Eating in Mukah - Dinner

Mukah is still an important sago producing area in Sarawak, and one of the local delicacies is the sago worm. This is normally deep-fried and eaten as a snack. The skin is a bit crunchy and chewy, inside it's soft with a tooth paste-like texture. The taste is a bit nutty, not very particularly distinctive in my opinion. It's worth a try.

We had dinner at a popular local restaurant run by 2 sisters. I can't remember the name of the restaurant, but the food was really good. Had the usual crabs, prawns, deep-fried squid, etc. What really stood out was the fresh water prawn soup. Slightly tangy because of the tomato, it was really tasty.

Fried chicken with a hot and sour dressing.

The ubiquitous deep-fried squid. Thankfully the chef was more restrained with the mayonnaise sauce. It's good on it's own.

This was steamed tofu with minced chicken and Chinese cabbage. It was a bit bland. Would have been nice with a bit of salted fish.

Finally came the crab with sweet and sour sauce. These were sand crabs, not the mud crabs which I like. Still, the freshness of the crabs made up for it.