Who says Sarawak food is only known for its Kolok Mee and Laksa only? Our selection of local delicacies does not stop just there, it actually spans into a much wider variety, that many outsiders but Kuching folks only would truly know what is best, and where to find it. One of my friends brought his other friends from West Malaysia around Kuching, and while everything else fails to please and amaze the foreigners’ taste buds, my friend switched to one rare option: Belacan Bee Hoon.

Belacan Bee Hoon is considered as one popular dish, though not as commonly found everywhere as Kolok Mee and Sarawak Laksa. Since people who has very little experience with the taste and “interesting” aroma of belacan (a type of prawn paste, used for cooking or sauce) may find the belacan bee hoon rather unattractive from the first glance, this dish would usually serve to be a last resort. Nevertheless, just like durian, some people may distaste the foul smell, but some, would instantaneously develop a life-long addiction and craving for it. This happens for those friends from West Malaysia.


SARAWAK BELACAN BEE HOON




Usually Belacan Bee Hoon is primarily plain bee hoon served with Belacan Sauce, Cuttlefish and Cucumber. You have an option to add extra chilli, or even extra belacan into the bee hoon itself, should the taste be insufficient for your liking.

SONG KHENG HAI MARKET




The best place to get good Belacan Bee Hoon in Kuching would be Song Kheng Hai Market, at Padungan. There are two equally famous stalls selling Belacan Bee Hoon there, and those stalls only operate from 2.30pm-5.30pm every afternoon. During my last visit there, which was at the 7th day of Chinese New Year, so many other stalls along that row was still closed, and only the TWO Belacan Bee Hoon stalls were open. Look at the picture itself, with just those two primary stalls, the entire place was jammed packed !! Imagine what happens when all stalls are open on ordinary days.


At Song Kheng Hai market, There are plenty of other dishes to choose from besides belacan bee hoon, or to go along with it as side dishes. I would usually opted for Chat Kueh, which unfortunately was not open that day. We had Rojak to fill in the gaps, and washed all those scrumptious food down with, ice cold ABC Special.

ROJAK




ABC SPECIAL




For all those folks out there who has never tried this special Sarawakian dish, I suggest that you try it out the next time you stop here, after all, you wont find this elsewhere. There is no promise that everyone will love it, but if so many people are lining up the stall filling up the orders, I am taking that it is a very well liked dish locally. You will never know until you try it out yourself, like those friends from West Malaysia, they fell in love with Belacan Bee Hoon ever since their first encounter.


Side Note: It is getting a little quiet here lately, hence I guess I should make some noise. Come on guys, we should update this place more often. Anyway, a round of belacan bee hoon before I leave to Australia, anyone?

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