Today I am going to bring you back to my hometown, Sibu.
I grew up having ais kacang / chendol / sotong kangkung
My childhood was awesome :) so to say :)
Going back to the 80s / 90s.
Ais kacang was made by shaving a huge block of ice on a wooden bench equipped with a shaver.
Try to zoom in on the photo below.
This is the only stall operator I know that is still making ais kacang / cendol using this old school method.
Stall number 103 at Sibu Central Market (first floor).
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| Ais kacang at Sibu Central Market |
Of course, the taste is different that the shaved ice churned out from a machine.
It has that quintessential bold and rough flakiness, that withstand the heat in Malaysia longer than the ones churned out from machine.
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| Ais Kacang at Sibu Central Market |
The ais kacang itself will transport you to the 80s and 90s, reminiscing that same sort of excitement and flavour when you were served with ais kacang.
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| Sotong Kangkung at Sibu Central Market |
And there is sotong kangkung as well.
The bean curd is the tastiest here.
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| Sotong Kangkung at Sibu Central Market |
And there is rojak too.
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| Rojak at Sibu Central Market |
Whichever tickles your fancy.
I visit this stall very often whenever I am back in Sibu, it is just across from my father's shop.
Very cheap and affordable, a far cry from where I am staying now
Say hi if you happen to bump into me at this stall this coming Chinese New Year :)
3 comments:
I like seeing your hometown!
thank you, yum list! :)
I think I've had these here before - I remember the ice shaver.
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