Monday, June 13, 2011

The foods I came across and savour in Betong

Interesting ice-cream! My Iban friend, Stephanie's sister, Sarah bought this at the supermarket at the Medan Hotel. My first time came across to this banana-like ice-cream. Both the skin and the fruits can be eaten.  If not mistaken the yellowish skin is jelly. 


3rd night dinner at the restaurant just below the place I stayed, The Regent Inn

Bittergourd with salted eggs and eggs..a bit too salty 

Butter chicken. Interesting there was lemongrass in the dish. Lemongrass is good for health! Not bad.

 Two plate of rice and two dish for the night. A bill of total RM 14. 

2nd night dinner after Ikan Buntal cooking demonstration at Entanak longhouse


 Bamboo Ikan Buntal

Soup Ikan Buntal

 Ikan Buntal Masak Pindan

All the three ikan buntal dish tastes similar to me LOL. I don't really like the taste. But to Betong people, ikan buntal is a delicacy. I have to stay close to ikan buntal for this whole year until next year January. It's my thesis, my everything before I ended my last semester in UPM.



 Ikan Buntal Eggs. Believe me, it's so salty. It has to be salted and fully cooked. If not, the eggs would be life threatening after eaten.

 Ikan Buntal Masin.  I didn't try this. But I'm sure it was salty too.

A special reminder:
 Ikan Buntal Kuning has to be known to some people is poisonous, but not to worry, I'm still alive after having the ikan buntal dishes. It's a safe food to eat only you have the proper knowledge to handle it. I even bought 1 packet of salted ikan buntal. I'm going to bring back to UPM on this coming September for my supervisor and coursemates! But I doubt they would try it or not.

The friendly people even cooked some other dishes during the demonstration.


 Ayam masak kicap

 Sayur cangkuk with pumpkin




1st night dinner at restaurant below The Regent Inn

 Sweet Sour Fish with rice. RM5. The fish is not cheaper Dory fish like the fish we always have but I think they used those not so fresh bawal hitam fish.

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得不到的东西, 我们会一直认为他是美好的, 那是因为你对他了解太少, 没有时间与他相处在一起. 当有一天,你深入了解后,你会发现原不是你想象中的美好.