: : IMBB ~ III : :
The list is out at Renee’s site as well as an interesting write-up. Be prepared to drool all you want.
As for me, *sigh*. Forgot about it and couldn’t get hold of my cousin. Must ask around the family on how to cook the cake. It was a way on how to cook a cake in Bario. Wanted to try it the old-fashion way and see whether it works or not.
Ah well.
: : Comments from bchink : :
Hmm… suddenly there are a lot of comments from bchink. To answer your queries here :
SAGO : Well, it’s definitely not tapioca. It’s actually a palm. More details here. The sago is extracted from the tree bark and not from the root.
TAPIOCA LEAVES : Malas to check. :p Kangkung kangkung lah!
BEST KUEH CHAP IN SARAWAK : It’s more of a matter of taste. Can’t remember which posting you were referring too.
MANI CHAI : Cat veggie in foo chow. Ah. So, I’m going to ask you, why ah?
SABAH VEGGIE : Depending on where you order Sabah veggie, it will come to you as a particular strain of midin@fern (Sarawak) OR a type of veggie similar to Mani Chai (West Malaysia). It really depends. But, in Sabah itself, if you ask for Sabah Veggie, people would look at you in a strange manner.
KOM PIA / JUIN NUIN : Only a foochow would have a lot of things to say about Kom Pia. Anyway, the comments speak for itself. Was too lazy to update the posting.
THOUSAND ISLAND SAUCE : Was trying to trackback to which posting this comment was attached to. Cannot remember the context of the thousand island sauce.
Wonder if it’s my neighbour?
: : Comments from bchink : :
Hmm… suddenly there are a lot of comments from bchink. To answer your queries here :
SAGO : Well, it’s definitely not tapioca. It’s actually a palm. More details here. The sago is extracted from the tree bark and not from the root.
TAPIOCA LEAVES : Malas to check. :p Kangkung kangkung lah!
BEST KUEH CHAP IN SARAWAK : It’s more of a matter of taste. Can’t remember which posting you were referring too.
MANI CHAI : Cat veggie in foo chow. Ah. So, I’m going to ask you, why ah?
SABAH VEGGIE : Depending on where you order Sabah veggie, it will come to you as a particular strain of midin@fern (Sarawak) OR a type of veggie similar to Mani Chai (West Malaysia). It really depends. But, in Sabah itself, if you ask for Sabah Veggie, people would look at you in a strange manner.
KOM PIA / JUIN NUIN : Only a foochow would have a lot of things to say about Kom Pia. Anyway, the comments speak for itself. Was too lazy to update the posting.
THOUSAND ISLAND SAUCE : Was trying to trackback to which posting this comment was attached to. Cannot remember the context of the thousand island sauce.
Wonder if it’s my neighbour?
: : Coffee Master ~ Carpenter Street : :
Well, after the dinner with Lindsey, May Lin, Tim and Min Yen, we went off to Coffee Master for some dessert. Instead of the one at Somerset Gateway, we decided to try out the new outlet at Carpenter Street.
This was Lindsey’s drink : a beautiful Sunrice Ice-blended where the orange was blended with ice and some milk, I think. Or was it yogurt?
Mocha ice-blended was for me. Something simple : coffee and chocolate goes extremely well together. Although a simpler and cheaper way to making mocha at home is to mix Milo and Nescafe together. Yum.
Tim ordered the chocolate vanilla ice-blended which, translated into understable English, is chocolate and vanilla ice-cream blended with some ice and some coffee. Looks good eh?
Milk is for the little girl, May Lin. This is the iced honey milk. Goodness galore. Went very well with the peanut cookies we ordered.
Address Details :
Coffee Master
13 China Street
93300 Kuching.
Tel : 082-250 958 / 242899
Mobile : 016 867 6480
It’s in the small lane past the old Chinese Temple but before Bishop’s Gate. The small lane is running parallel to Bishop’s Gate.
That’s all then. Cheerio.
: : IMBB ~ III : :
Totally forgot that today was the cakewalk and couldn’t get hold of my cousin to ask her to this recipe. Argh! Next time. Anyway, enjoy the various postings all over the web. Renee will have a list of postings up soon enough.
Ah well.
: : Meeting up with Lindsey ::
Let’s see, it must have been nearly 7 to 8 years that I haven’t seen this cheerful and chirpy young lady. Lindsey from my childhood days, where she and her brothers and my sister as well as myself used to goto church youth activities together and borrowing books from this children’s library at the GCM. She was in town for the next few weeks so took her as well as May Lin and Tim (who were back from Malacca on holiday) as well as Min Yen for dinner at Da Chin Hua. Both Min Yen and I wanted to try out the BBQ pit that is on the table
One thing’s for sure : it was HOT! With the charcoal in the middle of the table, we could feel the heatwaves coming out of it. It also didn’t help that there weren’t a single ceiling fan anywhere. This concept of hanving a BBQ pit in the table only works for cold climates and definitely not in Malaysia. Still, it was something new that all of us wanted to try it out.
For the BBQ, we ordered some fish as well as chicken. They came in think slices.
These were the ingredients for the BBQ : L to R – Salt, some spices which we couldn’t identify but had chilli and oregano in it, oil for browning the stuff and oiling the wire rack so that the food doesn’t stick to it and good chilli paste. Yum. A mix of Indian spices with some Italian (oregano) and chilli powder (all over Asia, one can find chilli powder). So, it was a lot of fun but it was too hot in Kuching to appreciate the warmth of the grill. Think it’ll kick off better in winter. Ah well.
And so we mix the herbs with the fish and chicken. The oil was put onto the meat as well as the wire rack. We had to keep a constant watch over the food so that it doesn’t brown too fast and that the flames that were firing up from the oil drips, caught anything else on fire. Phew!
We also ordered some bak choi which the waitress claim is not. So hmmm… it was cooked in oyster sauce and garlic. Very filling, alrite.
Excellent lamb with cumin seeds. Yummy. We had it before and so, we had it again. A bit fatty though.
When was the dinner? On Thursday night. Da Chin Hua (the restaurant) is located at 3rd Mile, behind the Amway office. If you’re planning to eat there, remember to dress lightly because it can get very hot.