Kolo Mee is a very famous hawker food and a signature noodle dish in Sarawak, a simple bowl of egg noodles, cooked al dente, then served with classically garlic, shallots, minced pork, white vinegar, pork oil, pork lard and charsiew (sliced barbecue pork). It is one of the most common food found in Kuching, but it has extended its fan base to the far corners of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur included.
Here is the famous lady of Restoran Gembira Kolo Mee
One popular place with the locals, for ‘Kolo Mee’ or ‘koh-loh mien’ is located in Taman Megah, Petaling Jaya, one of the suburbs of KL. There’s just something about the curly egg noodles they use here, which is addictively bouncy in texture and has a great way of soaking up the sauces and catching the flavour in the kolo mee. You will notice sliced up prawns and seafood at the stall indicating that they serve Sawarak Laksa here as well. Sarawak Laksa is actually very different from the regular curry laksa as the soup contains no curry at all. It has a base of Sambal belacan, sour tamarind, garlic, galangal, lemon grass and coconut milk, topped with omelette strips, chicken strips, prawns, fresh coriander and optionally lime. Ingredients such as bean sprouts, (sliced) fried tofu or other seafood are not traditional but are sometimes added for taste.
With regards to the Kolo Mee, the noodles may look unexciting, pale and bland even.. but when you taste it.. Oo-la-la, you will marvel at how tasty it is.
The varied condiments from minced pork to prawns, fish balls, pork balls and shreaded chicken even
sarawak kolo mee
I have to say, that though this shop used to be my favourite kolo mee stall, the standard of the kolo mee here has dropped somewhat. The flavour that once intoxicated me, was just OK this time. The Charsiew was unpalatable and hard. There is another coffee shop across from Gembira that does a better Kolo Mee. Well, tomorrow’s post will talk about this shop and my favourite Tomato Noodles.. Stay tuned!
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Add: Restoran Gembira
39 Jalan SS24/8
Taman Megah
Petaling Jaya
I may sound selfish to leave this comment. Lately I don’t blog on my best selection of certain foods which is my personal favorites. I had the same experience like you where after I blogged about them, their business flourish and then they start increase price, cut portion and taste degraded. =.=||
I know what you mean. that’ why I never blog my fav charsiew wantan mee not the beef noodles that I like best in town.. haha!
Oh no.. boo hoo for jatuh standard.
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Mmm. Can’t wait for the “better” kolo mee post then. 😀
There you go!
i sedih, because i’ve never eaten at gembira before 😀
I sedih u never tried it too:P
The kolo mee looks okay, except maybe the green chiles in soy sauce – they’re usually served with sweet red chilies in vinegar here in Kuching.
The pathetic charsiew, however, is quite authentic. Which is why I rarely order mine with charsiew.
I know! sad indeed.. so hard!
Agreed with you. First time i tried this was so so only. I just don’t understand why full and packed with people especially during working lunch hours and this shop finished up at 12.30pm … that is hilarious fast. 1pm go all finish.. is the business really good anyone know??
can’t imagine why ppl would want to eat that. across the road, the kolo mee is way better.
Gembira’s the one with the good Hokkien mee too right? I’ve only heard rumblings of the promise of Gembira… please don’t let it be a complete disappointment!
let me know what you think min;)
Next time try the Sarawak Laksa and Kolok Mee at Lucky Garden, Bangsar, it is very good ! That is the place where i will go when i crave for mee kolok and Sarawak Laksa.
The sarawak laksa at this stall is downright awful. The one in Bangsar Lucky Garden is much better although it’s getting pretty inconsistent these days with more bad days than good.
I agree. Don’t like the laksa at all. Lucky Garden’s one is the BOMB yes!! 😉
It’s been a long time since I remember having good kolo mee. And tomato noodles, I’ve almost forgotten this taste from all those years ago.
Thank you for highlighting this, and the tomato noodles in Megah Lucky. I will pay a visit this weekend, if not tomorrow.
The restaurant with the Tomato Noodles has awesome pork ball noodles as well 😛
Yahlor, char siew here is very the hard and dry di…