Dong Yuan Guangzhou Flavours Famous Roast Goose Yuexiu District 东园广州味 ☎ +86 20 3166 7173

 

Goose is of course high on our Guangzhou agenda (as usual). We had a few this time, I will write them up one by one - but I am putting up 东园 first - some friends said they are waiting for my write ups for their own upcoming trips soon 🤣🤭

I couldn't find an English name for 东园广州味, so I shall name it Dong Yuan Guangzhou Flavours for this article. 东园广州味 is a chain with a few outlets in Guangzhou. They have been well received by the notoriously famously fastidious discerning palates of Guangzhou locals as the daily full house and long queues attest.

Shantou Lao Hia Kway Teow Mee 汕头老哑粿条面

When I travel, especially to places where many Singapore / Malaysia pioneers came from, I scan for dishes found in Singapore / Malaysia so that I can learn about the origins of these dishes.

Jade Burial Suit • Nanyue King Wen's Mausoleum Guangzhou 南越文王墓 ☎ +86 20 3618 2920

I've long been fascinated by the jade burial suits 玉衣 of ancient China since I first saw them on television in the 1970s.

Min Ji Claypot Rice Guangzhou • Just Do One Dish Excellently 民记煲仔饭 (惠福东路) • 一生只爲做好一煲飯 ☎ 020 8306 5679 ☎ 181 4286 9079

Claypot rice is a Cantonese food icon and we are glad that we had an excellent one at Min Ji Claypot Rice 民记煲仔饭 during our recent Guangzhou foodie trip.

Kedai Kopi Aik Seng📍Jalan Wharf, Sarikei, Sarawak 益星茶室 ☎ +6016 221 3635

For your obligatory morning coffee or coffee break in Sarikei, can go to century old Kedai Kopi Aik Seng. 

There must be other interesting, old coffee shops in Sarikei but I need to go back and explore the town a little deeper to find them.

Lau Ya Kheng Kway Chap 📍 Carpenter Street Kuching 陽春臺棵什 ☎ +6012 904 6989

I've been to Kuching a few times but feel slightly embarrassed when people ask me if I had tried the famous Lau Ya Kheng Foodcourt kway chap (also spelt kueh chap) 😳

Glory Cafe Mee Udang Tom Yam Coconut Prawn Noodle 📍 Sarikei Sarawak 荣光茶室 • 東炎椰子大頭蝦面 ☎ +608 465 8122

Pulling into Sarikei town on the way to Sibu, Sarawak we went straight to Glory Cafe for their famous mee udang tom yam coconut. Heard so much about their tom yam coconut prawn noodle 😁 We have been talking about it since the day we left Kuching.

Rice Paste Soup Ding Bian Hu Treasure Land Sibu 田宝鼎边糊

Rice Paste Soup or Ding Bian Hu 鼎边糊 is a Hock Chew dish I heard of for a long time but never tried it till today. Neither Singapore nor Johor has this dish.

Ding bian Hu 鼎边糊 literally means "ding" 鼎 (wok), "bian" 边 (the side or edge), and "hu" 糊 (flat rice noodle pieces, paste, crepe or kway).

Sibu Night Market BBQ & Ang Zao Bak Pork ☎ +608 433 3411

We were in Sibu, the last stop of our 8-day Pan Borneo Highway Kuching to Sibu self drive holiday.

Ah Sieng Mee Sua • Making Hock Chew Longevity Noodles📍Sibu Sarawak 陳增仙师傅手工福州面线 ☎️ +6011 5635 6631

One of the highlights of our 8-day Pan Borneo Highway self drive holiday from Kuching to Sibu was witnessing noodle master 陳增仙 Ting Cheng Sieng of Ah Sieng Mee Sua in Sibu make Hock Chew longevity noodle the centuries old way.