"Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside."
-Mark Twain
I won't call myself a foodie but I do enjoy good food. I am not a food critic but I believe in my own sense of taste when it comes to my favourite dish. Food here doesn't include the routine meals that we have every day whereby we eat to live. The food that I'm referring to is the food that we live for, the one you don't have it often. Once in a while, we just need to indulge ourselves.
Back in April, I travelled to Kota Bahru, Kelantan to attend my friend's wedding and have the chance to try the famous Nasi Dagang at Restoran Selera Daun Pisang.
There are many choices of meat and vegetables you can pick from with different methods of serving. I took fried egg covered with sweet spicy gravy and beef "rendang" and costed about MYR8. It was a little pricey, in my opinion, but it was definitely very fulfilling.
Had dinner by the beach of Pantai Cahaya Bulan. Being a "rojak" lover myself, I believe the key of a good "rojak" is the sauce which binds the ingredients together. We had seafood "rojak" and I can say it was recommendable. The sauce itself wasn't that spicy (you can always choose to spice it up on your own) and the sweetness was just nice. Had "keropok lekor" and I dare say east coast has one of the best "lekor" in the country. Loving the soft texture.
Back in the city to try the famous desert shop, Ozarah which is recommended by Foursquare. I ordered sweet cone snowy treat. Loving the sweetness of the cone (but too much of it can be quite overwhelming, not to mention the "brain freeze"). Still, I enjoyed the dessert.
Back in Miri, sometimes my friends and I just feel like splurge to indulge ourselves. For that reason, we usually drive all the way to Brunei (40-minute drive, by the way) to have Sushi feast. Ever since I tasted the sushi served at Excapade and Kaizen (the two famous Sushi franchise in Brunei), Sushi King is now officially out of my list. Ingredients used to serve the sushi are very fresh, enjoying every bite of freshness in the mouth. In Malaysia, quality of Sushi served at Sushi Zanmai is comparable but too bad, it is not available in Miri/East Malaysia at the moment.
The most recent cuisine that I have tried locally is Italian food which is served at Fratini's Restaurant. Ordered Salmone Penne and Gladiator Pizza. I don't think it is fair to compare to the ones served when I was back in Italy but honestly, they are recommendable for whoever craves for Italian. Liking the penne texture which blends with the minced salmon (Confession: I like salmon). I believe in pizza with thin crust is simply the best one.
Looking at these photos already make me feeling hungry. Lesson learned: Don't blog when you are hungry, when you are going to post about food.
Anticipating next mouth-watering adventure...