The other night, I felt like having jelly pisang, literally translated as banana jelly (RM9.00)…
…so I dropped by here…
…for that. Incidentally, lovers of their durian ice cream…
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…do take note that they’ve run out of the fresh durian cream so it is no longer available till the next durian season comes around. You can have their mango ice cream though, the one with the cream of our local variety, the buah quinee…
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…but no, you will not get chunks of the fruit in it. Maybe if the fruit is in season, you can ask for that but not right now – you will get just the cream.
Well, since we were there already that night, we went ahead and had our dinner before heading home. For one thing, there are no vegetable dishes here other than their rojak or salad and as always, we had our favourite, the pomelo salad (RM8.00)…
…that night. You may call up and put in a special request in advance for their tetek (tapioca leaves with sweet potatoes) or their paku (wild jungle fern)with santan (coconut milk) but no, you will not find those in their regular menu.
My missus stuck loyally to their kacang ma chicken (RM16.00, with rice)…
…and I decided to try their new dish, the sedha beef (RM20.00, with rice)…
…which they say, is originally a Bangladeshi recipe. According to Andy, sedha means simple but from the taste, bursting with flavours with all the ingredients used in the cooking, I don’t think it is all that simple to cook. For one thing, they do not have beef on their menu either, other than their beef spaghetti…
…if I remember correctly so this is indeed a welcome change.
It was very nice, the meat was tender but it was a non-spicy dish. I was thinking that some pounded green cili padi would spice things up a little or the next time I order this, I can request for that and add it in myself.
PAYUNG CAFE (2.284049, 111.833014) is located at No.20F, Lanang Road, Sibu, Malaysia, back to back with the multi-storey car park of the Kingwood Hotel which faces the majestic Rejang River.
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 