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Singapore: Chendol & Bandung Drink

nana — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:46:51 +0000

Chendol is a favourite ice dessert sold everywhere in Singapore. From Hawker centre to restaurants.

Bandung is a drink made from milk and rose syrup.

Central Market

nana — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:46:44 +0000

At the central market along Jl Tun Fuad Stephens, lots of dried seafood and local snacks are sold here in Kota Kinabalu city. But the dried shrimps & small fish don’t look top grade. Salted fish and dried sea cucumber are plentiful here. Bargain for a good price.

Central Market / Wet Market & BBQ food

nana — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:13:45 +0000

This central market is facing the sea and in front of Le Meridien Hotel (Jln Tun Fuad Stephens Road). Just next to the handicraft market.

The BBQ food section & wet market only starts from 5pm. The food is not expensive. But if you order more at one go, you can get a discount.

Eating, Kota Kinabalu City

nana — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:01:29 +0000

Some of the food that I have tried in Kota Kinabalu. Walking along Jln Pantai, we came across a Hainanese Chicken Rice store. This store served noodles in the morning & from 10am / 11am (can’t remember exact time), they serve chicken rice. Tables are quickly filled up. The Hainanese Chicken Rice is nice but cannot be compared to Singapore’s. Singapore Hainanese Chicken Rice is still the best.

Directly opposite Hamin Lodge or next to Lavender Lodge, is a Malacca restaurant. Menu is available before entry. Weather was very hot & we needed aircon. So we went in to have our lunch (it was our first day and we have just arrived in Kota Kinabalu). Food looks delicious but tasted awful. We didn’t like it and I had stomachache after eating the food.

Along Beach Road, many food stores are set up in the evening to cater to dinner crowds.

These stalls on beach road caters to locals and tourist around this area. But if you have the time, go to the evening food stores behind the Handicraft Market (along Jl Tun Fuad Stephens). Rows of food stalls await you which are cheap and good !

The seafood are all fresh from the day’s catch. Sold at the wet market section just next to the BBQ section. The prawn was a giant ! Take my pack of tissue on the table to estimate the size of this giant prawn ! It was much better than a lobster and it costs RM20 for 1 prawn but two person can eat one prawn.

SEDCO SQUARE: EVENING FOOD STALLS, Kota Kinabalu

nana — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:58:10 +0000

Many seafood restaurants are available for selection from the evening food stalls in Sedco Square. This square is just below Hamin Lodge. Sometimes from 7:30pm, there are live performances. But when I was there, I didn’t see any of the performances.

Some say the seafood is cheap. I won’t say everything is cheap & the BBQ stingray fish that I ate from this store is not nice. The rest are ok. This place is popular with tour groups & tourist. Not a local price. Utensils are sterilised in hot water on the table. You can order from different stores and the food will be brought to your table.