DURIAN TEMBAGA (DURIAN ANTU) aka Wild Durians

Durian, King of the Fruits....one of my favourite local fruits. This durian is unlike the normal durians that are always seen. The torns are longer & very sharp. The flesh inside is orangy in color and the seed is dark brown. The shape of this durian is always round. In malay it is called durian tembaga (tembaga is copper in english). In Melanau it is called "Regieng". That's my mom in the picture "slaughtering" the durian.

As you can see why it is called "tembaga" cause the flesh color looks somewhat like a copper.

The caused after eating durian tembaga, it will stick to your teeth & fingers. Actually this durian is not as gassy as the original durians and the smell is not that strong either. Personally, I prefer durian tembaga. The test is phenomenal, not that sweet and the fruit is always perfectly good.

(photo taken via HP SE-W660i)

THE BEST KOLO MEE @ KOTA PADAWAN

Last Saturday, my sis brought my mom and I to this kopi tiam (chinese cafe) located in Kota Padawan (1oth Mile). The meat, prawn & fish balls are all home made. I can totally recommend you to taste the ultimate and the best kolo mee in Sarawak. But make sure that you bring enough cash to pay for your meal at the end of it.

Some of the ingredients used, this towkei used tiger prawns as well but the ingredients also depends on his customers, on what they would prefer to add in their kolo mee or kway tiaw.

I ordered kolo kway tiaw with big prawns and fish and prawn balls soup. The kolo kway tiaw cost RM10 per/bowl and the soup cost RM6 per/bowl. But it was all worth it. In the end of our breakfast meal that morning, the bill came and it cost us almost RM60.00. Another thing about this kopi tiam, you have to come early to enjoy the best ingredients. If you come late around 9-10am, you'll have to wait for at least 30mins for your food to arrive....cause this will be the fullhouse/high peak time....and during this time if you're unlucky, you have to hunt for tables that are almost at the end of their meal and you have to put on thick faces, standing beside their table to wait for them to finish their food.

(photos taken via SE-W660i)

SCR XPRESS (Singapore Chicken Rice) Kuching Style

Ever been to Singapore Chicken Rice (SCR)??.....one of the easiest menu cause you don't have to think so much on what to eat, chicken rice with either fried or steamed chicken with some other side orders such as, Baby Kailan with oyster sauce, Beansprouts with salted fish and steamed tofu with minced meat. Oh ya by the way, it's halal too. Recently SCR has had a face lift, they add in a new look and new menu, more varieties from fries to burgers to sandwiches, tomato noodles/kway tiaw to chicken or beef rice....the name is called SCR XPress situated at Rubber Road Kuching.

These are the insides of the SCR Xpress...not bad looking though, the ambience is comfortable with a designers style.

Picture shown above is the hot plate ginger chicken rice. Per/plate cost RM5.90.

And this is what I ordered, bar-b-q chicken rice, it cost me RM8.90, with an additional side order of beansprout with salted fish (cost RM3.00+).... Not bad though, the cost if reasonable with a hefty portion. They have all sorts of beverages as well, cost around (RM2.00+ to RM4.00+).

So if you're ever in Kuching and trying to look for a comfortable ambience with reasonable price tags and halal too, this is a place for you.

(all photos was taken via my handphone SE-W660i)