Malaysia Street Food (Hawker Food)

Roti tisu

I love street food, also known as hawker food. To me, it’s better than restaurant food. If I am to visit another country, I would dive for street food and not those at the restaurants. There is something about street food that fascinates me and keeps me craving for more. On top of that, they are way cheaper than restaurant food.

On my recent trip back to Malaysia, a very good friend took us around for a few days trying out all the best street food in my home town, Sibu, a town in the state of Sarawak…….the best coffee shops for the best local food and the best drink. In Malaysia, street foods are mainly sold in small coffee shops or sometimes at the evening or night markets, called ‘pasar malam‘.
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Jungle Fern (Midin) Stir Fry

Midin stir fry

Excited to share a wonderful wild jungle vegetable. It’s a fern and locally known as ’midin, milin or bilin‘. This special wild jungle fern stir fry is one of the only 2 dishes that I cooked during my recent holiday back to Malaysia. The other dish was Bitter Gourd And Egg Stir Fry. These are just a couple of my favourite local vegetables. Midin stir fry is one dish that everyone who visits Sarawak must try. It has a crispy texture and tastes very good.

Fresh midin

Midin is very popular in Sarawak. It is a common dish in restaurants. It’s a creepy plant and grows wild in the forest. It’s regarded as a delicious and nutritious wild vegetable. Apparently this particular fern only grows on the island of Borneo. I’m interested to know where else they grow. The natives would pluck the top section of the fern and sell them at the local jungle produce market. I heard that these days people plant them for sale.
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Pandan Yoghurt Cake

Pandan yoghurt cake

A new way to eat yogurt….in a cake! Cakes made with yoghurt are very delicious and make great desserts for any time. When I made the Chocolate Yoghurt Cake recently I only used 300g of yoghurt but this time I was more adventurous. I added more. I used 500g! I also used a lamington tin instead of a deeper cake tin to bake it. It turned out very soft and moist and tasted very delicious. I made to share with friends and all of them liked it very much.
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Iban Longhouse Of Sarawak

Iban longhouse, Sarawak

Another exciting holiday post that I can’t wait to share with everyone. During my recent visit back, I was so thrilled when my husband’s best friend took us to visit an Iban longhouse. It is one of the greatest attractions of Sarawak. Sarawak is also called East Malaysia and situates on the island of Borneo. I have never visited a longhouse before despite being born and bred in Sarawak. I only read and heard a lot about it. I have always wanted to visit it and in this trip my dream came true. It was an awesome, humbling experience.
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Best Local Fruits Of Malaysia

Local fruit stall

Oooh…I’m loving this blog post! I love fruits, especially all the tropical fruits. They are not only very delicious but excellent for health. I just feel so happy to share some of the best local Malaysian fruits, particularly those from Sarawak. They were so fresh, colourful, refreshing, sweet, juicy and delicious. Writing this post makes me miss home very much.

One of the best part about my recent holiday back in Malaysia was eating some of the best local fruits. While the hot and humid Malaysian weather quite killed our appetites, the many wonderful local fruits brought much cheer to us. Friends and relatives were giving us fresh fruits from their gardens while some were bought from the local markets. They were so sweet and juicy.
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Malaysian Curry Fish Laksa

Curry laksa fish

Curry laksa is one of my family’s top favourites. There are lots of Malaysian curry laksa. I must say every state and every race in Malaysia has its own version of laksa. To make laksa from scratch is very time consuming as there are all the spices and herbs to pound. Packet laksa mix or fresh laksa paste are easily available these days which brings back the joy and fun of home cooked laksa. While fresh laksa paste is usually not available overseas, as far as I know, I’m just very thankful that I can get packet laksa paste here.
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Beautiful Mt Kinabalu - Malaysia

Beautiful Mt Kinabalu, Malaysia (South Peak)

I am always fascinated by mountains. I love mountains. They speak so much about life (will share another time). I have climbed a couple very low ones which took about an hour to reach to the top. The highest that I have climbed was Lochnagar, 1155m high, here in Scotland. The climb was tough but the mountain top view was absolutely stunning. But here I’m excited to introduce to you the most beautiful mountain in South East Asia, none other than Mt Kinabalu of Malaysia.

Beautiful Mt Kinabalu, Malaysia (Low's Peak - highest peak)

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Chocolate Coconut Slice

Chocolate coconut slice

Time for a sweet dessert. Coconut is my favourite. Back home in Malaysia we use a lot of coconut in our cooking and desserts, like Best Coconut Rolls, Popular Malaysian Dessert (Bubur Cha Cha), 9 Layered Coffee Rice Pudding and Condensed Milk Tapioca Cake, to name a few. We use it a lot in our curries, too. Freshly grated coconut is easily available. Nothing beats that. It gives awesome flavour, no matter what you cook.

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