Sarawak Kolo Mee… in Singapore!
30 Nov
Sarawak is famous for a couple of things:
- Crocodiles
- Headhunters
- Laksa
Back in the Malaysia Cup days, we had a football team named after a famous local albino crocodile that struck a kind of fear into enemies like the feeling one gets when standing in front of a bloodthirsty headhunter with a recently sharpened parang (aka big long fat knife) who hasn’t had his laksa fix for over a year. You get the idea…
Which brings me to the point of not many people having heard of another famous Sarawak delicacy – Kolo Mee. Kolo Mee is a dish consisting of dry oily springy noodles mixed with a salty and slightly spicy sauce, sprinkled with fried onions and topped with leafy vegtables and slices of BBQ pork. It is a dish you absolutely must try if you ever visit my hometown Kuching, the capital of Sarawak.
You can imagine my surprise to find out that someone had actually opened a Kolo Mee shop in Singapore near Outram Park MRT.
Drat, there goes my business plan!!!
After sampling the Kolo Mee there, I give it 2.5 out of 5 stars. The texture of the noodles was good, but it failed to capture the unique flavour of the original dish. Better luck next time, Mr Jia Xiang. 
Chinatown – a fusion of modern and classic architecture – the place you want to go to for good food!
Waiters in funny brown uniforms; something you don’t see even in Kuching.
Looking at this picture makes me hungry… very hungry…
For dessert, Ah Balling peanut soup or tang yuan. The peanut filling actually oozes out of the gooey skin due to the heat!
INK’s “Eh Sai Chiak Bo?” (can eat or not) rating for Jia Xiang Sarawak Kolo Mee: 2.5 out of 5.0 stars.
Woooo.. looks yummy though for a 2.5/5 bowl of noodles. Lol. I think I’d still go try just to see what’s it like. And woooo O.O!! I lurvvvve tang yuans..especially peanut soup based with peanut filling…*droolz* my all time fave!
ah balling! omg..I’ll be back in 23 days’ time to attack those tang yuan!
Ah Balling is the best dessert in the whole world… apart from gelato.
Hey, did you guys read the news about this girl who died after kissing her boyfriend who ate peanuts right before that due to her peanut allergy? *shudder*
I’ll choose Ah balling over gelato anytime. hehe… Did her bf do it on purpose? Lol..But on a more serious note.. people with peanut or nut allergies are poor things..so many things they have to watch out for! (Ah balling tang yuan for 1, cakes with chopped hazel nuts as its deco, satay sauce, NUTELLA!!! OMG!!! It’s a tragedy!)
“Kolo” mee? Is that really how they spell it in Sarawak? Not “Konlou” mee?
Anyway, Ipoh has the best wanton mee!! No Sarawak kolo mee can beat the wanton mee from Ipoh!!
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Pris: Yah man… life without peanuts is so boring! I never realized Nutella was from peanuts too. Heh heh…
Amleth: I thought Ipoh was famous for the Hor Fun? Are you sure you’re not mixing up your noodles? Hee hee… anyway, if you think Ipoh wanton mee is good, wait till you try Sarawak Laksa! Mmmmmmmmm…
i tried out that kolo mee place two weeks ago. haha…quite expensive for the rather average noodles. i was actually quite surprise by the amount of people there…quite a crowded place.
all this talk about laksa and kolo mee is making me crave for home food. will be back for christmas to eat my fill