Kpenyu and Bukitassek, two readers/commentors of mine, are back in town for their high school reunion…and having been away for some time, they were simply dying to have some of the local Foochow delicacies like kampua noodles and kompia.
I’ve posted photos of kompia before but if you’ve missed those, it is basically slightly salted, unleavened bread. Here, you can see the guy preparing the dough by rolling a ball of it, flattening it and poking a hole in the middle…
He will then stick those circular pieces to the side of this traditional earthenware oven with some red hot charcoal at the bottom to bake…
…and that’s it! They used to be very cheap but right now, you can only get 4 for RM1.00…
It certainly seems as if some people can’t get by without it but to me, they’re quite bland (not including the ones they stuff with meat and bake/fry…and Gerrie’s – she would put ham and cheese inside and toast it in the oven) and I never liked it until I tried the ones at this small shop at Rejang Park here in Sibu. The kompia is a bit crunchy unlike those elsewhere that tend to be a bit tough and rubbery…
Like a Miri friend of mine once said, “I cannot understand! There’s nothing to it and yet, after eating one, I simply must have another…and another!” I guess it’s like eating peanuts…or kissing! ROTFLMAO!!!
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 