Flavours Of Kuching – A Culinary Exploration

Your guide will meet you at the hotel around 09:00 am. Together you will explore Kuching’s sights such as Chinese temples, colonial buildings, as well as the Waterfront, while at the same time tasting Sarawak’s local delicacies. One of the dishes you must try is ‘Sarawak Laksa’, a slightly spicy broth with rice noodles, shredded chicken meat, sliced omelette, bean sprouts and a couple of prawns on top. Another all-time favourite in Kuching is ‘Kolo Mee’, which is a noodle dish with minced pork and often topped with a few slices of barbecued pork. Stroll along Main Bazaar, Chinatown and India Street, where you can try some sweet treats such as ‘Apam Balik’, a sweet pancake with crushed peanuts, or ‘Pisang Goreng’ (banana fritters). Here you will also find the colourful spice market. Your guide will show you the various different spices and explain their use in the local cooking to you. Before continuing, hop on a traditional sampan for a short ride across the Sarawak River to visit a local Kek Lapis maker. You’ll get to sample some of the beautifully layered cakes and see how they’re made, a sweet highlight of your food adventure. During this half-day tour of about 4 hours you will realize the important role that food plays in Malaysian social culture. Did you know for example that the Malay greeting “Sudah makan?” literally means “Have you eaten?”. With the head full of new information and the belly full with nice food, you will return to your hotel.