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 The herbal chicken Its been a while since we been kayaking anywhere. So, with plans made as early as two months before, we headed to Sungai Perak for a kayaking adventure.On the way there, we decided to stop and try the famous Kampar ‘Chicken in Bread’ at a restaurant called Yau Kee. How did we know which restaurant to go to? We don’t, the GPS did! Continue reading Yau Kee chicken in bread at Kampar-Sungai Perak kayaking trip part I  Sox and Meun walking past a pile of leaves One of the hardest things for us is to find a place close to KL that would be dog friendly. Kota Damansara Community Forest Park is one of the few places that we were told to be dog ‘friendly’. We have our doubts but decided to give it a shot. Whenever Sox walks with us, she would always be on a leash and when we start our walk as early as 7am, the chances are we will be the only ones around! Continue reading Morning walk with our dog Sox at Kota Damansara Community Forest Park  Such a nice day for paddling…right up until we arrive at the campsite Here are some pictures of Ulu Muda when I went kayaking there with Nadir. While the water levels have risen considerably, the lake is stunningly beautiful. Nadir, who was at the lake a few months back before the rainy season started was astonished at how much the flooding have changed landscape.  Sox going for an overnight camping for the very first time Finding a place to go camping with a dog in Malaysia is really tricky. A suitable place needs to be safe, campers friendly and away from people who may find dogs offensive. Sox is more than a pet to us. She is part of our family and it is only natural that we want to try to bring Sox for a camping trip. So we found a place…but things did not turn out as ‘rosy’ as the TV series Lassie. Continue reading Overnight camping with our dog Sox in Malaysia  Our guides harvested the palm heart for the group’s dinner I have heard a lot about harvesting the heart of palm, locally known as ‘Umbut’ as jungle food. This umbut has often been listed as one of the survival food in the jungle. In my years of traveling, I have not come across this Umbut, up until recently. During the trip to Sarawak in August 2009, I had my first encounter with Umbut. Continue reading Palm heart or ‘Umbut’ as jungle food; Lessons from a Sarawak jungle trip We spent our first night traveling into the interior of Sarawak in one of the guide’s house. The hospitality was exceptional and we were treated like family members immediately. We were obviously tired from the exhaustive 4WD journey and any form of comfort (especially food) is God sent. Our host made our day when he asked if we wanted something to eat. Some of us said yes until we saw what’s been cooking over fire.  My first encounter with the Miri wild durian I got my first taste of wild durian and Mee ‘Kolok’ or simply Mee ‘Kolo’ in Miri. Both of these foods are familiar to me yet uniquely different. I am beginning to love this town even more now. A Sarawak jungle food and local delicacy all in one evening. Awesome! Continue reading Wild durian and Kolok/Kolo mee of Miri; A trip to Sarawak’s jungle Pt. II  This is the entrance to the Gua Bama walkway On the way to Lake Kenyir, we decided to stop and have a look at Bama Cave (Gua Bama). This cave is located along the trunk road at Kampung Relong, Kuala Lipis. There are road signs to direct you to the cave. Continue reading Bama Cave, shame on Malaysians; Part II of Terengganu road trip  How the fish looked like out from the fire Now…this is the way to enjoy fish in the jungle! Having just fished them out of the water, these fishes went straight for a jungle style cooking . Having taken the fish out from the fire, it was absolutely charred on the outside. We had doubts that the fish was eatable.  Meun is always on to safety This is our first experience cooking fish in the jungle using the Orang Asli way. It’s like a Malaysian bush cooking crash course. We have cooked and BBQ fish in the bush before but it normally involves some form of stove or metal grill. There’s also the process of cleaning the fish, seasoning it with salt and spices and wrapping them in some sort of aluminum foil or banana leaves. This particular experience cooking fish in the jungle changed how we used to view bush cooking. Simplicity is often the best way to prepare food. |
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