Empty handed…

Normally, when one visits a place, one would not want to go home empty-handed and would like to buy a little something to take home.

If you come to Sibu, for instance, you would probably want to buy some kompia home…

…or the sweet version, the chu-nu-miang…

Some would prefer the fried ones stuffed with pork belly…

…or minced meat…

Others may prefer the lung ngor or in Hokkien, the kay nerng kor…

…and some love the tee piang…

…or the lay peang…

…or the ma-nging (which means horse’s ears or something)…

…and perhaps, our Sibu Foochow-style sio bee (siew mai) as well…

I know a few people who would want to tapao our kampua noodles home…

…puak lak (with chili)…

…or the special, perhaps…

…with all the innards or the one with garlic added…

…or with pian sip…

Gosh!!! Phewwww!!! The list is endless but I am pretty sure that anyone who drops by Sibu will want to buy as many things as he or she can possibly carry to take home – like how people going to Penang would cart home their tambun biscuits or those going to Ipoh would bring home bags and bags of their heong peah.

So, what would people usually buy home should they drop by the town or city where you live?