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Factory produced noodle or Home made noodle? The question looms on. While majority of the noodle shops uses industrialised noodles, a small percentage of them sticks to the traditional method and produce their own home made noodle. Some of the advantages of the home made noddle are that there are no preservative used, and it tastes much more crunchy than the industrialised one. The disadvantage being it cannot be kept for long. Lido Pan Mian which is located at the Lintas Square is one of these noodle shops that uses home made noodle. Pan Mian is a kind of noodle that resembles fettuccine. Now another question surfaces, why would a noodle shop in Lintas named itself with a not so near by place called Lido. Interesting? Well the boss of Lido Pan Mian was originally from the Lido area, he has been selling Pan Mian at Lido for a period of 16 years, while renting a small stall. This kopitiam is a corner shop located right at the entrance to the Lido market. Today he runs his own kopitiam in Lintas Plaza, and since many of his customers refer his noodle as Lido Pan Main, so he has retained that name.

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drunken prawns

Bah Kut Teh literally means meat, bone and tea. If one lives in Malaysia long enough, he or she would know that Bah Kut Teh is a very popular and yummy dish indeed. Most Bah Kut Teh restaurants would serve pork and pig’s internal parts with Bak Kut Teh soup poured on to them. Good Taste Bah Kut Teh (BKT) restaurant in Sandakan town, does one better than the rest with a special twist in seafood Bah Kut Teh. Since Sandakan is famous for its fresh and cheap seafood, Good Taste BKT is taking full advantage of this. Numerous magazines and newspapers have already written about their wonderful experience eating here, and Good Taste BKT restaurant is not shying away from this by displaying these articles on its walls. With its unique dishes like fish slice BKT, fish balls BKT, cuttlefish BKT, and prawns BKT, Good Taste BKT is really one of the must try restaurants in Sandakan.

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If you ask KKLites to have lunch or dinner at Kota Kinabalu Central Market, many of them will wink at you for even suggesting the place. For a long time now and for many of us, dirty, dark alley, hot and a very run down place are projected in our mind when thinking of or talking about the eateries on the first floor of Central Market. Some of us even swears not to go there ever.

But now all that has changed, and thanks to a Korean couples now we found a grade “A” restaurant right at the north end on the first floor of Central Market. The place was extensively renovated just a few months ago and it looks like something you see in Asian Food Channel (Astro’s programme) “Restaurant Makeover”. Starting with a new name, new design and look, air-condition, fully tiles, classy tables and chairs, plus a new menu on foods, everything here is brand new. Now is the time to revisit the age old Central Market and enjoy a good meal and posh atmosphere at this new restaurant, Opulence Point. This restaurant also has a good view of the fish market and the waterfront below.

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deep fried cuttlefish

Tuaran is a small town on the northern out skirt of Kota Kinabalu, it will take about 40 minutes to drive from KK to Tuaran. This small town is famous for its weekend tamu, especially on Sundays. On the food side Tuaran is well known for its Tuaran noodle. Many KK Lites would travel up here on weekend and public holidays for a good round of Tuaran noodle. Yet many people do not know that there is a nice little restaurant, located on the first floor of Tuaran Market. This is a well kept secret by the Tuaran people who have been enjoying the good food from this small restaurant for many years.

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