Kuching Street food

I was planning to take bus to Semmengoh Wildlife park, I decided to go to the hawker centre near the bus stop.

Having Kolo Mee at Sin Kwang Heng's hawker centre in Open Air Market.

 Below a plate of the unique Sarawak Laksa at Sin Kwang Heng. It's very different from those in peninsular Malaysia.

 Having a bowl of Chendul in Sarawak. I wonder if it's called Sarawak Chendul? or just Chendul made in Sarawak. A bit different from the Penang version. Instead of using gula melaka, the Sarawak version uses sweet condensed milk.

Besides hawker food, I decide to try a more expensive food at the James Brooke Bistro and cafe.

 As you can see from the menu the Sarawak laksa cost 2-3 times the price of the streetfood version.

 The ambience is pretty nice, situated next to the river and having an English tea house feel.

I tried the Sir Charles Fish curry. Verdict pretty good, but not as spicy as I would like.

I didn't sample all the great food in Kuching, but from my 1st time there, I really love the Sarawak laksa, the more well known Kolo mee not so much.

Air Itam Market, Penang Malaysia

Situated near to the iconic Kek Lok Si temple, lies the Air Itam market. It's basically a roadside market where vendors sell their wares, food and other items along the Air Itam road.

There's a famous documentary about the famous laksa covered by Anthony Bourdain.

There's also a famous curry mee stall near the Air Itam Chinese Methodist Church.

Having the curry mee with almond milk drink.

Although this photo below is not from Air Itam market, there's famous stall selling hokkien mee (or prawn mee). Hokkien mee is one of the beloved dishes in Penang.

Kek Seng Cafe Penang Road, Penang, Malaysia

I was having lunch at this coffee shop, Kek Seng situated along Penang Road.

Tripadvisor link here.

The coffee shop is famous in Penang for their ice cream ice kacang. Their signature is the jelly which looked like kek lapis.

Ice kacang rating: 9/10. Unique but lacks the crunch peanuts and attap fruit (or Nipa Palm fruit).

 Also you can't go to Penang without eating Char Koay Teow. This stall's Char Koay Teow is definitely one of the best in Penang. Rating: 9.5/10

 A delicious plate of Penang Poh piah or spring rolls. Very nice break from the fried stuff, has soft texture from the boiled bengkuang or Jicama roots.
Rating 9/10

Streetfood in Penang, Malaysia, Penang Road

I was walking around Komtar and heading towards Penang Road and sure enough visited the famous Teochew Chendul store.

Originally a humble hawker selling Chendul on the corner of a small road.

The business became very successful and they have branches and franchises all over Malaysia. Their website tells the story better. 

 They even have a restaurant shop for customers to dine in.

 My bowl of chendul

 Spotted nearby is a hawker selling Char Koay Teow.

Another stall selling laksa.

Streetfood in Johor Bahru Taman Sentosa

Discovered this place after walking around Taman Sentosa

 Basically only open in the evening around 6pm, hawkers place tables alongside the road.

 Spotted a Penang Hokkien Mee stall.

I order one plate costing RM5.50.
The taste is very similar to Penang, because the cook himself is from Penang. The portion is a bit small. Authentic though...

A plate of fried noodles, cooked char koay teow style. RM6.50 at the hawker centre shop next to the store at Jalan Sutera 2.

A bit of this streetfood photo blog

As I am based in Singapore, I do travel all over South East Asia for holidays or short excursions.

To document the streetfood, I will post photos and give my ratings.

My taste will not be the same as yours but I generally prefer food that are fresh, a little spicy, not too salty and not too soupy.