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1 Syawal 1429, Mesjid Bahagian,Kuching

Laksa Sarawak

Photo courtesy from my aunt,Dayang Mariam.

If you go to Sarawak, don't ever forget to try laksa Sarawak.Ranges from RM3.50 to RM5.50 depending on the size of the prawn and bits of chicken,you'll find it everywhere from the roadside stalls to the 5 star hotels.I'd recommend you to go to the hawker stalls though. That, my fren, taste better to us rakyat marhain or commoners :D I recommend you to try out one located behind Crowne Plaza Hotel Riverside,Kuching.The stall is called Gerai Mohamed Lim,a mualaf.He cooks fiery laksa.Just ask anyone around the area about "laksa Mohamed Lim" and most of them can point the way to the stall.

There is a secret in cooking your own laksa.The secret lies in the prawn and chicken juice.You must add it in the laksa gravy, or else it will taste somehow bland.My Mom substitutes the usual prawns with udang galah, the giant river prawns (macrobrachium rosenbergii) of Sarawak.

That,my fren, is Heaven to me.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Photo sourced from www.jordanbkk.com

My good buddy Ustad Yusof and I went to visit a friend in Klang today.At 60+, Pakcik Rahim, a Javanese descendant, is still active doing his routine village job.

What I'd like to share with you all is that he was one of the few initiated or being 'ijazah' in the rare traditional healing practice using garam Laut Mati/ Dead Sea salt (refer photo above). I'm sharing with you all this piece of info not to commercialize his knowledge as he cannot charge for the treatment,this being the base of his 'ijazah'."Semua bayaran ikhlas",a usual quote by traditional healers.Another practitioner of this unique healing method (advertisement below) donates all his proceeds to the orphanage.


Photo courtesy by Ustad Yusof (Aminnn!)

So those who wish to seek this kind of alternative medicine in treating diabetes, gout, high blood pressure, migraine, rheumatism,feel free to leave me a message and I'll tell you the way to Pakcik Rahim's house.

PS No 'manderem' involved ;)

Kek Lapis Ovens

Above are 2 models of kek lapis ovens available in Serikin,a town in the border of Sarawak-Indonesia Kalimantan.The lower deck is used to bake kek lapis and the upper deck is for baking normal cakes.The small version can accommodate 2 7X7" loyang (acuan) and the bigger one can fit in 2 9X9" loyang.These are the ovens normally used by kek lapis entrepreneurs.Pleave a message if you are interested in purchasing them. Coming soon-kek lapis course

Back to Business

Salam Syawal! My kek lapis business commences as usual.Just want to share with you all a photo of the famed Daging Masak Hitam Sarawak.The photo is my Mum's,much sought after by families and friends.I intend to sell the perencah ala ADABI or Rempah Mak Siti, inshaAllah.