House of Annie

Big Head Prawns of Tebakang

Filed under Malaysia by Nate on 9 May, 2012 at 12:05 am 4 comments

We finally found the restaurant we were looking for.

Jit Hin Restaurant, Tebakang

Way back in December of 2009, we drove out to Serian, a small town about 45 minutes’ drive from Kuching, to check out the local fruits they had on sale at the market. Our intention was to drive further out to the village of Tebakang to have lunch at a place highly recommended by our friend. But we couldn’t find the shop we were looking for.

The restaurant known as Jit Hin is famous for its huge prawns and wild meats. We always talked about going back with our friends, but it didn’t happen until just recently when we all decided to go during the Labor Day public holiday. One of our friends pre-ordered the prawns for the whole lot of us, and so we arranged to meet at the restaurant at 11 AM for lunch.

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Shrimp Scampi with Sun Dried Tomatoes

Filed under Italian, Pasta by Annie on 1 May, 2012 at 8:40 pm 14 comments

A very easy weekday meal that has loads of flavor that everyone will enjoy.

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Boiled Breadfruit in Coconut Milk

Filed under Fruit, Hawaiian by Nate on 12 April, 2012 at 10:54 pm 10 comments

A taste of home in faraway Borneo.

Breadfruit is a fruit in the Artocarpus genus, so it is related to jackfruit and buah tarap but the flesh is very starchy and not at all sweet like its cousins. With origins in Papua New Guinea, it is cultivated and eaten in tropical regions all over the world, from Southeast Asia, to the Indian Ocean, to the Caribbean, to Central America, to the Pacific Islands.

In Malaysia breadfruit is called “buah sukun”; in Hawaii it is called “ulu”. I call it “good eats”