Food in Kuching Part 3: Foochow Food

For dinner, we had Foochow food in BDC Food Court. My pictures don't do justice to the food but based from what I googled online, a lot of Sarawakians love their Tien Pien Hu, Sarawak Laksa, Tomato Kueh Teow and Kolo Mee.

You've read 3 or 4 in the previous posts so today you get to see Tien Pien Hu.

We ordered 3 dishes to share.

The first dish is Mee Sua. It costs RM 6 a bowl. 

Smells and tastes good for me. :)

As you can see, there's chicken and mushrooms.

The second dish is Tien Pien Hu. It costs RM 3.50

I am not familiar with Foochow food so..

There's fishballs, the 'noodle' made form rice starch, veges..

Good for those who don't want a big dish for dinner.

Last but not least, the Kampua! It costs RM 3.50

As I said before, I am not familiar with Foochow food but I think blogpost  (Kampua Mee) explains it better.

For breakfast the next day, we had Sarawak Laksa in Hoojoo Cafe. It costs RM 3.50 for small, RM 4.50 for large.

Previous posts:

Kuching Food Part 1

Kuching Food Part 2

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Kuching Food Part 4: Going back in time

Kuching Food Part 1

My cousin and I finally got to explore Kuching! :) We were lucky to have a friend to take us around and acted as our tour guide too.

On the first night, we went to a food court. We had fried radish cakes, fried tofu/ beancurd, Teochew fried oyster (the non-crispy one because we ordered wrongly) and the tomato-based kuey teow soup (mistakenly ordered the kuey teow one but tastes good also) ;D

Here comes the pictures:

Teochew Fried Oyster (non-crispy) 

I had fried oyster like this but it's the crispy one in Kampung Koh, Sitiawan. For those who never had o-chien/ fried oyster like this, it would be special I suppose. The oyster tasted fresh to me.

Fried tofu/ beancurd

The fried tofu/ beancurd tastes good on its own and with the sauce too.

Tomato-based kuey teow soup

The tomato-based kuey teow soup is good too but not my favourite.

Fried radish cakes

The fried radish cakes can make one feel jelat or full after a few bites but it's good. I recommend this dish for sharing.

Update: Kuching Part 2 is posted too!

Best of Kota Kinabalu -Part 3

Finally is my last part of my KK food hunt and holiday post! 

The best part of KK was the weather is very sunny and clear sky. This picture taken at Shangri-la Hotel @Tanjung Aru. This hotel not as new compare to Sutera Harbour and a bit far too. The hotel is facing South China Sea. Is it true that only Sabah is surrounded by 3 seas? YES! First is Celebes Sea, Sulu Sea and South China Sea. Thats the reason Malaysia have a place inside top 10 diving site in the world which is Sipadan island.

 Let's get back to food hunting at the city! =P

First meal of the day and haave you ever heard of this "sang nyuk mee" in KL? I guess we heard before but just don't know how it taste like. Adeline's uncle & aunty brought us here to try this before leaving  =D

From the picture looks like the ordinary pork noodle at KL. What makes Sinsuran Sang Nyuk Mee @ Lintas (RM.5.50) so special? I can taste the softness and the tenderness of the pork. If this is available at KL and I will order this instead of the ordinary pork noodle because I can taste there is no fat in the pork which I hate the most. They used charcoal to boiled the soup and making the soup even tastier

According to Adeline's relative saying that pork noodle in KL and "sang nyuk mee" cooked very differently in terms of the different part of the meat using and the soup. It is not the same and of course cannot compare.

This is the dry version of "sang nyuk mee" and actually is just the noodle dry . This will be serve with a small bowl of pork. I ordered this so I can try 2 taste. hehe

Here come the small bowl of "sang nyuk mee". This noodle is definitely must try if going to KK in future. I miss this noodle so much now.

Directions

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Address
Restoran Sinsuran Sang Nyuk Mee
Lot 19-0, Ground Floor, Lorong Lintas Plaza
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

Business Hour
6.30 - 4.30pm

Me and Adeline walking around the city to get out lunch so ended up at Hong Kong Recipe because is near Center Point shopping mall.

I have decided to ordered set D which is cheese baked rice. This is one of the most expensive set and most of the set lunch very reasonable.

The set was served with 'ying yong' it tastes too much of coffee. Me & Adeline's don't really like this.

I ordered a set of their cheese baked rice and overall the taste is so dry, not cheesy and taste totally far different than Kim Gary Restaurant at Klang Valley.

This soup is part of the set. I love the soup instead of cream soup or borsch soup that serve at Kim Gary.

Adeline's ordered chicken katsu don (RM13.80++)

For her, it tasted good and the soup that came with it was just right: not too salty.

Address

G823, Lot No. B-06, Grd Flr, Block B

Warisan Square, Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens,

88000, KK, Sabah.

Tel

088-486644

Wifi

Available

*10% Service Charge

Boring of drinking Cha Time at Klang Valley? Try this Yoyo Cafe that offering variety of bubble tea. Adeline's ordered winter melon tea (RM3.30) and I ordered black jelly milk tea. The winter melon tea was not as sweet compare to Gong-Cha and my black jelly milk tea tasted normal to me. I have tried this previous trip and most of the Sabahan would go there for "yum cha" session with friends and family.

Location

1) Suria Sabah Mall 

2) Lintas Square

3) Damai

 4) Center Point

Majestic Bay @ Gardens By The Bay

My aunt brought us to dine here after marveling Gardens by the Bay. Let me give you a brief tour of the restaurant first before we head for the food!

We saw this outside the restaurant before going in and it looks good :)

Dimsum treats handmade by Guangzhou-born Chef Li Shou Tao.

Most people think fine dining serve small portions but in this restaurant the portions are huge.
Even the manager taking our orders asked my aunt whether she really wanted that much and advised her to cut down some orders.

Thank goodness my aunt did cut down orders, because we still couldn't finish eating everything!

This is their logo (to say we are here! You are in the right place! XD)

Once you enter, you'll see the two deck aquarium on your left.

Get to see your food (seafood! Get it?)

This is an interesting fish to me. It's not dead. It swims like that.

Presenting, the Turbot fish.

NOW, on your right is the bar. Yes this restaurant has a bar. Looks pretty cool.

Neat.

Move forwards and you get to see the tables and chairs. You'll go WHOA. Well, I did so..

I think the circular mirrors are to resemble air bubbles.

My family's table

Behind the panel of mirrors is a secret room, as shown in the picture below.

Voila!

Fine dining. Fancy cups, fancy glass, fancy plates, fancy everything...

Look at our glasses. Cantik ahhhh....

Even fancy wine.. at least I think so XD because my dad pointed it out to me.

DRUM ROLLLLLLL 

FOOD IS ON THE WAY

This is their menu and the dimsum menu is on another piece of paper.

This is the starter snack. Wasabi chips. 

Wasabi chips

Classic Har Gau and Siu Long Pau

Har Gau (Above) S$4.80 for four pieces/ one basket, Siu Long Pau (bottom) S$4.20 for 3 pieces/ one basket

Custard Bun. OOOH YUMMEH.. 

Custard Bun, S$4.50 for 3 pieces/ one basket

Crispy yam dumplings with minced pork.

Crispy yam dumplings with minced pork, S$3.80 for 3 pieces/ one basket

As seen in their poster, the Seared Chilli Crab Meat Bun.

Seared Chilli Crab Meat Buns, S$4.50 for 3 pieces

Baked BBQ Pork Buns

Baked BBQ Pork Buns, S$4.20 for 3 pieces

Duck Fried Rice

Duck Fried Rice, S$10.00

Brinjal. They called it Eggplant Pot.

Eggplant Pot, S$27.00

They called it Trio Egg Amaranth Leaf.

Inside it's century eggs, salted eggs, amaranth leaves ( a kind of vege. New word for us), eggs.

Trio Egg Amaranth Leaf, S$24.00

Peking Duck.

Wrap it all up and chomp.

Yum yum yum *licks lips*

Peking Duck, S$58.00

Ok the adults love this but I didn't.

It was because I did not like the vinegar. The vinegar taste was too strong for me.

It's called the Vinegar Pork, or Pork Vinegar. Either way, it's the same.

Vinegar Pork, S$18.00 for one

Overall, all the food were delicious and we were all too full. My grandmother enjoyed it so all was well :D My grandma loves Singapore. She loves plants.

Address:
18 Marina Gardens Drive,
#01-10 Flower Dome,
 Singapore 018953

(Below Flower Dome, next to the escalator)

Directions:

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Contact number:

6604 6604

Fax:

6604 6626

Business Hours:

 Lunch:

      Monday - Friday

      11:45 AM - 2:30 PM

      Saturday, Sunday & PH

      11.30 AM - 2:30 PM

      Dinner:

      5:45 PM - 9:30 PM

Email address: 

reservations@majesticbay.sg

Website(s): 

Majestic Bay (Official)

Majestic Bay (Gardens by the Bay web)
Majestic Bay (FB Page)

Best of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah -Part 2

Above the picture was my last visits picture at KK. Photo taken at Tanjung Aru beach for the sunset and the snorkeling area was Pulau Sapi. Those island was part of the Tunku Abdul Rahman Park (Manukan, Mamutik, Sapi, Sulug and Gaya. My first visit was at Pulau Sapi which my aunt suggested me to go there where you can see a lot of corals and fishes instead of Manukan because that island too commercialized.

This place located at Sutera Harbour Resort. This picture taken at 9am near the marina. For more further information about the islands can be read through Adeline's blog.

My first visit to this UPPERSTAR Cafe & Bar. This was known as Chezzy Carozza with wedges (RM7.95) served very hot and waiting the longest among the others!

Grilled Chicken Burger (RM8.50) served with coleslaw and potato salad. Adeline's relatives let us tried the salad and I love the salad. Inside the salad have eggs too. Adeline's also love it.

The interior of the cafe is awesome! We ate at here during christmas eve for lunch.

                      Some decoration in the cafe.

Appearance of the shop looks expensive right? Actually you are wrong, inside of the cafe serving affordable food and cheap beer (RM40 for 1 Heineken tower).

Adeline's aunt love their Hainanese Chicken Rice (RM7.95). Appearance looks like Singapore chicken rice to me because of the sauces.

I have ordered Spaghetti Cabonara (7.95) and actually Adeline's aunt suggested me to order Lamb Massala Rice but the moment I wanted to order then it was sold out. The other visits at Suria Sabah was sold out too. The taste of the spaghetti was not too creamy and served with mushrooms, hams, capsicum and garlic. Adeline's said so-so only and for me was descent taste.

Baked Mushroom Soup (RM6.95) that ordered by Adeline's. She love the soup at here.

I ordered Grilled Chicken (RM14.95) during new year eve and this will be my 3rd times to this cafe throughout the whole trip. Again I wanted to order the Lamb Massala Rice was out of order but at other branches too. I didn't regret ordering this because this chicken chop well presentable for this price. Serving with garlic bread, coleslaw, potato salads, mashed potatoes and the chicken chop. The sauce is not too salty with the combination of white mushroom sauce and no chicken skin.

Their main menu of the cafe.

Chritmas, new year and valentine's day menu.

Free internet surfing at the cafe. Line was good at the dekstop but not the wifi at there.

The entrance of the Upperstar at Lintas branch.

Branches & Service

Upperstar cafe @Suria Sabah - Food portion was huge among the others according to Adeline's aunt.

Upperstar cafe @Damai          - Service was slow maybe because we ordered beer during afternoon.

Upperstar cage @ Lintas         - Free dekstop surfing internet and service was fast.

                                                                 

                                                         Address & Tel -Damai Branch

G35, Suria Sabah Shopping Mall

Tel : 088-487 233 (Suria)

Block C, lot 8, Ground Floor,

Lorong Okok kayu Manis,

Damai plaza Phase 3,

Kota Kinabalu.

(Same row as Coffee Bean)

Tel : 088-260 388 (Damai)

Lot 97-99, Ground Floor,

Lintas Plaza, Phase 2C

88300 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

Tel : 088-233 636 (Lintas)

This dumpling was from Kedai Kopi Tenom @ Damai Plaza. There are 3 dumpling stalls on the same row with this coffee shop. That dumpling sometime consist of very little meat because we ate there few times on a week but sometimes is alright. The taste of the dumpling was decent to me.

 Me and Adeline's prefer the fried dumpling instead of the steam dumpling because it's more crunchy.

The price for the dumpling. We did tried the other dumpling stalls infront of Fook Yuen but the meat was not as good here although the skills of making the dumpling are better than here.