Visiting Sibu Market And Trying Some Foods 🇲🇾 Swiss Family Explores
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2024
- Visiting Sebu is quite exiting. We do like it here. It is not a very touristy place and that is exactly why we like it so much. This seems still very old school, not yet reached too much with the all and ever consuming progress of modernity which ends up making everything so similar. There is a lot of character to be found here, lots of foods and Malaysia´s biggest indoor market as well as one of the biggest regular ones. We are focusing a lot on that market today and we will try some foods here, like the famous Kampua (now we now how to pronounce it...). Please follow us a long this cool place.
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I'm a Muslim and I don't mind you reviewing pork dishes, I respect food and although it's not my food, it's someone's else pride and joy. In fact, sometimes I watch people eat/ make pork dishes and it will inspire me to do the halal version of it. So it's okay... Continue doing these food reviews, it's adorable especially seeing your little kids eat
Thanks mate, that is very big of you. Cheers
Yes true bro...we as malaysian especially in borneos sarawak or sabah doesnt really care if u want to eat pork becoz its u food bro ..we must respect each other food...
Sibu is one place where cost of living are very cheap/very affordable and peaceful too....
Yes I agree
Most cities in Sarawak lack visitors and travelers, that's why buses and grabs are not working well, after all 99% of the local population owns a vehicle.
Yes that is sometimes a bit difficult
@@yvesthesleeve, lots of people have to have their own vehicles ‘cos not everyone live in towns.
Go to night market.Sibu have night market very nice
@@yvesthesleeve Actually there are many grab cars in the cities in Sarawak, maybe where you are staying is not a route for grab service
The things in sibu are much cheaper compared to other towns in sarawak..the foods are cheap
Welcome to sibu..Rejang River is longest river in Malaysia..
Yes I read that
Now you can go to Kapit by road (cars & public transport). Those days, there are no road to Kapit from Sibu. We can only travel to Kapit by express boats, a 3-hours ride by the river. The express boat will bring passengers to Kanowit (1hour) and Song (2hours ride). The Batang Rejang (Rejang River) is huge, wide like ocean. Don't be surprise, even ships carrying containers can sail there.
Too bad boats to kapit don't work anymore
That one very2 amazing soup
Kam pua mee is very synonym to Sibu town, though you can get it from all over Sarawak even in Kuching, but Sibu's is perhaps the best, where it's originated. You can also find Halal version of kampua mee also actually.
Yes I see it everywhere
Love the family outings. Little fellow Dilon is funny and cute. Enjoy.
Thanks mate
Hei Agoda Sibu so beautiful
true
Sibu town was started by the Foochows from Fuzhou, so it’s a Chinese settlement so to speak. If you had visited the Chinese Museum by the Kuching Waterfront, it was mentioned there (unfortunately you did mention you’re not into museums so… 🤷🏻♀️). I believe it would be an info in the Sibu Heritage Centre too…
11:03 There are Baba-Nyonya communities in Sarawak but they tend to be known more as Chinese.
12:04 That’s the Catholic’s Sacred Heart Cathedral.
12:24 Look at those wild mango! 😍 They’re locally known as “embawang” (Iban), “embang” (Malay)… Sourish and fibre-ish but the locals love it. I know I do. 😊
Chicken wrapped in newspapers - in the olden days, not many people had fridges especially those from upriver. If you noticed, the market is by the river jetty which makes it easy for those from upriver to bring their jungle produce to sell at the market and to bring home goods including the live chickens. Once home, the chickens would then be dinner…
I see Baba Nyonya signs often but have actually not any here yet
Thanks for info. I am Sibu-born, of Foochow ethnic
Remember to try mee sua as well. Very nice
Ok, thank you
You will never fail with malaysian food. Awesome
I agree
You have visited the tradisional market.many tradisional things,handicrafft arr svalaible and sold here.enjoy the market scene.have a nice day man.amigos
Thanks mate
Malaysia is just so massive! So much to explore 😍 Sibu looks great!
It's great indeed, so old school
pls come n visit here . ur all are wecome
@@yvesthesleeve fond of good memories. I schooled there but now working in Kuching
It's so big in door market ☆Sibu is good Rejang river is the longest river 😊 thanks moonshine family 👪 for sharing this awesome vlog at Sarawak 🌏have great day🍝🍜🍚🍽 let's explore ahead 😋☺️
Thanks a bunch
How nice if the Sibu Municipal Council folks can take note of you folks and guide you around Sibu and to try the local cuisine, not found in Peninsula...that's my hometown!
Love it here
@yvesthesleeve Sibu offers the cheapest prices for food throughout the state...but when ordering in food courts etc, it is best to ask for the prices for small, medium, or large sized dishes...unscrupulous operators still exist...
not sure how to reach you but have just spoken to a driver who quoted rm350.00 one way Miri to Bandar Seri Begawan for family of 2 adults + 3 kids.
if interested, will give his contact.
This is already a classic video now... love watching it.
🙏🙏🙏🙌
29:10 yes pork in English. Bahasa melayu is Babi also . We also use in Arabic its called Khinzir. Pronunciation HINT-ZIR . usually most people in peninsula and east Malaysia ALL races just use Babi/pig. Some also use the more polite version /softer version which is Hinzir ✌️
a new word for me, I have never heard this before in the peninsula
Every towns have its own symbolic statues. Like Kuching with statue of a cat and Miri with the statue of a seahorse.
Yes true
Since you are in Sibu, I would recommend you guys to try out the famous "flying" kampua mee. Glad you guys made it to Sibu.
Thanks mate
So happy to see you frequently travel to Asian countries and deep exploration 😊😊 Love from India 🇮🇳 and very old fan 😊
cheers mate
@@yvesthesleeve When you visit any shops can you please show things imported from India or China or any other countries that way we can understand what is local items and what is imported in Malaysia
Neva in the last few years I have seen you saying bad about any food u appreciate every food morsel ,i was a picky eater I started appreciating food , thank you.
Yes, I like most foods, the pine apple was just mediocre although Borneo is famous for it.
Sibu is the 3rd largest town in Sarawak. In the early years is a centre of the timber industri. Now no longer the centre of timber industry but a centre of boat and barge building industry. The industrial area for Sibu town is located at Tanjung Manis close to the town of Serikei.
Alright thanks
In Sarawak different city also different taste and presentation..
Yes sure
An early upload today, Sir....👍👍
That's a beautiful swan statue at Rajang River/Batang Rajang which is the 7th longest river in Borneo and the longest in Malaysia, about 575 km long.
Duly noted
@@yvesthesleeve n Sungai Kinabatangan ,Sandakan Sabah is the longest river in Malaysia
welcome to sarawak borneo sir my home land n njoy your day with family..TQ for promote sarawak..sorry if there have any lack from us
All good mate
actually we have elevator right in front egg seller downstair. 🤭 Do come here next time for Borneo Cultural Festival , its an annual event in Sibu.
Will do
Happy to see the kids having a fun time at the playground. Oh gosh, that indoor market is indeed a big one. Haha, you can never find those newspapers wrapped chicken in Peninsular Malaysia. Great that you and family tried another signature dish of Sarawak, the Kampua Mee and you guys loved them. Oh, darling Dylan is learning to feed himself 👍👏 Yay, another good try is the Sarawak pineapple... it's supposed to be sweet. I always hunt for Sarawak pineapple and it's quite pricey over here in Peninsular Malaysia. Well, thanks for the interesting tour of that big market and Sibu town. Good day to you and family.
Thanks, yeah those chickens were something 😁
@@yvesthesleeve most welcome, Sir. You are right, "babi" is a Malay word for pig.
I believe the pineapple were not really ripe. Maybe still slightly greenish. The ripe ones would usually be pretty sweet. Those are probably the Sarikei variety (named after the Sarikei town).
@@cityliving-rainforestperson yeah, l, too, think that pineapple was not ripe enough hence it wasn't sweet.
u should visit to pasar malam or night market sir..
The Express fast boats used to be the main mean of transport, but due to road recently completed, it is faster to reach Kapit by bus than by express boat, thus the shutdown of river transport.
Food looks delicious and mouth watering indeed
Thank you 😋
Welcome to Sibu! Thanks fr coming to my hometown. !
I loved Sibu
Omg I missed Mee Kampua Sibu. Almost anywhere in Sibu they serves delicious and tasty Kampua.
Same i like kampua mee too.. I missed it. But kampua mee Moonshine and he's family had in this video I think is not the actual Kampua Mee. I remembered the one that I had 30 years ago are soft and serve on plate. Things change maybe ohh well
Yes I see it everywhere
Seeing good to see Your younger son becoming big and eating on his own now😊😊😊
he eats more and more
Enjoy your stay in Sibu and the local foods.
All the best to you and family.
Thanks mate
Welcome sibu
thanks mate
Since you are in Sarawak now. Try this famous local fruit called dabai. Now is the season and you can get it from the market. The shape looks like olive but the taste like avocado. This can only be found in Sarawak.
Alright thanks
Dabai cannot be eaten raw. They must be cooked first by keeping them in hot water for 5 to 6 minutes. The best way is to put them in a bowl, then pour hot boiled water on top. DO NOT cook nor boiling dabai straight on fire, as this will make dabai way too soft (overcooked) and not enjoyable to eat.
After 5 to 6 minutes, remove the hot water, then put black soy sauce and a pinch of sugar. Mix well. If you need help, just bring your dabai to one of the noodle hawkers when having your meal. I am sure they would be glad helping you to prepare your dabai. Enjoy the taste of borneo.
I like it
Cheers mate
There are a few spieces of pineapples in sarawak, but you have not bought the best pineapples. The best pineapples are from Sarikei and from a certain area, cos the soil suits the favourable floura pineapples.
The express boats are not running because it is more convenient to drive to Kapit as the road system is good. Many prefer to use land transportation so not more passengers. It is not profitable so the express do not to cover the losses.
Kind of sad
The public amneties seems to be more organized and developed as in Sabah. Whereby Sarawak is larger than Sabah.Both states are beautiful and totally differs from the peninsula.
Surprised to hear that, hope we make it there soon
Welcome to Sibu
Thanks so much
Try the wantan too. It’s dumpling.
I sure will
Great as usual I love long videos keep it up😅
I am glad, cheers
Watch your vlog at sibu, makes me miss sibu.. been there and stay there for 10 years
love the old school charm of the place
Thank you for this video. Wonderful. Your kids were having fun at the playground by the river.
Cheers mate
@@yvesthesleeve 😄
I love your video. It's the town I grew up in 50 years ago. Very easy going town. Misses Sibu
I love sibu, it's still old school
@@yvesthesleeve, Sibu is also not very touristy. It’s very local unlike Kuching or Miri. Bintulu is an oil & gas town, so you’ll see many foreigners there too.
One very huge market. Good to see you and your lovely family enjoying the local cusine
It's great there
hahahaha..nothing wrong with old geezers having their cold lagers 😂...thats just perfect frontier town vibes all right
Yes all good
Good one, mate !
Cheers mate
We love your family.❤❤❤❤❤so cute kids❤❤❤Hi .....kids. we also enjoying and exploring with you.God bless you and our heartfelt love to you❤❤❤
Thank you so much 🤗
Love market videos
Cheers mate
The express boat services is no longer functioning as before due to the existence of road access to Kapit nowdays.People rather travel by road than river transportation..
Yes I heard that, strange as I would prefer the boat...
@@yvesthesleeve ..It is part of development process Sir .Once developed, then people rather use cheaper and safer alternative..By river is surely high risk and it takes longer the duration if compare by land..
small town love it, Kuching is too big for me now haha. I missed sarawak...anyway. Sibu seems grows well Kuching people don't know about hidden gems Sibu haha even I surprise 😲 multi-cultural kopitiam makes me love Sarawak more than kl sorry Malaysian hehe. Life's in sarawak still laid back.
Regarding to market they everywhere Moonshine hehe, Kuching also got one, Miri and kl too if you can find it. Yeah sad to see animal like that. But yeah what you see peoples life there in Sarawak still lives like in 60s haha. Nothing change only cities change but people still maintaining the old life. Same with UK really loads of senior people loves the old way I love it. But yeah I missed the warm weather... UK now starts to get cold 😅
Anyway the kampua mee you and your family had looks different than I had 30 years ago. The real authentic one will be soft and serve on plate not bowl hehe. Nevermind next time yeh Moonshine try again next time. Problem with the place grown so big now. Too many kopitiam/cafe don't know which one you end up too. Any local Sibu people here help Moonshine to find the actual kampua me. 😊
Oh yes did you see anyone selling moon cake? Weird Chinese people in Sibu not selling moon cake?
Saw many mooncakes, but yes it's old school here, love it
Now only like and comment I will be watching video clip when I have a free time bye-bye all family
Sibu market is the cheapest market of whole Malaysia. The only wet market without a flies everywhere BTW enjoy your stay and be safe 👍
Thanks so much
From sibu to kalimantan pontianak by bus ke you fisit Indonesia
We are not in Sibu
Sibu is not a very tourist place, but a very good eating place/town and food is cheap.
sure thing
Happy to see your kids enjoyed the Kampua mee.. my favourite noodle😀..should visit the night market ..not far from the wet market.. it’s open from 6pm-10pm…
Next time!
33:05 - If the duration of the video is long but with interesting and fun activities, it's good and it's okay if it takes a long time to watch to the end. For example the activity of preparing a camping site 😊
I am glad to hear
That boat no running because we have transportation bus express sibu to kapit now, that boat running before we have road and transportation land and now mostly people use bus is faster.
Yes I heard that, too bad.
nice place
Agreed
Yummy food
Indeed
Sibu city sarawak malaysia
That´s the one 😀. Miss that place
You can go to Sibu Night Market, its closest to Sibu Central Market.. A lot of foods when u visit night market. Its open 5pm till 11pm every day.
Sibu has many rich folks there
I am sure, outside many big houses
I looked at the map and I see that Malaysia consists of two regions separated by a large ocean. It seems that this region is very different from the other region
Very different indeed
Apparently many foreigners don’t realise that. The images of Malaysia that is known outside of Malaysia is more peninsula-centric. The Bornean part aren’t that represented. Except for Sabah’s beautiful beaches, islands and Mt. Kinabalu.
@@cityliving-rainforestperson I haven’t been to Malaysia before. The closest I’ve been to Malaysia is a stopover at the Singapore airport on my way to Tokyo. I have to make a trip to Malaysia in the not too distant future!
West Malaysia is Peninsular Malaysia. And East Malaysia is Borneo.
Malaysia have 13 states.
West Malaysia:
1. Kuala Lumpur
2. Selangor
3. Johor
4. Negeri Sembilan
5. Melaka
6. Pahang
7. Terengganu
8. Kedah
9. Perak
10. Pulau Pinang
11. Perlis
East Malaysia:
12. Sabah
13. Sarawak (Big states)
In Peninsular there are 3 big race like Malay, Chinese, and India.
In Sarawak we have more than 30 races, the majority is Iban 60%, Dayak Bidayuh, Malay, Chinese, Orang Ulu(Kayan/Kenyah), Kelabit, Lun Bawang, Berawan and more.
In Sabah: Kadazan, Murut, Dusun, and more.
In Sabah and Sarawak mostly is Christian 70%.
@@OKV3779 thank you very much for the information. I only know about Kuala Lumpur. I hope to visit the beautiful country in the future
Express boat was stop this year 2023. because Now Sibu to Kapit have road access. Operation of boat express was 4-5 decades(in 40-50 years)..And now u can go to Kapit by land transport from sibu.
Bad timing
Hai welcome to sibu. I would like to recommend you to hava a dinner At Kampung Bandung. A Lot off Stall And Food To choose.. You can go there by grab or maxim. Business hour start at 6pm till mid night
thanks mate
your welcome@@yvesthesleeve
bye 👋
👍👍
The famous one
They dont use express boats anymore, because kapit now accessible by roads. U can use the bus
Too bad
[Off camera]:
- Mmm
- Mmm
Your wife is enjoying her food 😊
That market is huge!
😂😂😂
I like borneo from your perspective. That garden park is Chinese... Japanese themed park does not go well with older town, "brings back old memories of occupation era". Kompia is like baked tandoori oven bagel. When you do durian video, in addition to normal durian, try to find mountain /wild durian, it has orange to red color flesh.may be readers can help you locate them, its rare but quite different from than normal durian. Best Borneo pineapple comes from Sarikei a town not too far from sibu.pien neek, dingbienghu is another unique sibu street food, the famous one They grind the rIce and Turn them into dingbienhu batter right in the shop...enjoy sibu.
Thanks mate
Kampua noodle..1st time of hearing it...looks like wantan mee😊
haha, looks similar I think.
The end of the boat express business not because of pandemic but because of pan borneo highway was completed last few years so people go upper of the river by bus and by their own transportation. Lack of profit lead the boat business stop totally.
That's sad somehow
Yes, I used to use the express boats to go to my grandparents' house.
After the road from Sibu to Kapit became accessible, the express boat slowly reduced their routes frequency due to lack of passengers and they eventually stopped operating early this year if I am not wrong. In those days when I was in Sibu for work and there is still no road to Kapit, I would take the express boat. It's quite an experience.
I would have liked to take the boat
0:28 The river you observed is the longest river in Malaysia, Rajang River. The shops along waterfront, I remember having kampua noodles at coffee shops there during lunchtime before work 27 years ago. At that time, kampua noodles costs only less than MYR1.50 each (now above RM4), if I can recall.
Yes, now 4 MYR with meat, 3 without.
@@yvesthesleeve That's why I prefer meatless one as I can eat 2 plates, I just need laksa soup to enrich the taste, haha. Trust me, it taste much better.
Go and visit longhouse.
The real reason why the boat no more running is because the city along the rejang river already connected with road more than 2 years ago from Sibu town all the way to inferior town in Kapit division.. so corona is not the reason.. more people using their own car or buses to go to town along the river..
Yes, I learned that. Too bad, I love travel on boats.
Thats the Rajang River, the longest river in Malaysia. Next hunt around for their famous snack pork filled buns that are only found in Sibu called Kompia and Komiang.
Babi is commonly used on a daily basis and its in Malay and Iban language. The formal word for pork is "khinzir".
Alright noted
go to Kapit by road now
Next time
In the previous video 1.50 at Kch terminal i heard you said InsyaAllah. correct me if im wrong. 🤭
That's very possible 😂
Try to visit the night market and do try the dabai fruit too
Well, night markets are a problem as we live a bit far.
Someone should start a Jungle/River cruise on the "mighty" Rajang.
Itinerary could be from the one of the mouths to Kapit and beyond.
True that
there is a river cruise. can check it out online
@@simont8249
I'm talking about a cruise that lasts a few days, not just a few hours.
👍👍👍👍👍
Sarawak food is the most delicious and Sarawak people are the best
yes, it is all very nice here
Suddenly i got into the video also
Sorry at 12:16
I am glad
Try Mee Hongkong (Hongkong noodles) Stall name 'Haji Ibrahim' at Sibu Central Market, famous mee hongkong in sibu😊
Alright
Theres another type of Mee Kampua, u can find at 'Dapur Ani' the restaurant always full pack with customers eating mee kampua (try kampua kicap)😁👍👍
Good to know!
You must try laksa Sarawak
I did and made a video about it, czcams.com/video/o1qWNDiN-9k/video.htmlsi=5VTZ3HgvoNq2dgib
Please try Kampua mee Kicap as well and Kompia for your kids. I'm sure they will like it
Will do
33:36 That's how we respond to thank you. You give thanks and you will be thanked 😂😂
Good to hear
First time...seeing Sibu...second or third largest city in Sarawak..
I love this place, it's so old school
@@yvesthesleeve i hope u woud like more Kk @Kota Kinabalu then...when u are here then...
Nice video..
Thanks mate
That's my hometown right there. Haha. If you come across my mom, say HI for her
I sure will 😀😀😀
Try the Sibu boat cruise too
Not because of the corona, but they go to Kapit by road now. U guys can still go to kapit by bus or van btw. No more exspress boat
Yes, so I found out. Too bad no more express boat, I like that
FYI, Babi is a Malay word for pig. Daging babi is pork.
Yes now I know. Never heard before.
hi