6) Manok Pansoh
This is one of the Iban dish, is unique in the sense that its ingredients are cooked in a bamboo. Cut chicken pieces, lemongrass, and tapioca leaves are stuffed into bamboo before it is cooked over an open fire. The dish is prepare during festivals, especially during the Gawai Dayak.
Where to have it
We have them in Bawang Assan Longhouse
7) Kompiah
Kompiah is a traditional Foochow food/snack. And in Sibu, you can get your kompiah plain or even with stuffing. These crusty baked buns are dense like a bagel but not as chewy. They come either plain or baked with sesame seeds. Kompia are made simply with wheat flour, water, salt and a little baking soda.
Kompiah is actually eaten back then by the soldier in China as they are easy to carry into battle, commissioned these buns to be made. There is a hole in the middle of these buns so that they can be strung together and worn around the neck.
Where to have it ?
Sheng Kee 63
Jln Lembangan, 96000 Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia
8) Umai
One of the traditional dish of the Melanau, umai is a marinated fish dish favoured by Mukah folks. And is Mukah, you can easily find umai in their market where these are freshly made cut and prepared. It is said that every family have their own way of making umai ; neverless the main ingridients are the daily catch, onions, chillies, lime and salt. Have them with their local sambal if you want! This dish can be eaten as a main course alongside sago, which substitute rice
Price: RM 10
Where to have it ?
Wet Market in Mukah
9) Sarawak layer cake or kek lapis Sarawak
Sarawak Layered cake or kuih lapis comes with unique patterns of interlaced of tasty layers and variety of flavours. And now they have plentiful of flavours and patterns such as vanilla, chocolate, orange or strawberry flavour or a combination. And in here, the cake is being baked in and brings you with the firm texture and the layers are fastened together with jam.
Where can you get it?
Central Market Sibu
10) Ulat Sagu
One of the exotic food in Sarawak and this is one of the signatures for the Melanau and also the Dayaks. This exotic food is said to have various of goodness and one of them includes reduced obesity, and also to make your look fawless after a long time consumption. And these ulat sagu is full of protein as well. You can have them eaten fresh or even cooked.
Where to have it ?
1) Riverside Restaurant
96400 Mukah, Sarawak, Malaysia
Hours: Open today · 12PM–12AM
Phone: +60 16-870 9950
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Yes Sarawak has tons of delicious food 😍 The kek lapis that you took looks exactly like the place i went!
Yes they have nice delicious food. need more time to venture more
So many to try. Now where should I start. Love these kind of lists too:)
Is time to visit Sarawak and try their delicacies
OMG the prawn in the big head prawn noodle! The red wine mee suah looks so yummy!
Is time to visit Sarawak and try their delicacies
I like to eat Kampua noodles. Now I know where to find good Sarawakian food. Thanks.
me too
I love Umai sooo mucn..and kampua noodle.. did u try mee kolok? it delicous too.. sometimes i dont know how to differ kampua and kolok.
nasi lalapan also taste gooddd
So many dishes I’ve never seen! Tumpik Special and the cooked food in bamboo seem interesting. I’ve tried Midin, I think it’s available some Malay gerais.
they are good
I can’t wait for my trip back to Sarawak, probably next year… I want to try all the food also…
I miss them too
all the food seems delicious. time to make a visit there
Thanks for compiling all the top 10 food must try in Sarawak! Haven’t been to there before =) Seeing all the food makes me feel hungry!
Thanks for this great list! I’ve been to Sarawak only a couple of times and have eaten a number of these dishes but not all of them. This list certainly comes in handy for my next trip to Sarawak!
they all look so yum! My top pick when I visit would be red wine mee suah, kek lapis and midin ^^ all also have not tried before !! ^^
I really miss my hometown food while living in Kl. I ‘ve been living in KL for 12 years but i always feel excited like a kid when coming home because of the food. i cannot replace the taste with all the food in Semenanjung. Probably the taste already blended in my gene. There are lot more to try (some of my fave):
1. nasi goreng dabai, Can eat the buah dabai alone.
2. ikan terubok masin
3. laksa sarawak / kolo mee – a must have after touchdown. 😉
4. mi goreng crispy with tomato gravy
5. local dessert (kuih tradisi) – celorot, kuih rangin, pugang (lemang w/o santan), hati pari,
6. local cucumber leaves – fry alone or mix with baby corn. It tastes sweet
7. fairlady – special drink only can be found in kuching.
8. kueh chap – its a black soupy noodle, non halal because use pork
9. umai jellyfish – preparation same as the umai ikan
10. mee jawa (almost like mee rebus in johor)
Most of these food can be found in kuching. Please try if visit kuching.
Hi
Sure. We wish to have more time to visit other places in Sarawak too.