My friend, Jimmy, from Bintulu is in town and owing to his tight schedule, we could only manage to get together for breakfast this morning. He consented to my suggestion of having some dim sum, so there we were at the Mitsu Tea House again. I opted to sit downstairs instead of the air-conditioned 1st floor section so that I could take better photographs in the natural light and they would not be affected by the yellow lights inside. It was quite cool actually, after the whole day of rain yesterday.
We had the usual dim sum favourites including siew mai…
and har kau…
and char siew pau…
…and I also ordered these crabstick rolls wrapped in seaweed. I had some the last time I was here and I felt it was nicer than both the siew mai and har kau…and Jimmy agreed. He was impressed that he could feel the texture of the meat inside unlike other places where the filling is all so finely-minced that you really do not know what is inside.
We also had these pork ribs with black beans…
It was nice but I would not think that it was anything to rave about. I also ordered this for Jimmy as he loves it…but on my part, I would never touch the stuff!!!
Chicken claws! Eyew!!!…Thanks, but no, thanks! LOL!!! I also had these custard tarts before…and I ordered them again as I liked their puff pastry. You can taste/feel the crispy layers and this special characteristic makes it better than any puff pastry that I had had elsewhere…
Hey! Wait a minute! What are these? Either they are new, or I did not notice them before in the menu. Durian pastry!!!
Suddenly, the puff pastry of the custard tarts is redelegated to second place! This one is so very fine, so brittle…that it melts in your mouth and yet, it does not crumble in your hand! I do not know if the ones in Kuching have the same kind of filling…but what was inside looked and felt like kaya but tasted somewhat like durian dodol, except that it was not rubbery or chewy like those things you get from Tan Kim Hock (which I do not quite fancy!!!) nor was it too sweet…
The verdict! Well, should I be going there again, this is one thing that I definitely must have! Between the two of us, we managed 6 laus (storeys) and 2 plates of pastries…
…and we got another 2 storeys of char siew pau for my mum. All that for around RM40, inclusive of drinks. I would think that’s pretty reasonable for a special dim sum restaurant; at best, it would only be a bit cheaper if you eat at the coffee shops and there is/are none/no nice ones in Sibu, anyway!
So what do you think, Cooking4stp? Dim sum breakfast on the 18th morning??? I wouldn’t mind going there….AGAIN! LOL!!!
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October 9, 2008 at 2:26 pm
peteformation
Yummy chicken feet and durian pastry. I love both of these stuff. LOL
Eyew!!!…Hahahahahahaha!!!! U sure eat a lot for somebody ur size. Looks slim and small in ur pics…unlike me…or Calvin! ROTFLMAO!!!
October 9, 2008 at 3:27 pm
Stella
When we go ‘yumcha’ a must is prawn chong farn,chick feet, tripes,lo-mai-kai,ha-kaw/siewmai n dessert is mango pudding with evaporated milk. All that for RM40, where can u find that price over here!So nice if STP can ta-pao all these to send here for that price!LOL!
I’ve tried the chee chong fan at this place – not nice! The lo mai kai is ok, but I’ve tasted better elsewhere. Chick feet? Eeeeeeyew!!!! LOL!!! So cheap hor…over here! Next time, come home…stay longer! Can really enjoy!!!
October 9, 2008 at 3:45 pm
gilbert
oohh oohh theres this one dim sum place on campus but never tried cause its always so crowded and full whenever i go there.. so many asians!! haha.. i bet its really good. i miss my mum’s pork ribs and chicken claws.. cant wait for winter break..
You too!!! Chicken claws!!! Eeee…!!!! So far no news from ur mum!!! Haiz!!! No poomba…!!! Hahahahahahaha!!!!
October 9, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Cooking4STP
I was just about to insist that you take me there on the 18th! Till I saw the last paragraph. Haha. Of course I want to go there! But no chicken feet please!
Ok…so 16th night dinner at Ruby, 18th breakfast dim sum at Mitsu…now there’s still 17th dinner, not fixed yet! Hahahahahahahaha!!!! Don’t worry! No chicken feet!!!!
October 9, 2008 at 4:46 pm
annant
my daddy lurvess dimsum alot too…and he’s a durian lurver!
he would definitely lurve durian pastry!
U like?…I think no good dim sum in Bintulu but a number in Miri. Can always hop on a bus to Sibu…and I can take you there!!! Slurpzzzz!!!!
October 9, 2008 at 5:04 pm
housefly
Oh my gawd… how did u manage all those food… Haha, my parents did suggest to bring me there, but after that Fried Mee incident, no thank you !
Not much leh…all so small!!! LOL!!!…I said this before – why on earth would anyone go to a dimsum place to have fried noodles? Strange! This morning I saw two ladies eating porridge with eyew-cha-koi!!! Gee!!! Can get at any coffee shop…don’t have to go there!!!!
October 9, 2008 at 5:06 pm
leelin
wow…dim sum is my favorites….and the photo that u put here really look so delicious…hope i can be there to taste it as well….yummy
U from Sibu…or coming over sometime? Can email me…and I can take u there! No problem at all!
October 9, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Chris
i wanna go..huhu
going to drag my friends to go there next time.
Flying to KL tomorrow nite, b back on Sunday..*giggle*
Wah! Jetsetting! Kaya raya!!! Weekend trip to KL!!! Go there see boyfriend lah tu??? Have a nice time!!!!
October 9, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Choonie
I wish I am in Sibu too. Will get STP to belanja me too.
Btw, my friend is in Sibu too. Ordered him to buy me Dabai if he sees any. hahaha…
Sure, anytime! Just let me know when you’re coming!!!…Ur friend here for MUET briefing? From Sg Tapang kah? Just had dinner with him…will post on that tomorrow. But he never mentioned knowing any Kuching blogger leh?
October 9, 2008 at 9:34 pm
keeyit
Dim sum.. love it..
Normally, I have dim sum with family. My friends don’t like dim sum one…
I love dim sum…so u can always bring me! Hehehehehehehe!!! Welcome back! Haven’t seen you around for a while!
October 9, 2008 at 9:52 pm
eiling
I thought a glutton like you will like chicken claws (phoenix claws they call it) and also pork ribs. Usually guys like those stuff.surprising….
Guys like chicken claws? Didn’t know that? When I was small, I heard they were not good – you get Parkinson’s/makes your hands shiver when old! Hahahahaha!!!! …I don’t mind BBQ pork ribs, braised pork ribs, grilled pork ribs…I do like pork ribs! Huge, chunky ones, not these tiny chopped up ones! What a glutton hor! LOL!!!
October 9, 2008 at 10:03 pm
kpenyu2000
Bring you to W K restaurant for dim sum when you are here next. Just had dinner with Mr live lobster..and we are going singing later..he he
OK…must start making out my list for my next trip! LOL!!!….Going singing with Mr Live Lobster? No milk today, ya! High melamine content! Hahahahahahahahahaha!!!!
October 9, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Archie
stp, oh.. zabo everything is no problem lah LoL!!! I also want to go!!
*Whistling away……….Huh? Did somebody say something? Hahahahahaha!!!!
October 9, 2008 at 10:16 pm
kpenyu2000
…hahahaha sat outside cos you can puff away leh..your friend smoke too ya… Lindy told me I am an OUTSTANDING christian while she was here.. Standing Outside the church…thought it’s funny
Not really lah!!!…I only smoke after makan and I usually go some place else to do that!!! Considerate lah!
October 9, 2008 at 11:12 pm
Choonie
Haiyo.. the one from Sg Tapang is a very good speaker. Dun ever mention about me to him. hahaha… I scare. Nope.. my colleague not from Sg Tapang. But he is in Sibu for the MUET briefing.
Why scared?…Not scared of me leh?….Me not good speaker kah? Hahahahahahaha!!!! Ummm….will go korek2, see which one ur colleague is! I’m so kay po! LOL!!!
October 10, 2008 at 3:28 am
QuaChee
ah, so u know tan kim hock products! lol. the durian pastry looks good. so does the pau… and chicken legs! haha
Eyew!!! Another one! Is it true men like chicken claws?…I don’t. Hahahahahahaha!!! Of course I know Tan Kim Hock and his rags to riches story. That can be ur next book…people like Boon Siew, Ting Pek King….
October 10, 2008 at 9:38 am
cbenc12
dim sum is my all time fav! i can have it every week but its not good for my cholesterol level! rm40 is quite okay price~
Used to be cheaper than that…but then everything’s more expensive these days. Just don’t go so often lor! Good for health too!!!
October 10, 2008 at 11:12 am
gundot
Aiyo so nice… the dim sum. On my must go list liaw. C4STP, CHOGM kah? When do you attend your ‘chenghu’ function when you have breakfast, lunch and dinner with STP? Supper also I guess.
Dinner only lah! Breakfast only on one day! LOL!!! So when are you coming to Sibu?
October 10, 2008 at 11:16 am
gundot
When we were young we were told that you must eat both feet of the chicken or else you will fight with the other party. Guess whoever made that up knows how delicious they really are!!!!!
Delicious! Eyew!…Somehow I can’t get rid of the mental picture on what they have been stepping on. Hahahahahahahaha!!!
October 10, 2008 at 12:19 pm
Acey
Hmm. Saw your photo on sixthseal. I think I was one of your student in SHS.
Yakah? Which year? I won’t know cos I don’t know your real name…and can’t get to see ur pic anywhere.
October 11, 2008 at 6:48 am
Acey
Form 4 (98) or Form 5 (99) can’t remember. We had one of your pink English workbook back then. That skinny Raymond Tang from either 4S1 or 5S2.
The small fella’, father’s a teacher? Then, I remember liao!
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