My cousins, the three staying at my house, left the very next day on an afternoon flight after a one-night stay in Sibu. We got up early in the morning to go to the market and embark on a futile search for the very much coveted ikan buris and after that, we went around the shops to buy a little bit of this and a little bit of that, all the things that Sibu has to offer, for them to take home to Kuching.
We were passing by one coffee shop, Aloha Corner, when one of them spotted a familiar face – Ah Tor’s son! Needless to say, they wanted to stop to go and eat the special fried kway teow wrapped in egg…
…that they have enjoyed since young and grown to love a lot!
Another one of them had the Sibu Foochow ang chao mee sua…
I suppose they used ang chao (the residue from making the traditional Foochow red wine) to marinate or cook the chicken and that would explain why the meat was so red in colour.
Another cousin, presently working in KL, wanted the kampua noodles…
…as she would not be able to get any good ones there. In fact, she commented that even though they do have kampua noodles in Kuching, those there simply pale in comparison – somehow, they’re different and not as nice and despite the fact that this particular stall isn’t one of those noted in Sibu for really really good kampua noodles, she thought it was better than anything she had eaten in Kuching.
I’ve tried the Sarawak laksa there before but was not too thrilled over it even though there are many who would insist that it is the best in town. I ordered the special (RM6.00) and got this…
Unfortunately, it did not succeed in changing my earlier impression of it – I still think it is, at best, quite nice but you would not find me dying to go back there again to have some more and definitely not at THAT price! Tsk! Tsk!
After that, we went on with our search for the rest of the stuff that they wanted to buy before going back to my house…and after a simple lunch that my missus cooked – of steamed cincaluk pork, ang chao chicken and fried cangkuk manis, I sent them to the airport to catch their flight home.
So? Now who wants to come to town next? Sibu and yours truly warmly welcome you…
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 