Nope, sorry to disappoint you all but this is not going to be a romantic post. I love this song by Helen Reddy…and coincidentally, I had an ex-student from the centre by that same name coming home from Melbourne to Sibu on his winter break and we went out last Friday for tea at the Red Carrot. Well, Jeffrey, I got your name spelt correctly this time, eh? LOL!!!
I had this…
…which they call their Cappuccino Iceberg (RM7.80) while Jeffrey had their teh tarek (RM2.80). Mine was all right…just that I do not normally drink coffee with milk or cream as it makes me kind of sleepy but Jeffery’s came in a cup and saucer. That was rather odd as I would expect teh tarek to be served in a glass and there seemed to be a sprinkling of chocolate on the froth at the top. That is certainly not what we would get from the roadside mamak stall. He did not comment on the drink proper, so I do not know whether it was any good.
Well, he had this pandan chicken (RM4.50)…
…which worked out to less than 80 sen each but they were small and he said it tasted like curry chicken. I bet they were not as nice as what I had at Ruby which were a whole lot bigger than these.
I wanted to order this…
…but was informed that they had run out of kompia…so in the end, I had their kaya toast (RM2.50) instead…
The bread looked different from what we can get at the local bakeries – two thick slices…but they were not well-toasted so they tasted like bread, not toast. I would prefer it to be warm and crusty and besides, I did not care a lot for the kaya (coconut egg custard jam)and margarine/butter that they used.
After my tuna and cheese toast that I had that morning, these definitely paled in comparison…
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 