Kuching Food
Photos by Wena

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These are photos of typical Kuching food. My favorite, if I'd have to pick one, is Kolo Mee – but in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, there's so much great food you don't have to be picky!

Kolo Mee

Kolo Mee can be eaten any time of the day, though I preferred to eat it for breakfast, lunch, and diner.

Sarawak Laksa

Sarawak Laksa, or Laksa Sarawak, or just: Laksa. Usually you need to get up early to get the good one, but even the bad one is good (so now imagine how good the good one is)!

Tomato Kwayteow

Trust me, the name Kwayteow (quatch-yow) sounds quite close to something else which is intestines (quatch-yap, if I'm not mistaken). I confused the two dishes on a regular basis. Thank God I like them both!

Hong Kong Mee

Those should be fishballs on the plate, and also there's chili sauce in the background. Those are quite typical for Malysian food.

Photos copyright © 2004 by Rowena, for the Kuching Quick Guide by Philipp Lenssen (kuching@outer-court.com). Used here with permission. If you want daily illustrated food anecdotes be sure to check out Wena's Mum-Mum Food Blog.