We returned to the center of Kuching, Sarawak in Malaysia. There is a lot of food that we will try while being on Borneo, today we go for a walkabout through Chinatown and India Street and have a look, we will also try some of the very local food around here like Kek Lapis, Kolo Mee, Paos and some ice cream sandwiches. Let’s see how that went. Everybody is very welcoming and friendly, therefore it is obviously not a hard thing to do….
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Welcome to my hometown Kuching, my friend. Nice to see you & your youngfamily finally setting your foot on this hidden part of Malaysia. So sad, when foreigners thinks of Malaysia, most of them only able to imagine the buzzling city of KL, the Petronas twin tower, the great varieties of the Malay, Chinese and Indian foods/dishes of Peninsular Malaysia and the food heaven of Penang.
Can't help it either, when they did arrive in Kuching, most of them only explore the old, central city of Kuching. IMHO, the 70% of Kuching's real gems (the foods, the sceneries, interesting places & actual composition of Kuching's true populace) , are outside the 'old town'. Unlike major cities like KL, Bangkok, Singapore, Mumbai or Delhi, the only way to fully explore Kuching is by renting a car or just hire a Grab car (equivalent to Uber taxi in Europe). Kuching is quiet dull during week days, due to her mostly working class citizens. It comes alive in evening and during weekends.
Have a happy and and enjoyable stay in Kuching, my friend.
You can always ask the locals for example like the guards, police, of where the locals eat mee kolo Laksa Sarawak. I mean the best, their favourite ๐๐ป
If your wife like to add spicy-ness you can always ask these hawker stalls cili potong means chilli cuttings nyummm
Very nice vlog. China town is colourful. Thank you very much to showing different places like this.โคโคโค
Hi…maybe can visit Siniawan the weekend country style.a lot of local and chinese food to try
Horlick Chocolate…Horlick is a brand name for a nutritious hot drink powder.
Its hard to come up with a unique comment on the spot. Hmmm let me think? ๐
Hope mr moonshine came to sabah malaysia
i used to eat icer cream at tat place, try and eta at kubah ria…nice food there..and also famous for its ayam panggang…my grandparents graves are there at the mosque tat you went and btw go to hj salleh mee kolok pls…ok..malay version of mee kolok and also laksa 126, tats really nice laksa there
Hallo brada thanks for coming kuching. wish to see you ๐คฉ๐
Back to eating great food
Welcome to Kuching. Lol…about the layer cake it is not 'Holy' Chocolate hahaha, it's Horlicks (it's malted drink powder), Chocolate & Strawberry flavours. The red colour noodle (kolo mee) kolo means mix mix, it is one of the top favourite 'a must eat' in Kuching.
Donโt you ever chew your food??
First time seeing someone inhale and swallow noodles!!๐๐๐๐๐๐
Awesome! if you're ever stopping by Miri soon I can show you and the family around. Cheers from Miri ^_^
You can also try the kolo mee and kueh chap at the temple at Carpenter Street.
Thanks for showing us around the city! The Kolo mee had me drooling lol
so sorry for the blood all over the floor..and the rubbish…i hope the kuching council DBKU will look into it.
Mee Kolok…๐ฎ! oh! i missed Kuching now!!
WELKOMMEN … WELLCOME TO KUCHING
there is a hidden, narrow lane to an indian mosque which is sandwiched between the shop.. the mosque is built in 1837.. very old..
Welcome to my city. Fun fact of Malaysia, official religion is Islam but weโre definitely not a muslim country, official language is Bahasa Melayu/Malay Language.
But over in Sarawak, thereโs actually no official religion for the state, our state official language is English, which is why over in Sabah & Sarawak magistrate and high court court, all proceedings are commanded in English language as compared to Peninsular Malaysia which uses Malay Language during their proceedings.
Largest race by population in the state or even kuching is as follow, the dayak being the majority, followed by the malay, then chinese and finally other local tribes. Peoples are actually more laid back over in Sarawak as an overall, and can be seen in any local kopitiam(coffeeshops) whereby all races of different religious groups can sit together on the same table enjoying their own respective food without the need to feel left out. Try and explore more locals places and you will notice the difference ๐ Kuching city itself is divided into 2, the Northern City side and Southern City side ๐
Actually the lady is right, that is india street and there is a smaller lane to the left that leads to the original old Indian Mosque (mosque founded by indian muslims who migrated to kuching). Not sure if the old mosque is still there but the new floating mosque is supposed to replace it.
my mom birth in sarawak i want to go there so bad ig ur lucky๐คฃ
Tq for promote our country Sarawak/Malaysia hope U brings more US tourists to visit .
your friend from your country will come afterwards after seeing your video. nice tour video mate keep it up
I am a proud Sarawakian I saw your title and was interested to see where have you been in my city. My city is very clean compared to some of the cities elsewhere. And people are also very nice and friendly! Kolo mee is one of the best noodles ever invented and Sarawak Laksa is the best in the whole world. You should try the laksa next. Some like it some don't. Subjective and everyone is entitled to their opinion and that is simply mine. Ice cream in a bun is a South East Asian thing particularly found in Singapore, Kuching and other parts of Malaysia
Welcome to Kuching, Sarawak
In India, you show only the crowded and I'll managed old parts, but in Malaysia, you seem to show only the good parts. There are slums in KL and Borneo too..
Nice to eat kolomee..that is sarawak mee..only in sarawak have kolo mee that
Just to tell you bro..the gibbon net shop in 7:40 owner is British guys too married with kuching local women..he also have his own YouTube channel called global gibbon..you May have a look๐
Just eat it.. it doesn't matter for us to watching you eating non halal foods.. just enjoy your foods Sir… It does not offend us at all..
Kolok mee is sarawak Chinese noodles
sarawak is the biggest state in malaysia and we have our own autonomy..those from the peninsula malaysia will need permit and passport to enter sarawak
You donโt need to be worry about eating pork infront of our muslim friends in sarawak because the stall where you and your family are eating now also sell candol drink and our muslim friends regularly patronized this stall too but ofcouse they only came for the ABC drink…in malaysia, Sarawak is seen as the model of racial and religious tolerance..in sarawak the non- Muslim and muslim can eat at the same table..i eat pork and muslim can order halal food because in sarawak non-Muslims food stall and muslim food stall always share the same food premises
Kuching has a lots of history…Sir James Brooke was the first Raja of sarawak..most of the beautiful old historical buildings were build by him..after the dead of the first raja sir James Brooke his nephew Sir Charles Brooke become his successer as the 2nd raja until his dead and Sir Charles Brooke become the 3rd and last raja when the british took over and rule sarawak ..the local were very angry because they still want the Brooke to rule sarawak but the british banish all the Brooke family from sarawak for many decades
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Sarawak#:~:text=Anthony%20Brooke%20continued%20to%20claim,Sarawak%20became%20part%20of%20Malaysia.
Don't miss out on the Sarawak Laksa when you're in Kuching besides the delicious Kolo Mee.๐๐
You might want to visit the Borneo Cultures Museum. Itโs probably the most modern and interactive museum in Asia. Kids friendly!
Thank you very much for being understanding towards Malaysian multiculture, entnics religion, beliefs, lingual and norms. Its just that some visitors are just so insensitive on these matters and that is so disappointing. Thank you again.
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She is right. The secret lane to an Indian mosque in the big block of shophouse.
Malay is majority race in Kuching
the place u have Ur kolomee and chicken rice …used to be 20 times busier 40 years ago. Bus station was there.
Now all the city activities are spread out in many outskirts/suburbs.
Take good care!
Ur family, children….
And ur plan to Brunei/Sabah/Indonesia
….wish u godspeed !
The layer cake really good to eat and drink with coffe the sweetness so good,but the price not cheap, one the best desert
18:08 Even your wife can believe what she saw๐
The shop owner must be crazy
So deliciois menu ๐