We made a stop at Jakar for lunch and toilet break when we drove back to Kapit last month. After spending 4 nights in Kapit, we headed back to Kuching on the 18th. We tried to avoid the weekend jam and have quicker ferry waiting time, so our decision to drive back on a Friday.
Jay did not followed us back then. He wanted to spent some more days there with his grandma. He followed hubby's brother and family back to Kuching a day before Christmas.
We made a promise to stop by Jakar again on our drive back as we needed to get some frozen sio bee from this coffee shop.
Sarikei Jakar Shumai, aptly named. Other than sio bee, they served meals and sold few frozen varieties.
We reached Jakar before 9am so we had our brunch there. Of course its famous sio bee was a must-have!
Hubby ordered its fried noodle while the rest of us went for fried mee hoon.
We enjoyed our brunch very much. The noodles were fried to perfection. I loved my fried meehoon.
As for our loots, we bought these frozen packs home. Sio bee, lap cheong, fishballs and ngoh hiang. And a pack of baked spring chicken which I cooked on the Boxing Day. Quite nice but the tang quai and Chinese herbs were too strong to my liking.
We finished up the Chinese sausage and ngoh hiang for dinner on Winter Solstice and another evening. Both were pretty nice, wished we have bought more!
Few packs of sio bee for my family and a pack for my neighbour who helped to look after our house. We will definitely back to this coffee shop if we were on the road again. However it would not be that soon. Maybe when the Pan Borneo is fully completed and the bridges in Batang Lupar and Pusa are done (if they are to proceed with the bridges).
Wow! The Sio Bee are big pieces unlike our Siew Mai here.
ReplyDeleteI have always wanted to visit Sarikei someday. I have covered many towns around Sarawak and should visit again when the Pan Borneo is completed.
Oh? They sure are very productive, the Jakar people. You did not buy the fish paste for making fish balls. Yes, they have fish balls now but I prefer the paste and rolling my own. They are famous for their coffee too!!!
ReplyDeleteYou did not go for their famous prawn noodles this time?
Tasted the prawn noodle on the way to Kapit. Not on way back.
DeleteBy the way, you use the coastal road, right? I thought you would use Igan Bridge, Bawang Assan side to the ferries? Still have to pass through Jakar?
ReplyDeleteYes. We turned to Pusa from the highway. Pusa ferry and Batang Lupar ferry (where New Year ferry accident happened).
DeleteThe fried mee hun looks really good.
ReplyDeletemmm I am really hungry now:D your photos are so jummy^^
ReplyDeleteJay is so independent now to stay longer a bit. Yummy food! Did u
ReplyDeleteReally it is a good Loot! I like all of them!
ReplyDeleteSo many good food you brought back from your trip.
ReplyDeleteI like all those frozen foods. Very convenient to have in the freezer for those times when lazy to cook or want additional dishes.
ReplyDeleteThe sio bee look big and tasty, I would go for the fried bee hoon and the ngoh hiang, does the fried bee hoon have the wok hey taste?
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