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.