五饼二鱼 Five Loaves Two Fish

Hidden in the small corner next to Young Su's Ice Cream at Precinct 88, Jalan Song, Kuching is the small cafe that is so popular on over the internet which is called Five Loaves Two Fish or 五饼二鱼 in Mandarin. After all the hype, finally I get to try it today for lunch.

Hard to See from Main Road

I went around 12 and as lucky to get a table there as it was a really small shop. This shop has a fusion of Taiwanese Cuisine and Malaysian Foochow delicacy. So we tried the Braised Pork Rice 卤肉饭 and Three Cup Chicken Rice 三杯鸡饭. In addition to that we also tried the Foochow Gong Pia with Braised Pork. Service was good and quite fast although there were quite a lot of customers.

Three Cup Chicken Rice 三杯鸡饭

The three cup chicken rice was served first. The portion was quite small but filling enough. The three cup chicken had a good ginger fragrance which is fused with aromatic mint leaves that produced a refreshing taste for the mouth. The pickled vegetables went well with it together with the rice.

Braised Pork Rice 卤肉饭

Braised Pork Rice is actually kind of like a Taiwanese appetiser dish. This is like the larger version. Minced Pork was used and the braised sauce was delicious. The saltiness and sweetness of the sauce was well balanced. I mixed everything together, the braised minced pork, the pickled vegetables and the rice before I started eating. I was really happy with the taste.

Foochow Gong Pia

A foochow traditional dish is the Gong Pia which is the bread thingy that has a tough texture. Inside it was filled with the braised meat. For me, the gong pia is a bit too blend and lack of authentic taste, but the braised meat inside compensated for that. So overall, I really liked the food there and definitely will come back again.

Photography by Nokia Lumia 1020.