was usually a must. I like it when its still hot and all the stuffs such as fried prawn pancake, fried sweet potato, fried bean curd and you tiao were reshly made. There are some really unforgetable...I like the one in Bintangor market, the one along the beach in Miri, and in Kuching I personally like the one at the Salom cafe at Green Heights.

ABC or Ang Tao Peng 红豆冰

Hot hot hot day..I will crave for a bowl of coconut rich ABC or Ang Tao Peng. Traied many ABC in town but the one came close to my standard is the one at the BDC, the San Xiao Ang Tao Peng. But if you want a bigger bowl portion, you have got to try the one in Chillipepper..you will get lots of ang tao thats for sure...although the taste is so so..

Mixed Pork Soup 猪杂汤

Once a while when I need my colestrol level boosted up, I will go for the Mixed Pork Soup (a combination of pork belly meat, pork intestine, meatballs, fishballs, shrimp and pickled vege). My favorite one is at the Tabuan Laru..near the KSH. I like the taste, the soup, the portion..and mostly the price...only RM4. Just to mention, they have the cheap RM2 kolo mee there too!

Lei Char 客家擂茶

The traditional food of the Kek, Lei Char can be consider as one of the most popular health food in town. My favorite Lei Char is the one at the Thomson corner. But the unforgetable one is the one I had in a small coffee shop along the Batu Kawah...maybe I was too hungry at that moment.

Kam Pua 干盘面

Kam Pua is the favorite dish for the Foo Chows in Sibu and Sarikei. It has becoming more acceptable in Kuching due to the increasing Foo Chows in the city. My favorite Kam Pua is the one at the Expert coffee shop at the Tabuan Heights Commercial Centre.

Kueh Chap

Once a while, if I am not too hungry, I will have Kueh Chap. So far, the best kueh chap I had in Kuching is the one in the Hui Sing food stalls and the Claypot Kueh Chap at the How We coffee shop in the RH Commercial Centre.

Bah Kut Teh 肉骨茶

This is an "imported" dish from the West Malaysia. My favorite one is the Bah Kut Teh at the BDC commercial center. The soup and the portion is just nice....and the price is reasonable. I guarantee you will come back for more. Well...it still doesnt match the one I had in KL...shigh

Kolo Mee 干捞面

Ar...the signature dish of all time for Kuching, the kolo mee. You can find kolo mee in every local coffee shop. I heard it did very well in Singapore too! However, if you want to eat a really good one..you have to find out for yourself. For me, I like the one at Top 10, Jalan Song. The only draw back is the portion...not enough for a big eater like me. Another alternative, is the one in the Hui Sing food stalls cos its cheaper and the portion is just nice for me. And the latest worth trying is the one at the 3rd mile market...the stall number 8.

Salad 沙拉

My favorite salad is the Mr Ho's Fine Dining house special salad. The salad comes with fresh green salad in wine vineger and slices of imported becon ham. The portion is good for two person but I can finish a big whole plate by myself. Ha..

Seafood Plater 海鲜拼盘

My favorite appetiser is the combination seafood plater by Magenta. You wil find fried calamari, oyster, mussel, fish chips and french fries. All the goodies comes with three unique dipping sources. The portion is enough for 2-3 person or maybe four. Very very nice...

Sarawak Laksa

My favorite feel-guilty food is non other than Sarawak Laksa. It is a special dish cook with chicken broth/seafood broth, curry spices and coconut milk, topped with chicken floss, fresh shrimp, stripped fried egg, green pea sprout, and corriander. To add a zinc, the laksa is to be eaten with spicy hot shrimp paste and fresh lime. YUM YUM.....but feel guilty every time after eating due to high colestrol contain.

Bagel 贝果

It was a must whenever I got the chance to travel to US. The unforgetable taste with unique texture; chrips outside and tender inside. Undeniable my favorite simple breakfast...cant get fresh bagel in Kuching so another alternative, the kom pia will do for me.

Donut 甜甜圈

One of my favorite sweet treats..the donut! I have tried the Big Apple donut but the Munchy donut is still my favorite.

Tomato Bee Hun 茄汁米粉

The unforgetable taste from childhood; it brings back mamories...only sweet ones. You know the taste when you take the first bite...yes...thats it! Now I am grown up, the taste somehow vanishing through time. I have been searching for the same tomato bee hun that I used to have during my childhood, unfortunately I was always disappointed with the first bite. However, there is one restaurant in Kuching the coming close to it..after searching for such a long time.