No, you didn’t…
The group of blogger-friends of mine who came to Sibu on a brief visit certainly enjoyed the food here and have been singing their praises in their blogs and Facebook for days on end…but no, they definitely didn’t have it all for there are still many places that they have yet to go to and many other nice things here that they must get to try.
No, I’m NOT going to take them to that place with the ridiculously-priced hay mee (prawn noodles) which is not that affordable at over RM20.00 a bowl and besides, I do not think it is really that nice – not at that price…but there is another local Foochow delicacy, the favourite of many (but not mine), the dianpianngu and we also have this – what we call char pek koi (fried white cake)…
…that they may want to try. I’m not really crazy about it but Melissa likes it a lot so perhaps they may like it too.
They did get to sample a not-as-nice version of the tee piang but no, you don’t know tee piang until you have eaten these…
…and they did not get to eat the Foochow traditional engagement/betrothal cake either, the lay piang.
They did drive past the place (I saw the photo) where Asian Flavours is located and they could have stopped to sample the very nice chicken croquettas…
…that I liked a lot but they didn’t…and it was really too bad that they left town without eating these very yummy chicken pies…
…at only RM3.20 each. It used to be RM2.80 only but the price has gone up since. Well, what hasn’t?
They did not manage to find time to come here where they could have all the nice and cheap food and perhaps try their Philippine pork leg…
I would say that it is very nice but I can’t remember the last time I had that for obvious reasons. I have been avoiding it but perhaps, if in a big group, we can have that and each person will only need to eat a little. That should be all right, don’t you think?
And too bad, they did not get to come here for the cincaluk fried rice…
…or here for their spicy fried rice with XO sauce…
…and all the nice dishes that they have at these two places…or their Japanese restaurant just a few doors away…or they may want to try another restaurant in the vicinity that has been endorsed by Jalan-jalan cari makan.
I can go on and on and on about all the nice things that they can eat in town but before anyone starts to think that Sibu is all about food, actually they can go and relax and take some nice photographs at some of the scenic spots around like this park, for instance…
…or they can go and feed the fishes and relax here or if they stay long enough, they can actually go and visit one of the nearby towns like Bintangor , Sarikei or Kanowit…
…and drop by a longhouse there for an experience of a lifetime…
So how about it? Anybody coming my way? May the 1st is a public holiday, Tuesday…so if you take one day off work on Monday, perhaps you can come on Friday night or on the first flight on Saturday morning…and take the last flight home on Tuesday night just in time to get back to work the following day. Great idea, don’t you think? LOL!!!
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 