Arriving in Kuching it was clear that food was the number one priority and there were plenty of hawker style set ups to keep us full.
Into our second week we still hadn’t had a laksa so we went in search of the soup goodness. It wasn't hard to find!
Malaysian Laksa is a lot darker and richer to what we were used to but the flavour profile is deep and extremely satisfying. A bowl of this liquid gold set us back 6 Ringgit (about $2). The soup came filled with vermicelli noodles, egg, shredded chicken, prawns and of course plenty of chilli. I wanted to lick the bowl clean once I had finished.
Jeff had told me that last time he had eaten BBQ Stingray in Malaysia and I was desperate to try it.
The stingray came smothered in sambal and grilled to perfection. The charry bits from the hotplate made this dish a win. The texture of the fish was stringy but soft and moist.
To go with the Stingray we ordered a local vegetable Midin that looked like little ferns. Super crunchy and delicious.
Lastly we ordered some local squid that was stir fried again in Sambal and soft and delicious
The whole meal set us back 30 Ringgit – about $10.
The table next to us looked like they were eating some amazing noodle (mee) dishes and not ones to miss out we enquired where they had ordered the food and headed up to the counter to order ourselves some.
The language barrier can be a real issue here as what we got wasn't what we thought we were getting but it was delicious none the less.
The noodles came with a rich soup and different types of beef cuts and shredded chicken.
If you go in the morning and then go back to the same place in the evening you will see completely different food and stall owners.
There are different stall owner for breakfast, then lunch, then dinner. Meaning that you can go back to the same place three times in the same day and eat something completely different.
Jalan Carpenter was the main street in China Town where we had the majority of our meals.
The fish ball soup was a particular favourite of ours from the hawker stall. The broth was so clean and simple but totally satisfying. A bowl of this goodness set us back 5 Ringgit.