Hari Raya celebration-Lemang

On the 1st day of Hari Raya Aidilfitri (10th September 2010), I went to my friend's house at Manjoi which is about 3-4km from my house. Actually, she was not at her mum's house. After I made a call to her, she said went to her father in-law house and asked me to come back again but denied because appointment with my old friend whom we never met for 19 years later. After I hanged up the call, I decided to buy something at the roadside which sell 'lemang'.

Lemang is a traditional Indonesian food that originated from the Iban people of Borneo. Lemang is made of glutinous rice and coconut milk and cooked in a hollowed bamboo stick lined with banana leaves in order to prevent the rice from sticking to the bamboo. Lemang is usually eaten with meat dishes such as curry chicken, curry beef, etc.

Lemang is also popular in Indonesian Malay and Iban communities, usually prepared by using the tapai method. Lemang can now be found throughout Indonesia due to the spread of Minangkabau people throughout the country. Lemang is ubiquitous amongst Malay communities and commonly eaten to mark the end of daily fasting during the annual Muslim Malaysian holidays of Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Hari Raya Haji.

Opening half of bamboo stick inside lemangLemang wrapped with banana leaves Lemang cuttingMy favorite dish - chili tuna

After enjoying eating lemang, I had cold beer from the fridge.

Dinner@Lung Seng Seafood Restaurant, Tg Tualang

On the 16th April 2010, we went to Tanjung Tualang which was located at 4.325766N, 101.056E. By the time it was dark, I accompanied my boss who was driving his car with 2 Filipino guys with whom they were engineers. Actually he knew the place but a bit lost of direction. I knew the direction very clear in my memory because I always passed by Tg Tualang from where I was driving to Teluk Intan from Ipoh via Batu Gajah in Perak. Mostly I loved traveling surrounding Perak. It took about 30 mins from workplace in Lahat to a seafood restaurant. Upon reaching the town, there were so many restaurants to choose but depends on what to taste nice or not. From there, we reached a restaurant named Lung Seng Seafood Restaurant with seafood dishes posted in photos.

Lung Seng Seafood Restaurant signboard at Tg Tualang
1st dish: Oyster with egg pancake
2nd dish: Taufu with mixed vegetables
3rd dish: Vegetables with dried chilli
4th dish: Squids with ginger onions
5th dish: Steamed prawns with white yolk
6th dish: Fried fish with black sauce+oil
7th dish: BBQ prawns with BBQ sauce
Final dish: Crabs with salted egg paste

Dinner@Rainbow Seafood Restaurant

After taking time-off around 4:30 pm, I went home to have a short nap. Then, I had shower & prepared to go for my department staff's CNY dinner at Rainbow Seafood Restaurant, Menglembu.

Rainbow Sashimi (七彩鱼生)

Fish Thick Soup (八珍鱼唇羹)Victory Chicken (胜利肥鸡)
Steamed Eastern Star Fish (清蒸东星斑)
Steamed Fresh Prawn (白灼鲜虾)
Vegetables with fishball (富贵石榴花)Glutinous Rice (腊味饭)
Dessert (雪品)

Lunch@The Mia Eating House

I went to lunch with friends, a cafe named The Mia Eating House, located at Station 18 near Tesco.

The Menu
Ipoh White Coffee Ice
Black Pepper Chicken Chop Rice