THE ROOSTER: CHICKEN RICE

Nowadays, especially in Kuching, you can see many of your favourite local foods from your favourite street shops selling them, those you’ve been patronizing since young, now taken up to a whole new level, slowly transforming into various food chains. We’ve seen one going really well so far which was Mom’s Laksa. Read more about Mom’s Laksa here.

We’ve also seen the famous Singapore Chicken Rice opening for quite a long time till today, also many other chicken rice food chains such as the Chicken Rice Shop. Today, we will be adventuring to one new chicken rice food chain in the making which is The Rooster.

The Rooster opened quite recently, a few months back last year, where they had a promotion set that came with free drinks. This shop specialises in other foods as well such as wan tan hor, fried noodles, lamb stews, sandwiches and stir-fried veges besides the chicken rice alone.  

The steamed chicken rice came in a neatly arranged garnishing, served with a bowl of hot soup. The chillies and ginger paste were self-service, and you can take as much as you like. The chilli, which is the most important condiment to chicken rice, was done perfectly, with a  really good kick of spiciness to it. The garlic and ginger in it was also balanced perfectly. The chicken was tender and the sauce that went on top of it was really fragrant, almost having a sesame oil like taste overall. The rice was soft and fluffy, and it was full of flavour.

The other popular dishes were wan tan hor and herbal claypot chicken. The wan tan hor was slightly too runny and quite bland. However, its portion was really huge. Just a pity it didn’t taste quite right. The claypot herbal chicken was not too bad, but it had more of a stewed mushroom and dark soy sauce taste to it rather than a herbal one.

I would The Rooster did its main item which is chicken rice really well, but as for the other dishes, it wasn’t quite there yet in terms of its taste. We recommend you give their chicken rice a try.





The Rooster opens daily from 10.30am to 9pm
The Rooster271, 
Jalan Datuk Wee Kheng Chiang, 
93450 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

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THE EATING GARAGE: CAFE EPISODES

Another food trend here in Kuching is roti teluq bakaq meleleh, which originates from Peninsular Malaysia. It’s basically grilled or toasted bread, smothered in seasonings and topped with plenty of mayo, ketchup, chilli sauce and sometimes cheese. Its name translates to melting egg toast, so u would expect to see lots of sauces all over it with a piece of egg on top. Today we adventure to a café that offers this roti teluq bakaq meleleh, along with other food in their menu.

The Eating Garage Kuching is located right in the city area and offers local Kuching food opening from day till night. The hold café is decorated with hipster stickers and paintings on the wall. Food such as laksa, kolo mee, mi goreng, stir fried dishes and not to forget the famous roti teluq bakaq meleleh are sold here.

Here is what they offered on their menu.

 Today, we decided to order a few other dishes as well besides the roti teluq.

We ordered the basic roti teluq which was just the plain grilled bread with egg and a bunch of seasonings and sauces on top. It came as a piece of grilled bread with a fried egg, topped with baked beans and seasoning sauce, finished with mayo and thousand island dressing. The overall taste and flavours came from the dressings and seasonings on top, the bread and egg itself was just simple and plain, but overall it was a good combination and worked well.

We also tried the kueh tiaw goreng kerang which was the fried kueh tiaw with clams. It was spicy and sweet which was the total opposite of the usual stir fried kueh tiaw u normally find outside in hawker stalls, with the usual salty savoury taste. Its sweet flavour came from sweet soy sauce and it had a bit of rojak paste flavour to it. Apart from the spiciness it had, it was further served with cut chillies on top. This one is definitely for the spicy lovers.

One of the stir fried dishes we tried was the butter chicken. They were very generous with the gravy and nestum flakes on top. The gravy was thick, savoury and had a slight sweetness to it. It was very fragrant with a milky taste to it along with the butter. The curry leaves were fried well so its essence was released well too.

The Eating Garage Kuching is a good place to try if you’re looking for a variety of local Kuching food under one roof and also the famous roti teluq bakaq meleleh at the same time.

The Eating Garage opens daily from 8am to 1am.

The Eating Garage

Lots 17 & 18, Ground floor, Block G,

Taman Sri Sarawak Mall,

Jalan Borneo,

93100 Kuching, Malaysia.

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FISH HEAD NOODLES : JALAN SONG

This place is right opposite to Porkies and is next to a bakuteh shop and right behind One Jaya. I relinquish a photo to make things easier. 

 It's a typical kopitiam. There are different types of noodles to pick from as well as broth to pick from. The one my brother recommends is the one with a tomato base. It doesn't have any fish meat inside but with fish balls and fish cakes. It has that sour taste to it from the tomato base, but it's tasty even so. You can't stop drinking it.

I had kueh tiaw with mine. 

 There's some wantan in mine too.

Though the sauce is spicy. It still is delicious with the noodles. Not particularly sure, what's in there, but I think there's some garlic in there and definitely some chili. 

 Had some fresh soyabean. SO GOOD.

 You're able to order some char siu chee cheong fun from next door as well as some bat kut teh. There are other dishes on the menu too but I definitely recommend the fish noodles with tomato base.

Im not very sure of their opening times since they aren't really online. But I venture a guess that they mostly open through the week. My apologies. 

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PINOY FESTIVE IHAW IHAW: FILIPINO FOODS

Right after Kuching Fest, we planned to go eat some filipinos food after. There was this place at padungan road, where the signs are bright and neon. PINOY FIESTA IHAW IHAW. It always distracted me when I go through that area and when we saw the other night, we made plans to really go there for dinner.  I mean we all say that sort of thing, we should eat there next time, but we get comfortable with our usual restaurant and we don't. But fun thing about running a blog, you get to have motivation to have yourself go there and eat at that restaurant.

So off we went to Pinoy. It's bright place, with pictures on the walls of reminders of Philippines with rickshaw and donkeys paintings on the tiles. It was quite empty because it was already later in the night. So our food came pretty quickly. The atmosphere was lovely, with old songs from previous generations ago coming out. The waitress explained that her grandmother collects old CDs. By the way, service in the place was good, the waitress I think is the granddaughter of whoever owns the place and was very friendly and talked to us about the food we were eating. Explaining to us things we had never heard about.

We ordered a couple of things. SISIG BABOY. It's tomato and pork skin and eggs inside with chopped onions and a lime to squeeze atop on.

I like this the most out of all the rest. It came in a hot sizzling plate, still hearing the sizzle. The pork skins and some pork meat in there were cooked well, with this sort of chewy yet crunchy texture. The lime took out the fattiness in the dish and add some tartiness which I welcomed. 

And then the TORTANG TALONG, just eggplant and egg.

 It was eggplant and egg, seasoned well and crispy. I got the feeling they used alot of egg in Fillipino food. I also heard they do pork alot as well. Villages would roast whole pigs for festive dinners. So you could say they were quite good.

We ordered DAING SILOG, which is fried milk fish and fried egg and rice. 

 It was an odd taste to experience. Not bad but actually different. It was sour the fish. I didn't know adding milk could do that.

 Here's Jolynn's Candid shot. HAHAHA hi Jols.

 More pics of me trying to get a close up on the food.

Address: 143, Jalan Padungan, China Town, 93100 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Phone: +60 12-888 0639

Hours:  

Sunday	11AM–11PM
Monday	11AM–11PM
Tuesday	11AM–11PM
Wednesday	11AM–11PM
Thursday	11AM–11PM
Friday	11AM–11PM
Saturday	11AM–11PM

 

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CHINAHOUSE @ THE OLD COURTHOUSE: CAFE EPISODES

Over the past few years there has been an uprising of the number of cafes in Kuching. It has become popular hangouts for a lot of people, especially the young and restless. This cafes becomes the haven for teenagers and young adults alike. For the reasoning that there is food and comfortable places to relax and the ability to do as you please. Not the mention the late hours it seems to host to.

Chinahouse Cafe has become popular for the fact that it has something different to offer than the rest of the cafes in town. It has taken quarters in the old courthouse in town, right opposite the chinatown. I think the name might have been a nod to the address of it's location, but that's just a guess. There is probably alot of other factors into the namesake.

So as you know, the old court always has been home to many restaurants and cafes. Changing times have made the cafes and restaurants move away their business but the location that is the old courthouse is a picturesque and ideal address. It is where much of the nightlife is, not to mention the amount of tourist in the area. It also is a great place for a nice instagram picture.

The cafe is deep inside the courthouse along with many other cafes in the space. But there is signs to help you on your way.

I've ventured in on the tip of my friend, my co writer of themakanpost, Jolynn. The chinahouse cafe is known for their cakes and tea. The tiramisu is particularly famous. I have chosen the one doused in liquor, for I think cakes and liquor goes very well together.

It was delicious with the alcohol bringing out the flavours in there. The sponge layer was moist and the cream with the texture of the crunchy nuts. the caramelised nuts, I think pistachio was wonderfully well paired.

I'm also a fan of the teapot that they have given me. It was adorable.

So we have the place which is decorated with old furniture and everything antique. It can't be help that the decoration is something familiar. There is also the many drawings around the space. It has come to known to us that at every table there are crayons and paper for those with an artistic side to create a picture if inspiration comes to them. There is also a competition going on for the one with probably the most votes.

The cafe is also a bar, offering cocktails and alcoholic beverages.


The atmosphere in this space is wonderful. There were many patrons though it was late at night. The staff were welcoming and warm. I have no complains about the place. But I will however come back to try the many savoury items on the menu.

It is open everyday from 9 am to 12 pm. It is located at the old courthouse, next to merdeka plaza.

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RG AIS KRIM BERGULA APONG : GULA APONG ICE CREAM

Gula apong seems to be the trend recently in Kuching. You know it when you can see cafes and restaurants having gula apong put into almost every dessert. Dessert such as gula apong sponge and cream cakes, gula apong kek lapis, gula apong ice cream, shaved ice gula apong and many more, can be found at almost anywhere in Kuching. Today, we adventure to a famous little spot selling gula apong ice cream located at the open air market, in which you can find a queue for this sweet and delicious cup of dessert almost every night.

Upon reaching RG Ais Krim, there were a few people waiting in line for their ice cream but they were prepared at quite a fast pace which was good, to ease the flow of the queue. Besides the famous gula apong ice cream, they sell cookies and light snacks.

You can choose from 3 toppings for your ice cream. There are peanuts, cornflakes and famous amos cookies.
Here are the sizes.

There are also different flavours of ice cream available on different days.


We decided to go with just the basic plain gula apong ice cream, to taste its originality.

This is the famous gula apong ice cream. Soft served vanilla ice cream was placed onto a plastic cup with gula apong syrup poured onto it.

The ice cream was soft and easy to scoop. However, it had quite a rough texture to it, the type that shaven ice gives you. I would prefer a smoother and creamier and ice cream. This was quite an opposite to the smooth and creamy texture you would normally get from a soft serve.

The gula apong syrup made each scoop of the whole thing really sweet, till it can be quite overpowering. It was glossy and sticky just like honey. You would feel like you're eating really sweet syrup with ice cream, double the sweetness.

Overall, everything was just too sweet for my liking. I am uncertain for why this extremely sweet dessert is actually a hype for many almost everyday. But I guess this would be a favourite for those who have a really sweet tooth.
Come try it for yourself.



RG Ais Krim opens daily with the following times:

Wednesday 5pm to 5am
Thursday to Tuesday 2pm to 5am



RG Ais Krim

No.11,
Tower Market Hawker Centre (Open Air Market),
93000 Kuching,
Sarawak, Malaysia.

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