Ah Ngieng Cafe, Sibu, Sarawak

A big hello to everyone! My last post was dated on 23 January 2013 and it's been like more than a month since I last updated my blog. I am really sorry as I was on a long vacation back to my hometown in Sibu, Sarawak for Chinese New Year celebration. When I got back to Penang, I got caught up for some stuffs and now, I am here writing my blog again. This time I am not going to post Penang's food but food from my hometown, Sibu, Sarawak. Some of the dishes are only available in Sarawak due to the availability of the vegetables. Say no more, let pictures speak it all.

Sea Cucumber Soup

My all-time favourite, sea cucumber soup. I really love this soup a lot as it is really tasty. From the picture, you can't really see the sea cucumber because sea cucumber lives inside the water. Alright, bad joke! All the sea cucumber is under the soup, together with some minced pork, mushroom, egg and many more. A must try if you ever visit Sibu but only some shops serve a really good one only and of course, Ah Ngieng Cafe is one of them.

Sweet and Sour Tofu

Tofu is also known as bean curd. This one is absolutely nice as you can really taste the balance of sweet and sour, not like others, one flavour dominates all. You can choose either local tofu or Japanese tofu. The one above is local tofu, which is square in shape but cut into smaller cubes.

Fried Bidin with Oyster Sauce

Bidin is a type of fern, an authentic wild vegetable grown in Sarawak. Normally the natives will come out and pluck this bidin after the rain as they have better yield after the rain, like mushroom. Again, every time I go back to my hometown, I must eat this dish at least once. Like I said earlier, this is only available in Sarawak and even if it is available here in West Malaysia, most probably it was because some Sarawakians brought them here. 

Fried Sweet Leaves with Egg

I am not sure what is the vegetable above called. Some called it sweet leaves, sweet shoots and I called it "Mani Cai", where "Cai" means vegetable in Hokkien. Again, this is my favourite too, especially fried with egg. I noticed, only some shops really have the skill to cook this dish to perfection. Some are too dry or some are too wet. But I love this one so much.

Fried Salted Pork Rib

Finally, the main dish of the night, Fried Salted Pork Rib. And this is really a WOW for me. I love and love and love this one so so much. The pork rib was fried and mixed with onions, chili and fried ginger. It tastes so nice that I found no one cooks this better than Ah Ngieng Cafe. The best in Sibu, I would say. This is a MUST try food!

Ah Ngieng Cafe

I guess I was too carried away by all the writing without first introducing Ah Ngieng Cafe. I guess I am a loyal customer for Ah Ngieng Cafe as I remembered the boss had changed places for three times and I am still his customer until now. The boss is a friend of my dad. Until now, whenever I am back to Sibu, I am sure I will go to eat there. The price is reasonable with the food portion. However, I forgot the exact price for each dish but the total amount was around RM50 for 5 people including white rice and drinks.

Sadly, I only go back to Sibu once a year and I am not sure how to explain its location in detail. I just know the shop is located at Jalan Lada 18 (Lada Road, Sibu). I am really sorry to say that I shared good food without prices and location this time.

Update 18 March 2013:
I received a few feedback here and in Facebook. Some said Jalan Lada 18C and some said Jalan Lada 16A or 16B but too bad I am not in Sibu to find out. If you are a food hunter, please hunt it down from the hints given. :p 

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