Healthy Lunch in Kuching

Lightly grilled salted "ikan terubok" with loads of fresh lime and birds eye chili. An oily fish with gazillion bones akin to kippers. Love it. Normally grilled fresh but done this way the bones does not pose a hazard. An excellent appetite booster.

Perfectly stir fried veggies with minimal oil. Tender, crunchy and fresh.

A light chicken soup with subtle hints of spices in the chunks of meat and potatoes.

For a kick, prawn paste salsa (sambal belacan) Sarawak style with fresh four angle beans and lightly blanched ladies fingers. What started as a full bowl, at the end of the meal is reduced substantially. Steaming rice, iced juice and slices of honeydew completes the meal.

A truly healthy, balanced and delicious meal. I may be back for more.

Durian for Jag & Den (aku ingat kat hangpa...)

The view from where we were sitting under the shade of the banana and coconut trees savouring the king of fruit under the undivided attendence of my auntie.

My Auntie rummaging through her stash, picking choice fruit for us.

Creamy, sweet, tangy, fleshy.

This she term as "kuching tidur", the sleeping cat !

Actually, since the last post, Jag and Den is supposed to join me on a trip here. Unfortunately on that particular day, Jag was not a bachelor and he had promised to take his queen to Jeram (according to Den). I had to make the trip and guys with you firmly on my mind, I enjoyed the fruit, he he he.

Tak da rezeki, maybe next time around. Jangan marah nooooo.

Seafood @ Jeram

Another "zalim" and cruel post. Was abducted and taken to Jeram - the up and coming seafood place which I hope will not change its quality and pricing because of recent exposures. To get there look at Mat Salo's Not Another Food Review, an excellent commentary which will take you all the way there and further...

The sweetest cockles I have tasted in a long time. Grilled perfectly and so sweet that I had them as is, no need for the dipping sauce. Two dipping sauce were provided, the soy, birds eye chili and lime juice combo and the "air asam".

My abductor's favourite dish of the night, the chili prawns. A simple concoction that highlights the sweetness of the fresh prawns. So fresh that it actually came in different sizes, the prawns, I mean, direct from the fisherman. Has not been sorted according to size unlike the ones that you get from the market. Of course yours truly went for the largest on the plate, then tasted the smallest. Both tasty, breaking the belief that the smaller ones are sweeter and more tender. Most likely because of its freshness.

The steamed fish. What can I say.... ?

The plain grilled stingray and "cencaru", deep fried squids, tom yam soup and white rice for accompaniment.

The end result. A satisfying meal. These and numerous rounds of drinks consisting of fruit juices, hot drinks and iced water cost RM 136.80 for 3 adults and 2 kids.

Nice place, great ambiance, good food, fast service, reasonable - cheap prices. Highly recommended.

They're Backkkkk

Another week or so to turn red, sweet and juicy...

Mangosteen too, turning to hard dark purplish with dark brown five segment star on the bottom. White, cool, sweet with a hint of sourness. The only fruit that I truly enjoy without refrigeration. For me other fruit taste better after it is cooled in the fridge, not this one.

Peek a boo. Where are you ?

Here... durian the king of fruits.

Lake Club @ Pool Side

As promised, for JT and all those expat Malaysians out there so far away from home that only memories of the aroma and taste lingers on the tip of your tongue.... he he he

View from where we were seated at the Lake Club Pool Side Restaurant on a fine Saturday afternoon right after a "gruelling" meeting of the IKMAL Council.

The food served at the place came from hawker stations which ring the eating areas. The eight of us ordered an eclectic mix of dishes and asked for empty plates to share the food. It was pure luck that I was not asked to do the ordering because most likely I will end up ordering everything...

The mee goreng mamak is one of the better ones that I have tasted. The kuey tiau came with generous crunchy sprouts and fresh cockles. The fried rice was just OK but the fried oyster and the grilled stingray is scrumptious.

The drinks were good too, young coconut, fruit juices, ABC and cendol, to name a few. Nice place, good food, good ambiance. Unfortunately only open for members.