Let’s go…

When my friend, Jimmy, was in town, he was busy with the work he had to do and besides, he did not seem to eat very much these days just so he could look nice and slim but the day before he left, he said he wanted to go for mee sua in our Foochow-style chicken soup with our traditional red wine. I have yet to come across one place here that is really really good – most would be really red but lack the fragrance of the wine so I decided to try the one here (RM6.00 for 2 pieces of chicken)…

…at the stall that sells really nice kacang ma chicken with rice. It was not as red as most other places and it sure tasted better but I would prefer something a little bit stronger on the wine.

After that, we went around the supermarkets in town, including the one here that now has digital price tags and I ended up buying one of these from there…

Jimmy said it was very nice and since it was only RM3 something for a big box of 20…

…not really expensive, I decided that it would be worth a try…

Melissa was out and when she came home, she tried one and loved it so much that she had quite a few in one sitting! I tried one myself and I must say that it was really very good! It has some soft cheese in its core and a layer that’s crunchy/crusty, not hard, around that and outside, there is another layer that is kind of crispy like egg roll. I think I will go back and check the expiry date and I may just stock up a few boxes to serve come Chinese New Year next month.

We dropped by here to have  a look at the cakes and I saw these char siew rolls…

I must say that I was somewhat surprised to see those there as they seemed kind of out of place at that kind of café but even though they were not exactly cheap, RM2.00 each, I bought a few to try…

The pastry was good and the char siew filling was great as well but at that price, I guess I would not be having them again that soon.

Then it was time for lunch, and after the mee sua that we had earlier, we wanted something light so we dropped by here…

…for the very nice popiah (RM2.50 each)…

The stall was closed the last time I came with Melissa and the mum but Jimmy and I were in luck – it was open that day! Gosh!!! It was so so good…

…that the very next day, Sunday, I stopped by again for another round of that!

We also had these kompia (90 sen each)…

…stuffed with minced meat and they were very good too, perhaps even nicer than those classier places in town and a whole lot cheaper too!

The next morning, I sent Jimmy to the airport to catch his flight back to Kuching and we went to the coffee shop right below the hotel where he was staying for the very nice Penang prawn noodles (RM6.50)…

…and it was as good as I remembered it to be, slightly spicy but just a hint of it and when you add the sambal that came with it…

…you will be transported to a whole new level . I certainly would want to have that again…and again…and again!

Melissa bought these very rare variety of dabais, the red ones (RM30.00 a kilo)…

…specially for “Uncle Jimmy” to show her appreciation for all that he has done over the years for all of us, in general and for her, specifically – and now that she is working and earns her own income, it is time to reciprocate.

Thanks for everything, Jimmy – we’ll see you again…very soon!