: : Chin Hiang Chay, Jalan Padungan : :

Made a side trip with Granny to pick up some mooncakes from Chin Hiang Chay. The shop is located along Jalan Padungan, another street full of Chinese shops, hardware shops, fruit stalls that open till late and many bakeries selling old-fashioned Chinese pastries!

A bit lazy to describe the various mooncake found in Chin Hiang Chay. So, enjoy the pics! Note that this is a non-halal shop i.e. they use lard (a.k.a. pig fat!) to make the mooncakes. Also good to ask how long the mooncake has been around. You just might pick up a stale one.

Suresh, still torturing yourself? :p

: : Sarawakian Fruits : :

Bin Gregory’s post on the various fruits found in Sarawak. There are more out there for sure but he does provide an interesting writeup.

Buah Terap : Similar to Nangka (Jackfruit) and Cempedak. Stinks like anything. But only the outer layer smells.

Mata Kuching : Everyone’s favourite. Note that it needs to be soak in water for a few minutes because a lot of pesticides are usually sprayed onto the fruit and the outer layer is very thin. Taste great after being chilled in the fridge.

Buah Salak : I’ve never tasted it before. Then again, there are a lot of jungle produce found in the local wet market. Looks interesting.

Dragonfruit : Very filling fruit. Looks peculiar but it’s actually quite tasty.

Enjoy the read and drool over the pictures!

: : Kuching Fest Part IX : :

Granny : I am READY to go!! Quick quick before rain starts!

Very big hint for me to get myself out of bed after a very nice afternoon nap. And yes, we did go to Kuching Fest again. 2nd last day today. Last day is tomorrow.

Roasted Chestnuts

Granny : Must try one! Cook with sand!

Granny : Wah! Like that we come back later!

Ayam Pansor / Bamboo Chicken

Iban Stall next to Thai stall. Granny got curious while waiting for me to get her a bowl of Tom Yam Soup and Tang Hoon Noodles.

Hawker : Auntie! Try lah! Got kampung ayam(village chicken) inside. Sedap! (Tasty!)

Granny : Thank you ah!

Well, it’s mostly chicken soup but flavoured with lemon grass and some wild tapioca leaves. Very tasty. Buying bamboo chicken is based mainly on your luck. Sometimes it comes out well, sometimes not.

Taiwan Sausage and Char Kueh

Wena : Since Kuching Fest almost finish, we try the Taiwan sausage. Okay?

Granny : 🙂

Sausages were very sweet. Urgh. I prefer the spicy ones from Choice Daily. Nothing special about Taiwan Sausages. The German sausages are a lot better. Of course, non-halal.

Roasted Chestnut : Conclusion

I went to buy the roasted chestnut.

Granny : Buy 500 g one wor!

Granny : *sheepish grin* (interpreted as VERY VERY LONG TIME AGO!)

Well, it tasted really good. Every chestnut that I opened is sweet. The chestnuts were either sweetened initially or altered genetically. Looking at the back of the bag, found out that the main distributor is located in Brunei! Curiouser and curiouser. Still, the chestnuts are pretty good and this particular hawker has outlets at Wisma Sarberkas, Batu Kawah and 4th Mile. 🙂

: : Food Postings : :

Some other Food Postings from other bloggers. Making me SO tempted. And at midnight to boot. :p

Najah’s Trip to a Teapot Place

Sixthseal eating cucumber baked in buns?

Perpetual Peking Duck anyone?

Vampirem showing a pic of biggest eating place in Miri? Hmm… wonder where that is considering I’m from there.

🙂

: : Granny’s Cooking : :

Pictures were taken on Monday as I did not take any pics today. Long day at work.

Siao Bak (Roasted Belly Pork)

All little kiddies favourite. Roasted Belly Pork. Yep, from the pig’s STOMACH! Well, from around that region but not the actual stomach. :p Actually, Granny didn’t cook this. Rather, we bought it from Kuching Fest. She just fried it again to get it crispy.

Salted Veggie

A great Nonya dish. Granny cooked it with pork but it can be done with chicken meat as well. Need loads of ginger and some sugar to neutralize the sourish taste of the salted vegetable. This dish is stir-fried. 🙂 Great with porridge any day!

: : Johor Biscuit Factory : :

This was told to me a year ago by an electrician from England commissioning some equipment at a Johor Biscuit Factory. He said that the biscuits are sold to Singaporeans.

Brit observing cicak (gecko) everywhere on the ceiling. Speaks to a worker.

Worker : Aiya! Cannotlah! They eat flies mah!

Hmm… after that, I never bought local biscuits manufactured in Johor ever again. The Brit didn’t tell me who was the manufacturer so am covering my bases.

Now let’s see whether I’ll get into trouble for posting this. ;p