Kolo Mee, Kuching

Date visited : 20 May 2018

Other than the Sarawak Laksa, there's another noodle dish which is also iconic to Sarawak... and that's the Kolo Mee.

The Kolo Mee noodles are almost similar to wantan noodles only springier and does not come drenched in dark sauce. It is usually tossed in clear sauce, topped with spring onions, minced meat and slices of barbecued pork.

I asked my colleague who was born and raised in Kuching, Sarawak, to recommend me the best Kolo Mee in town and he told me this is one of the best... Red Kolo Mee in the old open market near Kuching Waterfront.

Here you are given a choice of original Kolo Mee, clear in colour, and Red Kolo Mee, which is red in colour. Since my colleague ordered the original Kolo Mee, I ordered the red one so that I can try both to see what is the difference.

The toppings are the same for both and the difference is in the way the noodles are prepared.

This is the original Kolo Mee with the choice of flat noodle. It is tossed in clear sauce and topped with spring onions, mince meat and slices of barbecued pork. It may look very plain but the clear sauce used to toss the noodles is very tasty and compliments well with the toppings.

This is the Red Kolo Mee with the choice of curly thin noodles. What made it red in colour is not colouring nor chilli or tomato sauce. The noodles are tossed with the red oil from the barbecued pork used in the noodles. And because of this addition, it made the taste of this Kolo Mee different than the original ones. The aromatic taste of the barbecued pork is infused into the noodles thus making it very tasty and different from the original ones.

My colleague was right, this Kolo Mee is really nicer than the ones I had in Klang Valley.

Right opposite this stall was another interesting stall that sells soy bean drinks, steamed buns and Sio Bee. 

At first I was wondering what is a Sio Bee. Then my colleague explained to me that Sio Bee is a Hokkien word for our well known Siu Mai. In Kuching, the locals call their Siu Mai, Sio Bee.

The difference of Sio Bee and the normal Siu Mai is the meat used. Siu Mai uses a mixture of shrimp and pork while the Sio Bee uses only pork. The skin colour is also pale compared to the yellowish ones of our normal Siu Mai. The meat is very tender and is best eaten with chilli sauce.

So if you're here to try the Kolo Mee, why not give this Sio Bee a try too.

Other information:

Address : Tower Market Hawker Centre, Jalan Power, 93000 Kuching, Sarawak.

Contact No : 016-855 5665

Business Hours : Opens daily from morning till 11.30pm

Transaction : Cash

Other links : https://www.facebook.com/redkolomee/

Pork Satay @ Satay Cina Thoo Yuen, PJ Old Town

Date visited : 21 May 2017

Are you craving for some satay... but NON-Halal ones? Well, if you are, then you should definitely try this. 

To those who don't know what Satay is... it's a dish of marinated, skewered and grilled meat served with a sauce. Satay is a very popular dish in Malaysia and it is usually served with cucumbers, onions and even compressed rice or better known as Nasi Impit. In Malaysia, the commonly used meat for satay are chicken, mutton and beef. In some places you will also have uncommon meat like rabbit and deer... and for Chinese operated stalls, you may also find pork meat. Satay in Malaysia are mainly served with thick and chunky peanut sauce.

This round we will introduce to you the NON-Halal, pork satay, at Gerai Satay Cina Thoo Yuen.

This stall is located within the PJ Old Town Food Court, Stall No 36. This stall is run by an elderly couple who have been serving satay here for more than 30 years now. The stall is well maintained and very clean.

Since we arrive quite early, we were able to avoid the dinner crowd and got our orders fulfilled really fast. This time, we ordered both the pork and the mutton satay.

The best thing about these satay was there were no chunks of fat on the meat. The meat on each stick was purely juicy and tender. Some may usually find the taste of mutton overwhelming but this is not the case for the mutton satay here.

The peanut sauce served with their satay has an extra kick in their taste, This is because there is cili padi and dried chilli added in the mix. But don't worry, it's not very spicy. If you run out of sauce, you can always ask them for more.

OUR RATING

Ambient : 2.5/5

Service : 3/5

Food Quality : 4/5

Price Range : $

Status : Non-Halal

Other information:

Address : Medan Selera Jalan Othman @ PJ Old Town, Corner of Jalan Selangor and Jalan Othman, 47100 Petaling Jaya

Business Hours : 5.30pm-9.00pm (Daily)

Transaction : Cash

Restoran New Yee Sang Seafood, Kelana Jaya PJ

Let me introduce to you my all time favourite chinese coffee shop/food court... Restoran New Yee Sang located in SS5, Kelana Jaya. It's only available for breakfast and lunch.

When I don't feel like splurging on food and is looking for simple yet good local food, this is usually my go to place. In fact, every time I'm here, I have a hard time deciding on what to eat... there are so many to choose from.

The most popular here, in my opinion, should be the Fried Rice. The Fried Rice here has luncheon meat and chinese sausage added among other ingredients. And of course together with the frying skills, it made the this Fried Rice really lip smacking!

The same stall also makes a very good Yin Yeong...

Another one of my favourite is the Ipoh Steam Pot Rice here. It's the best that I had so far and this stall is run by a lovely elderly couple.

They have quite a variety to choose from and each one is equally good. But my favourite picks are between the Mushroom with Chicken, Salted Fish with Chicken and Ginger with Chicken.

And when I'm craving for something stronger in flavour, I'll always order the Curry Chee Cheong Fun + Curry Chicken. I've ordered this so frequent that even the lady handling this stall could even remember my special request... to add fu chuk and more fried onions.

The Nasi Kunyit offered by the same stall is good too.

Just for today's write up, I decided to give the Sam Kan Chong a try... it's good but not the best I've tasted. I decided to mention this because I have taken a good photo of it.

Among the other good food in this place but not manage to show with photos are the Ipoh Hor Fun, Hakka Lui Cha and the Indian Mix Rice. I need to make a few more trips in order to capture more photos. I will be updating this post when I have additional photos to share.

OUR RATING

Ambience : 3/5 (It's a typical kind of coffee shop/food court)

Service : 4/5

Food Quality : 4.5/5 (For the ones that I've recommended)

Value for Money : 4.5/5

Status : Non Halal

Will we go back for more : Definitely

Other information:

Address : No 18 Jalan SS6/8, Kelana Jaya, Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Business Hours : Daily Breakfast and Lunch only

Transaction : Cash ONLY