…around the mid-70’s, I was in the college nearby and I used to frequent the open air stalls here…
…at Batu Lintang in Kuching.
Melissa wanted Chinese and I, for one, would know that she would love the or-chian (oyster omelette), Kuching-style…
…so we had that for dinner that night with my aunties, cousins and nieces. Some call it the “Kuching pizza” and the TWO we had that night were very nice indeed.
I can’t remember which stall I used to frequent for their tomato crispy fried noodles or kway teow (flat rice noodles) way back then but that night, they ordered the food from this one…
…which seemed to be the most popular around now.
The drunken prawns were superb…
…very fresh and succulent and so very sweet…and I loved the fish too…
I think this was what they call “Soon Hock” so hopefully, I would have some hock (good luck) soon. LOL!!!
There were two plates of midin (wild jungle fern)…
– one with belacan (dried prawn paste) and the other with red wine or something, I’m not too sure…mainly for the benefit of my cousin and her daughter from KL as they do not have this there. Actually, I did not have any as I was too lazy to reach across the table to help myself and besides, we can get that anytime and have it so frequently back here in Sibu.
I tried the Nestum pork…
…but it wasn’t really nice so I just had that one piece, that was all.
The Foochow-style fried noodles…
…were pretty good and I had a lot of that though I could detect a difference in the texture of the noodles used – ours in Sibu would be softer, not so firm but these were very nicely done nonetheless.
The total came to over RM200.00 for 11 people, inclusive of rice, and everyone said that it was so very cheap. Well, with fish and prawns and oysters, I would think that was a steal too. Personally, I do feel that it makes a lot more sense to pay less to come and eat at places like this and enjoy the food a whole lot more. What do you think?
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 