This place has closed down now and that would mean that I would not be able to drop by to have their very nice fish bihun/hung ngang in the yummy milky soup any longer.
The guy has decided to focus on the making of the Sibu instant kampua noodles that are presently selling like hot cakes and getting a whole lot of publicity – if anyone is interested in getting hold of some, do drop by their new location right next to the UOB Bank branch in the vicinity of the Sibu Bus Terminal here, on the right hand side of the bank premises. It’s on the top floor above Utama Parts, the second to be exact even though the guy said third – when they say third in Chinese, it is actually second…and the ground floor is their first floor. You can check out their new/edited Facebook page here. Please do NOT sms or call me or email me or leave a message in my inbox on Facebook either for information or asking me to go and buy for you – you can deal directly with the guy via Facebook or you can call him – the mobile phone contact is stated very clearly there! Some people seem to think that I have nothing else better to do with my time and I have had enough of people coming out of the blue and creeping out of the woodworks to seek my help like I’m their agent or retailer or something, thank you very much! Tsk! Tsk!
Anyway, back to their fish bihun/hung ngang, it seems that it is now available at this coffee shop…
…at Delta Estate, along that lane to the Sibu public swimming pool so soon after they had set up their business there, we went over to have a look at what they had in store.
I am not sure what the arrangement is but it seems to me that some other people are doing it at this stall…
…in the coffee shop.
Obviously, they do not have an elaborate menu like at the old place seeing that there are only three choices available…
Melissa had the fish bihun that she enjoys a lot…
…and she said that it was as good as what she had at the old place. I thought it looked slightly reddish but that probably was due to the tomato in the soup.
I decided to try the last one on the list…
…and though it was nice, I certainly did not think it was anything uniquely special enough to get me going back there for more.
My missus had the one in the middle…
…and it looked quite identical except for the slight tint of red in the noodles. From how the man pronounced the name of this item, we had expected something like mee mamak…or some noodles, Malay-style. This one tasted a bit different though as it was quite spicy, like they had added chili oil to it or something.
The guy said that they had to use the mee pok as they had run out of the usual type of noodles they would use and if I understood him correctly, normally they would be using their own-made pan mien…but if it is pan mien, I would much sooner go here to enjoy what they have there. Considering the taste alone, I am of the opinion that the latter wins hands down…but some may beg to differ.
Ah well! At least, now there is a place that I can go to whenever I feel like having some fish bihun or hung ngang cooked and served in this manner…
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 