Last Monday, my girl had to go back to her school as she was on duty for one day. A colleague of hers who stays with his family in the school was willing to help out in the morning but he had something on that afternoon. That was why we did not have to make our way there at the break of dawn and we were even able to stop at Selangau Bazaar for lunch before proceeding to the school around half an hour away.
We agreed to go back to this same place for lunch as we did enjoy what we had the last time around. That was a week before Christmas and I could see that the helpers in the kitchen were already in the mood…
For our drinks, we all wanted their fresh durian Belanda (soursop) juice…
…which was very good, very concentrated and even had the flesh (and some seeds) inside.
I saw that they had these Foochow-style sio bee (RM1.20 each)…
…in the steamer so I ordered a few to try. They were good, better than many that I had had around here but no, I would not place them among my favourites in town.
The tofu soup (RM7.00)…
…with salted vegetables was very nice, not as clear as the ones at some places in Sibu but we enjoyed it, perhaps even a little bit more.
The fried cangkuk manis with egg (RM7.00)…
…was good too, cheaper than quite a number of places in Sibu but we encountered a little problem with the fish.
We asked them to deep-fry, no flour, no soy sauce, nothing and just serve it like that but it came out coated like this (RM21.00)…
Thankfully, they used tapioca flour so it was gluten-free and my girl could enjoy it…and that, she certainly did.
After that lovely lunch, we proceeded to the school and later in the day, we made our way home. The weather was not very good that day, lots of rain and lots of mud puddles all along the way so I had to go somewhat slowly and praise the Lord for His guidance and protection, we were able to go all the way there and come back home safely, all in one day.
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 