We’ve got it all…

Growing up in this little town, we did not have much other than our kampua noodles and kompia…and maybe a little bit of this and that but food was not a major concern nor attraction here, the focus being on quantity rather than quality at the time. I would only get to enjoy stuff other than the usual when I hopped over to the other towns and cities but times have changed.

I would not have to go to Penang anymore for my favourite or chian (oyster omelette) as we now have that here…

…though it may not look exactly the same…

– more like a cross between the ones in the peninsula and what they have in Kuching but the taste is more like the former, not the latter and it was really very good! Yum! Yum!

I heard that it would be available here…

…and I had been wanting to give it a try but it was always sold out. The guy said that I would have to go early, preferably before 10 in the morning so Melissa and I went one morning not too long ago, bright and early and we managed to sample some – RM10.00 a plate and you can add RM2.00 for extra oysters.  She loved it a lot and so did I! Now that we have these right at our doorstep, literally speaking, we would not need to travel far to indulge in some of our very much-coveted delicacy.

I tried their fried kway teow with clams too…

…and I thought it was nice – different from elsewhere and I was pretty sure they had salted fish in theirs.

Somebody told me that the kampua noodles were great too…

…nicer than my favourites, but I did not really like what I had that morning. To each his own, I guess…so I guess I’d just stick to my own, the ones I would enjoy a  lot more.

We did not use to have kueh chap in Sibu either. I remember one place that I used to frequent, though not that long ago actually, but they used kway teow instead so it was not exactly the same even though I liked it a lot and kept going back there for more. This guy’s kueh chap…

…was reputed to be among the best in town but he has relocated here from the coffee shop where I would go for those very nice po piah…

I heard that the one replacing him at the old place would be nicer so I went there to give it a try (RM5.50)…

…but at best, I would say that it was all right…

…and the same would go for the sambal that came with it…

Not too happy with what I had at this place, I went back to the aforementioned and had their special (RM7.00)…

…which did not look all that special and as far as the taste went, I thought it had a slight edge over the other one. The sambal…

…that came with it was very much nicer though but I do think the one I had here was the best. However, I have not dropped by for quite a while now so I am not too sure if it is still as good or if they are still selling it there or not.

When I went back for the kueh chap, Melissa had the Sarawak laksa from one of the stalls there…

…and she said it was all right, nicer than what we had here but we would not say it was the best in town. We did not use to have laksa before either when I was growing up but now they’re all over the place. Of course, whether it’s good or not, that is another story altogether – you just need to know where to go.

My missus had the sambal fried kway teow (RM4.00)…

…and it sure looked good with that extra sambal by the side. I wouldn’t mind having that the next time I drop by this shop.

Times certainly have changed…and I sure am glad that we can get some of the nice culinary delights from elsewhere right here in our little town and I can enjoy them anytime without having to leave home.