Local Delicacies In Kuala Lumpur

I reached Kuala Lumpur quite late in the evening, and immediately went to meet up with my friends who brought me to Port Klang for a late seafood dinner. I was so hungry that I ate everything I saw. There were cereal prawns, black pepper crabs, fish, vegetables and claypot bean curd. It was a really good meal!

Cereal Prawn

 



The half-eaten meal

 



Fish

 



Claypot bean curd

 

The next morning, after having breakfast at my guesthouse, I met Julie where she brought me out for the day. We had lunch at a cafe at Pavilion, walked around more, had a break, then went to Hard Rock Cafe for dinner.

 



Breakfast of toast, fried noodles, fruit and tea

 



My lunch of Penang Kway Teow

 



Julie's lunch which I cannot remember the name

 



We had a break of beef noodles at a coffee shop opposite Chinatown

 



Dinner at Hard Rock Cafe

 



My Chicken Macaroni and Cheese

 



Julie's fajitas

 



The next morning was my last day in Malaysia. After another full breakfast, I went to the pick up point to wait for the bus back home. And this concludes my Malaysian food journey!

Breakfast of toast, scrambled egg, fruit and tea

Local Delicacies In Kuching And Mulu

After Miri, I went on to Kuching where I spent a few days before going cave-adventuring in Mulu. There are also some delicious local delicacies which I tried in both Kuching and Mulu. When I got off the plane, the lady of the guesthouse where I would be staying, came to pick me up, and then brought me for lunch at a local coffee shop, where we had Foochow cake and Sarawak laksa.

Foochow Cake

 

Sarawak Laksa



 

The next morning, I set out on my adventure touring Kuching. The lady of the guesthouse made me a simple but delicious breakfast before I set off.

I like the shape of the egg!

 



The tour guide that was taking me around for the two days was also nice enough to bring me to a roadside cafe outside a longhouse for the famous three-layered tea.

Entrance to the cafe

 



Surroundings of the cafe

 



Famous Sarawak three-layered tea - made from gula melaka, condensed milk and tea

 

My fourth day in Kuching I wandered around to the market on my own. I came across a coffee shop and decided to have lunch. Again I ordered the three-layered tea and the local nasi lemak.

 



Nasi Lemak with egg, anchovies and chicken wing

 

The second last day in Kuching, I went jungle adventuring with some travel mates. So the lady of the guesthouse kindly made us breakfast of fried brown rice to give us energy while hiking.

 



 Friend Brown Rice with egg

 

It was an intensive jungle trail, so by the time we went for lunch, I was famished! I ordered everything on the menu, and so my lunch consisted of mee goreng, nasi lemak, chicken wings, vegetables, anchovies and egg.

 



Good for hiking!

 

After coming back from the jungle adventure, we decided to eat at a restaurant overlooking the river since it was our last night. I had fried seafood vermicelli for dinner.

 





The following day was my last morning in Kuching. I had the last breakfast before catching a plane to Mulu. Breakfast consisted of two pieces of toast, egg and spread.

Upon arriving in Mulu, I went on a canopy hike first, before having an early dinner at the cafe. I had to order at the counter, take a number, then sit at one of the wooden tables. I ordered ko lok mee, but it was not impressive as well.

The cafe at Mulu Resort

 



The river next to the cafe

 



Ko Lok mee with iced tea

 

The next morning, I had a sumptuous breakfast of nasi lemak, to prepare for the intensive cave adventure for the day.

 



My next two breakfasts consisted of American breakfast and then pancakes, before I left Mulu and went to catch the plane to my next destination.

 

Hence this concludes my food adventure in Sarawak. Now on to Kuala Lumpur at the peninsula!

Local Delicacies In Miri

For the past two weeks or thereabouts, I was away in Sarawak, with a short stint in Kuala Lumpur. Besides vacationing, I was introduced to all the delicious food in these places! For the next few posts, I will be introducing the food I partook in Miri, Kuching, Mulu and Kuala Lumpur, since I had the priviledged of being taken around by locals, hence introduced to all the best food!

My first night in Miri, I was taken to a local coffeeshop (not unlike our coffeeshop here except theirs looked like twenty years back in time), and we had a great meal of local vegetables, meat, rice, and herbal tea in two beer bottles. The food is delicious, and the vegetables tasted really fresh!

 

Herbal tea in beer bottles

 



One of the local vegetable dishes

 



Another local vegetable dish

 



One of the meat dishes

 



Another meat dish

 

That first night, I went back to my accommodation full and satisfied! The following morning, I was brought to a local coffee shop for some "comfort food", including Sarawak laksa and ko lok mee. However, the ko lok mee does not seem to taste as nice as I remember.

 



Sarawak Laksa

 



Ko Lok Mee

 

 

That night, the whole lot of us went to Tanjung Seafood Restaurant opposite the Marriott Miri for dinner. The meal consists of local specialties, especially flying foxes, ie bats.

 



1st dish - egg with bean curd and condiments

 



Braised meat

 



Pork Rib Soup

 



Fish Head curry

 



Local vegetables (cooked with sambal)

 



Mixed vegetables

 



These are flying foxes, ie bats.

 



Another meat dish

 

Miri has lots of unique cuisines which I would otherwise not have tasted. The third night, we had a buffet dinner at Marriott hotel itself. The buffet spread is really sumptuous, including cakes, desserts, fruit, drinks, local delicacies and Western delicacies.

 

 

This is a unique fruit, which I do not seem to find anywhere else.

 



What the fruit looks like when peeled

 



The fourth day, after breakfast at the hotel, we went to a local shopping mall to wander around and have lunch. The food court in the shopping mall reminds me of our own old department store. I bought a plate of mixed rice with sambal kangkong, anchovies and two kinds of chicken wings.

My lunch

 

That night, we went to a local restaurant called The Kampong Place for dinner, and had a feast of ko lok mee, curry, chicken rice and ayam penyet.

 



 

Claypot Rice

 



Curry

 



Chicken Rice

 



Ayam Penyet

 



Ko Lok Mee

 

On the fifth day, I had the breakfast spread again. The buffet breakfast consisted of cereal, fruit and American breakfast spread.

 



Waffles and Pancakes

 



Roti Prata

 

I was then brought out to lunch at another local coffee shop, this time for curry mixed rice, which is the most delicious I have ever taken!

 



We then started wandering around Miri, stopping for a break at Kentucky's. The KFC at Miri has a more crispy flavour than that back home.

 

That night, we went to a beach shack for dinner. I love this place, cosy, by the sea, and the food is delicious!

 

1st dish - variety of satay

 



2nd dish - sambal sting ray

 



3rd dish - Fried chicken wings

 



4th dish - Ladies' fingers

5th dish - Local vegetables

 



6th dish - Fish Head curry

 



7th dish - some meat

 



8th dish - Clams

 

It was another very satisfying meal! The following day, I was brought out for lunch at a local cafe, where we had buttered toast, steak, macaroni and cheese, fried noodles, vermicelli and fried rice.

 



Buttered Toast

 



Steak

 



Fried Noodles

 



Macaroni and Cheese

 



Vermicelli

 



Fried Rice

 



Special Pink Drink

 

On my second last day in Miri, I moved into Parkcity Everly Hotel, next to the Marriott Miri. Beacuse I was late for breakfast on the first morning, the buffet spread had been cleared. Nevertheless, the staff kindly prepared the breakfast just for me. And it was a very good spread of bread, croissant, chicken bacon, sausage and omelette!

 



My breakfast at Parkcity Everly Hotel

 



A giant burger for snack

 

On my last day in Miri, I ate my last breakfast before going to the airport to catch the plane. This time round because I was early, I was able to have the breakfast spread. It was a sumptuous spread consisting of local and Western fare.

 



 

For this, I conclude my eating adventures in Miri! On to the next destination!