Friday…

Last Friday, I had to drive all the way to my girl’s school again (I had to do that the week before as well) to take her home as her colleague had something on the next day and was not driving back to Sibu so she could not hitch a ride.

That morning, I cooked The Kitchen‘s kampua mee pok for breakfast…

…and I heated up the leftover Khadijah Kitchen’s sambal tumis prawns to go with it. This time around, I simmered it till the gravy/sauce had dried up and I loved it! It was very very nice, a lot nicer than anything I had had outside and one thing in its favour was that it was slightly sourish, not sweet like those usually found at the nasi lemak places. I also fried an egg, in my old-school style, of course, and had a few fish balls by the side too.

Before we drove out of town, I stopped to buy lunch for all of us. I had bought my girl the very nice nasi lemak from here the week earlier so I did not want to buy that again. Instead, I went to our very own Sarawak franchise and got their fish sandwich (RM7 something, inclusive of GST)…

I’ve blogged about this favourite of mine (and that of many too) a few times before like here, for instance, but perhaps due to the indoor lighting, I always thought that the photographs did not do it much justice. Oops!!! When I unwrapped it that day, I found that the bun was a little bit squashed. Never mind! Hopefully, I can get a nicer snapshot of it the next time I grab another one.

What I particular like about it is the fact that they have fish fillet in theirs…

…one big slice of real fish…

…unlike the fish burgers at some places where the fish fillet is like fish cake or has that fish ball kind of texture.

At one time, they had stickers or notices saying that they used “dory from New Zealand” but I do not get to see them anywhere now. Well, I am not a fan of dory as at times, there is a not-so-pleasant smell and sometimes, the texture is jelly-like and not at all palatable. However, the one they use here is always very nice and when it comes to fried fish fillet, I do prefer breadcrumb to batter coating.

As you can see in one of the pics above, the long hot dog bun is slightly toasted on the inside and they have coleslaw and slices of cucumber…

…to go with the fish fillet in it, a very compatible combination indeed…and I would usually add some tomato ketchup or chili sauce to bring the taste to a whole new level.

However, if you are not into bread so much, there are other options available. You can have it with their very nice savoury rice or with chips (over RM11.00 inclusive of GST)…

…that would come with some coleslaw, mayo for the fish and a slice of lime. My girl opted for this that day but by the time we got to her school and by the time she came home after the last lesson of the day, the french fries…

…had already gone limp and were not that nice anymore. I guess for this option, it would be best eaten on the spot, piping hot from the fryer. Still, it was a delightful lunch and after that, we made our way home.

For dinner that evening, I fried some green vegetables with lots of finely-chopped garlic, adding a bit of oyster sauce and the leftover prawns from those that I used for the aforementioned sambal tumis dish…

…and in the freezer, I also found some giant prawns that my missus bought sometime ago though I cannot remember what she used some of them for and I fried those with tom yam paste to come out with this dry version of tom yam prawns…

…which was very nice indeed.

The school has taken an occasional holiday today (All Souls’ Day) so she has had an extra day at home and I did not have to send her back yesterday. We will be making our way there later, of course…