Something about a Sunday…

There’s something about a Sunday, a day when some folks would like to do something different for a change. There are those who would grab the chance to cook something nice for the family to enjoy and those like me who would bring the family out for a good meal at some place special for a welcome break from the daily routine week in and week out.

However, like what we did the day before, we had our lunch at my sister’s house again but that did not stop me from making sure that at least, it was something worth looking forward to.

Well, to do that, I dropped by here…

– we haven’t been there for a long while since I am off red meat (lamb and beef) and I’m also staying away from prawns but that morning, I decided that I would go there for the kacang ma chicken…

…which all of us enjoy so much. My sister loves it and as far as my missus is concerned, she is quite happy to get to enjoy this with rice, no need for anything else.

The thing is this is the only place in town where one can get to eat this and thankfully, Andy can cook it so very well, with enough of the “hiam” of the fresh ginger used and he is also very generous with the pek chiew thow (Chinese white wine). I remember I bought one serving for my sister to enjoy once (when I went and bought some to take home) and that probably was the last time she had any.

Well, it was quite obvious that the two ladies loved it a lot – my girl, however, is not really a fan and I am refraining from eating it because of the alcoholic content, the wine. Nonetheless, my girl was very happy as well, actually, because I bought some of the delightful Payung fish (ikan keli) for her. The photo did not come out well so I’m using an old one here…

This is how those of us in the family would cook it everytime and yes, we all love it this way. My girl is no exception and seeing how she was enjoying it, I just had a piece myself and let her finish all the rest.

She also loved the butter chicken…

…which is completely different from the tandoori butter chicken curry here. They had an Indian chef here once, Varun, who cooked his own version of the dish and it was very well-received by all and sundry and this is actually the adaptation. I am supposed to stay away from dairy products so I should not be eating that. However, I don’t think there was a lot of butter used in the cooking and I would not be eating it that often so I did sample it a bit.

Andy was so kind and generous – he gave me a double serving of the pomelo salad…

…that I ordered and I also asked for their Payung rojak…

…both of which we all enjoyed to the max. The total for everything that I ordered that day came up to RM85.00 and Andy insisted on collecting RM80.00 from me only – isn’t that so very sweet of him?

We sure are looking forward to enjoying more of what they have on their menu (and what I can eat) and needless to say, that should be pretty soon, of that I’m sure!

PAYUNG CAFÉ (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.