Best Food Checklist (Kuching)

Many Sarawakians who live outside of the state and don't come back frequently will often crave the local food. I know that for me and many others I know, each trip back to Kuching is like a culinary pilgrimage ... we rush here, there and everywhere to stuff ourselves with our favourite fare - be it kolo mee, laksa, rojak or dozens of others.

So I've always wanted to make a checklist of where to get THE BEST of each kind of popular dishes. This posting is going to be very interactive, as I'm going to ask you guys and gals in Kuching to tell me where in town you think the best of each of the dishes can be found. I will simply provide some of the categories, and fill them in based on your comments and suggestions. So please give as many comments as you like.

Kolo Mee
* Sin Lian Shin, Green Road

Sarawak Laksa
*  Foody Goody, Stutong
*  Choon Choon
*  Mega One Food Court, Kings Centre (just outside Smart Supermarket)
*  Thompson Corner, Tabuan Road

Tomato Fried Mee
* Open Air Market
* Sarawak Club, main hall

Fishhead Bee Hoon
*  Lee Cafe, Stutong

Char Kueh Teow (with beansprouts)
* Merry Park
* Kenyalang Park market

Gu Bak Mee (Beef Noodles)
*  Open Air Market (opposite Electra House)
*  Corner coffeeshop opposite Rex (night only)
*  Foodcentre at Spring Foodcourt

Mee Rebus
*  Court House canteen (to get in, either commit a crime or get Uncle George to bring you in :-)

Rojak
*  Open Market
*  Coffeeshop at King's Centre near GL's office (which block George?)

Satay
*  Lau Ya Keng

Hay Pia
*  Da-Light Foodcourt, just next to King's Centre
*  Peterson's Corner, next to Satok jungle produce market
*  Coffeeshop (on corner) opposite former Rex cinema (now cineplex)


Lui Cha
* Next stall to above Hay Pia stall at Da-Light
*  Big Mouth at Jln Dogan


Poh Piah
*  Choon Hui (near Hotel Grand Continental)
*  Kwong Hup, Jalan Keretapi
*  BDC

Kueh Chap
* Lau Ya Keng, Carpenter Street

Bak Moi
* Lau Ya Keng, Carpenter Street (morning & evening)
* Ling Loong, entrance to King's Centre

Curry Rice
* Nam Kwang, 3rd Mile Bazaar

Roast Chicken with Ginger Rice
*  Corner coffeeshop opposite Rex

Ayam Penyet
*  Eating area next to Old Mosque in town

Pork Leg Rice (aka Tu Kar Peng)
*  Lee Cafe (near Heritage Restaurant, off Song Thian Cheok Rd & Ban Hock Road)

Bak Kut Teh
* Mega One Food Court, Kings Centre (just outside Smart Supermarket)

Kachang Ma
* ????

You can also suggest other food that I might have left out.

If this interactive posting works out for popular food in Kuching, we may do Sibu and Miri also ...

The Gang of 76 at Dong Guan food centre

I am posting this up as I receive the photos from Ben ... details are still not complete, but I reckon because of the return of two lads from Form 5Sc (1976) - Kevin "Panjang" Chin and Richard Lim Ngee Hong - the gang gathered for a welcoming makan at 0930 at Dong Guan food centre in Kuching.

Guys, correct me if I'm wrong ....

Anyway here are the photos ...

Standing (L to R): Ben, Mark, Edward, Gerard, Richard, Kevin, Norbert

Seated: Nick, Jensen, Bob, Alfred and Chng

Jensen came later ? But still in time to pay the bill, boss ! LOL

Busy tucking in ... yummmmmm ..... I'm told the breakfast delicacies include laksa, tu kar, chai kueh, nonya kueh, bak chang ... and more ...

Forget the diet, forget the cholesterol level, forget the salt content  ... you've just got to try this tu kar !!!

More details later ...
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