Seafood in Sabah is like char kuih teow in Penang or Tomyam in Bangkok, if you find yourself in Kota Kinabalu, it is pretty much compulsory to get yourself to one of the many seafood restaurants and have a meal.
KY eats – Food at Salang Beach, Tioman Island
Following the previous post about diving at Tioman, I thought I’d share what are some of the choices of food available at Salang Bay (since food is mostly an ala carte affair here) There are probably a dozen or so
KY eats – Hai Peng Kopitiam at Kemaman, Terengganu
Hai Peng kopitiam is no stranger to the beach goers and divers alike who frequent the beautiful islands at the East Coast of Malaysia – Redang, Tenggol, Lang Tengah, and Perhentian alike. The kopitiam is strategically located at Cukai, at
Stuffed Crab at Tong Juan, Kemaman, Terengganu
Stuffed crab is one of those dishes that is so good you wonder why they only have it in the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. My best guess is that we don’t have enough very kind and toothless aunties here in KL
Project AWARE at Redang, 3 Layer Tea, Glutinous chicken rice
Just got back from Redang island for Project AWARE + diving trip. 2010 is now officially a diving year for me since this has turned out to be the 5th diving trip of the year after Sipadan/Mabul, 2 trips to
Restaurant Golden Dragon at Kuala Terengganu
This is the last food post from the Redang trip last month. After stopping by for keropok lekor, our last item on schedule before heading back to KL was naturally, lunch. Ed again served as the guide and this time
Keropok Lekor Zaleha Embong, Kuala Terengganu
A trip to the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia is never complete without having keropok lekor, and when it comes to this particular wholesome snack, Terengganu is usually regarded as the best place to have them. Keropok Lekor Zahela Embong, as recommended
Roast Duck Noodle at Chinatown, Kuala Terengganu
As the previous Redang island post mentioned, we arrived at Kuala Terengganu 2 hours too early for our boat ride to the island. To kill time and satisfy our stomach, we head to Chinatown, a road aptly called Jalan Kampung
Lemang Kijal oh my god!
If you’re traveling on the road north of Kuantan and past Kemaman, you’ll eventually pass Kijal before reaching Kerteh/Dungun/Kuala Terengganu on your way to some island holidays or oil and gas work. Now Kijal is a pretty uninteresting town with
Pak Su Seafood near Kuantan, best night view by the seaside
Over the weekends I went to Kuantan for a short trip with Sheryl. We didn’t have any concrete plan, and it was basically just an opportunity to spend some time and catch up after she’d come back from her post