Archive for September, 2009

Miri Ramadhan Bazaar 2

September 18, 2009 at 1:28 am · Filed under Festive, Food

Another Ramadhan Bazaar that caught my attention while driving around in Miri was the one next to the Indoor Stadium, opposite the Public Swimming Pool.


Thirsty? Freshly squeezed sugar cane juice and other colourful iced drinks are easily found here.

Ikan bakar is everywhere. They use more whole fresh saltwater fish here and less ikan pari (stingray).

Nasi Lemak. Truly the national dish of Malaysia.

Kuih. The rolled up ones at the top most right corner is Kuih Celorot, traditional to the state of Sarawak. The sweet kuih is wrapped in leaves in a way that you can press the base and the filling pops up from the top.

Kolok noodles, another item that can’t be missed in Sarawak. The chinese version uses minced pork, so I would assume that the minced meat here would be minced beef, which should be equally tasty.

We stumbled upon a yummy treat here amongst some of the local Malay dishes. The purplish rice (usual of certain rice species in Bario/Kelabit Highlands) called to us and we were told that it’s fried rice with dabai fruit ( a local equivalent of olives), anchovies and chilli. It was truly yummy and unforgettable. I am already thinking of where to get dabai to make my own!!


Some local Malay dishes – curries, daging, keladi etc.

More dishes. Umai at the bottom left corner.

There were even crabs at RM4 each.

Freshly fried noodles. So tempting.

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Miri Ramadhan Bazaar 1

September 17, 2009 at 10:30 am · Filed under Festive, Food

I happened to be home for a brief getaway and having a craving for umai, decided to hit the Ramadhan bazaars in town search of them. Having “moved” to KL for a good 10 years or so, I think I have gotten quite used to the food sold there so I found myself a bit of a tourist at the bazaars in Miri, trying to decipher the mystery of some of the “unknown dishes”. Haha.

The nearest Ramadhan bazaar to where I live is the one at the Saberkas shoplots, near the roundabout where Sesco (Pujut) and Bulatan Park is.

Grilled stuff are big here… and all sorts of fishes are used considering how seafood is widely available in Miri.

Ikan Terubuk bakar. Lovely fish but it has so much bones that sometimes eating this is a pain, literally.

Wings and other snacks.

Kuih Peneram and Kuih Bongkol, which is a popular kuih with sago flour, coconut milk and palm sugar.

Umai!!

Fried noodles, rice etc. The bergedil (potato patties) were very good.

Some local dishes.

Sarawak Layer cake and even Kuih Batik.

Drinks of all types.

Psychadelic colours! The blue drink is called Lemon Blue.

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Chulia Street Noteworthy, Penang.

September 10, 2009 at 7:35 am · Filed under Around M’sia beyond KL, Eating Out, Food

I rarely venture into Chulia Street, but this trip has brought me a few surprises food wise along Chulia Street. I have heard of yummy wonton noodles (wantan mee) there but didn’t know where until I read masak-masak. Made my way there and found the corner lot shop at the intersection of Chulia St. and Carnavon St easily.

As Chulia St is also very popular with backpackers, this place also sees its fair share of foreigners stepping in. One Caucasian woman was quite specific with her order, which only consisted of blanched vegetable leaves and one single wonton with no noodles which did baffle the mother and son team manning the stove a bit. :P

The noodles in all its glory. Tossed with soy sauce and a bit of lard, it’s “whiter” than the Klang Valley version. Springy and al-dente, served with red char siew, leafy greens, chicken shreds and tight wontons. The wonton production was quite a sight to behold as nimble fingers continued to bind round parcels of minced meat into the wonton skin.

There’s also beef noodles. I opted for the soup version as I wanted to slurp down the hot, robust broth. The beef, complete with tendon (just how I like it) was flavourful and tender. I read that the soup is made freshly everyday and sits on a constant charcoal fire.

Apart from the thin noodles, they also serve the flatter, broader version.

Sai Lam Coffee Shop (西南茶室)
307 Chulia Street
Penang
Open Mon-Sat 1pm onwards.

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Driving down Chulia Street at night holds quite a lot of promise as hawker pushcarts are scattered all around. We spotted the most people gathered here, outside a furniture shop with the huge “Dunlopillo” sign above.

The curry mee stall next to the wonton noodle stall. Both are bustling and weighed down with orders. Having had wonton noodles, the elderly couple manning the curry mee stall seemed to be the best bet for my supper. Heh.

Despite being told that there would be a long wait, we got our curry noodles within 20 mins. Served with generous servings of cuttlefish, cockles, tofu pok and fishball. I enjoyed it greatly as the soup had the kicks from the spicy chilli paste and best of all, the cockles were still bloody! Haha.

Chulia Street Curry Mee ,
Lebuh Chulia,
Penang.

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