When I Came Home for Mid-autumn Festival Dinner Tonight...

Today is the Mid-autumn Festival for the Chinese. It is the 15^th day of the 8^th Moon on the Lunar calender. It is important for a traditional Chinese family to have a reunion on this day, so my Mum 'instructed' me to come home for dinner.

Legend has it that there is a moon fairy called Chang Er who flew to the moon in the ancient time. However, when I arrived home, I didn't see the moon fairy, but what I saw was a chopped brine-soaked duck (滷水鴨) on a pale-white moon!

My mother used to cook the whole duck to serve the whole family, and this has become the must have item on the menu of any festival. I won't complain, as I like my Mum's version of brine-soaked duck which is on the sweet side. :)

Another Good 'Kolo Mee' Place Around Kuching

As I've mentioned in my previous post, there are many variations of 'Kolo Mee' in Kuching. Some stalls use 'straight' noodles, some use the 'wiggly' noodles, and you can also ask for the 'kueh teow' (broad and thin rice noodles).

I went to the coffee shop at Kota Sentosa today for breakfast. Kota Sentosa is a small town more commonly known to the local people as 7^th Mile. There is an old coffee shop here that was transformed into a food court a few years back, and the shop owner who is still manning the 'kolo mee' stall sells excellent noodles. The 'cha siew' is still one of the best that I have tasted so far around Kuching.

This is a bowl of 'kolo mee' with the 'wiggly' noodles that I had this morning. Look at the shiny fried minced pork and 'cha siew!' Could it be considered a 'healthier' version because of the vegetables? Hehe!

Can't see all the goodies inside the bowl clearly? Never mind! Let me blow it up for you to have a closer look. Haha!

Still haven't got enough of it? OK! Let me zoom in to the 'cha siew' and the 'wiggly' noodles.

Another specialty drinks at this food court worth mentioning is the 'teh "c" peng special.' It's made of a layer of gula melaka syrup, a layer of evaporated milk, and a layer of red tea. Yummy!

If you happened to be in the vicinity of Kota Sentosa or 7^th Mile, it's worth trying them out for yourself. :)