I have a paternal cousin in Miri – we sort off grew up together but her family was on the move a lot so over the years, we lost contact…but we did get in touch with each other again and were reunited after so many years when she and her sister now residing in the UK came to Sibu. She came again another time and her UK sister and her hubby were in town again too not too long ago before the Chinese New Year this year but this was the first time that I had gone over to Miri and got to meet her there.
She took us for dinner here…
…at the Chinese restaurant of the same name…
…adjoining the hotel. I don’t know if it is actually part of the hotel or not for it is not halal and we had these beautiful barbecued pork ribs…
…that were so succulent, so tender…
…but I do know of hotels where they have separate kitchens, one specifically for their Chinese restaurant and the other one for the rest of the eateries that they may have.
At the dinner, I got to see my cousin’s hubby again – the only time I met him before was when they came to Sibu a long long time ago, way over twenty years, that’s for sure, when they just got married…and I also met my youngest cousin in the family. Gosh!!! He was a little kid when I last saw him and now he has two of his own, one already in the uni and the younger one in Form 3. How time has flown!!!
Actually, this was served first that night at the dinner…
…the curry in a bun. It was so so so good and I loved the thick curry inside with lots of potatoes…
I was contemplating on getting one and bringing it all the way home but knowing how that airline can be so unreliable and prone to delays and cancellations, I decided against it in the end. My! My! That dish alone was so huge that after having had that, I was already so full!
The Four Seasons came next…
…and I wondered why as usually, this should be served first. I liked the presentation though – I’ve never seen it done like this elsewhere.
Then, we had this seafood combo in a pumpkin…
…which was very very nice too…and after the pork ribs, this duck dish followed…
Of course, my missus did not touch that but I feasted on it. Yum! Yummmm!!!!
Their midin was served cooked in two different ways…
…one fried with garlic and the other with Foochow red wine – both tasted great!
And just when I thought it was all over, there came this tofu dish…
…and a fruit platter.
Thank you so much, cousin, for the scrumptious feast – everything tasted absolutely great and we sure enjoyed ourselves – both the exquisitely awesome food we had and catching up with everybody…and thank you so much also for the goodies that you went through the trouble of getting for Melissa…
She loves them, of course, and at the time of writing, is going through them slowly, savouring it all bit by bit. I certainly look forward to meeting all of you again…in Miri or in Sibu perhaps. One thing that’s certain, we’ll keep in touch.
And talking about cousins and gifts, this went halfway around the world from the UK to KK and then, to me here in little ol’ Sibu town…
My maternal cousin just got home from England/Scotland recently and she got to try these there – her son’s favourite and she loved it so much that she just had to get me a couple of boxes to try and true enough, they were so so so good. Those Walkers and whatever, step aside…and if, like me, you love those Marks & Spencer’s butter viennese cookies, these are at least a few times better. Thank you, thank you, Gerrie, for remembering me and getting me these…and also not forgetting ‘Nui & Ai Chang for bringing them over from KK and sending them right to my doorstep – much obliged, indeed!
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 