The most important thing to miss when coming to Sabah-Kota Kinabalu is the food, from the local specialty meat and bone tea, such as Youji Meat and Bone Tea, Yifeng Tea Room. The best seafood to Kota Kinabalu, such as DaJialai Seafood, Shuangtian Seafood Restaurant, Xingwang Seafood Building, Daai Cream Shrimp, Tiger Spot. There are also Chinese food that meets the appetite of Chinese, such as shang royal restaurant at Shangri-La's Tanjung Yalu Resort & Spa in Sabah, and the barbecue at sunset bar, which is especially suitable for watching the sunset. Then to Sabah's local fruits, such as durian, now is the durian season, eat until you have a nosebleed, you can go to the fruit stall under the overpass.
Tiger Prawn gets its name because of its large size and markings. The sweet, elastic tiger shrimp can be said to be the king of shrimp, and it is well-known in the minds of seafood-loving diners, which can be called a food that comes to Sabah without eating tiger shrimp.
Malaysia's famous cuisine - meat bone tea, the soup is delicious, has a faint taste of Chinese medicine, very nutritious, this is a special selection of herbs stewed pork into the famous soup, the locals like to use fried fritters to eat. The strong garlic flavor and medicinal aroma penetrate into the pork, and the meat aroma forms a perfect match.
Satay is an authentic Malaysian-style grilled meat dish known as charcoal kebabs. Of all the meats of Satay, the most praised by diners are chicken and beef, and after the meat is cut into slices, it needs to be marinated and skewered on a coconut leaf grill with charcoal, and dipped in peanut butter while hot. Next to the seafood street in Kota Kinabalu, you can see satay vendors pulling out fans and grilling skewers on the charcoal stove.
The Hainanese chicken rice here is famous in Sabah, the chicken is the feeling of eating white cut chicken, coupled with the secret lime pepper juice, the chicken bite is still very tender, is a kind of freshness that will not be found in The country. Of course, the cut chicken has white rice as a companion, the most special thing is that the rice here is triangular, in addition, the orange ice here is also widely recommended by netizens, and the taste of citrus is the best to send Hainan chicken rice.
Nasi Lemak is one of the most popular local breakfasts (also available for lunch or dinner). This Malay-inspired rice dish with a burst of coconut aroma, plus cucumber, crispy sautéed river fish, samba chili sauce, eggs and chicken curry, wrapped in banana leaves, awakens all your taste buds and opens your appetite.
The others can be ignored, but the durian ice cream that only Sabah can eat cannot be ignored, and the durian ice cream that has swept many raiders cannot be ignored. The taste is rich, fresh durian meat lips and teeth left fragrant, is the best gift to bring back to the country to friends, in addition to durian there are many other flavors, the airport has refrigerated packaging, you can also take the plane!
Shangri-La's Tanjung Yaru Resort & Spa, Sabah offers renowned dim sum and mouth-watering Cantonese and Chinese delicacies, two rooms for 10 and 20 people for private dining.
Seafood fried rice
Cream tiger shrimp, this is your favorite seafood, after pouring orchid prawns with butter and cream, stir-frying chili peppers and sautéed curry leaves, spread a circle of butter eggs and garnish to serve.
Steamed tiger spot, tender flesh, no words, this is the best grouper I've ever had.
If you don't look closely, do you think it's a crab? Yes, this is the soft shell crab, which can be eaten directly without spitting out the shell, which is very convenient.
Dessert after the meal is also a good choice.
Came to Sabah, not eating fruit is really white. In addition to seafood, the most nostalgic thing is the fruit of Sabah. Durian, jackfruit, pineapple, papaya, honeydew, and sabah are really all good and cheap. However, durian cannot be brought to the hotel, otherwise it will be fined.
Now is the season when durian is abundant, and those who like to eat durian can eat enough, especially Musang King durian.
Because it was an early morning flight and we hadn't eaten seafood from Kota Kinabalu so far, we decided to go to the city for a meal. Learning the lessons of the previous strategy, this time I asked the taxi master, just the master is Chinese, communication is no obstacle, so I asked where the seafood is good, so the master recommended the double day restaurant This seafood restaurant.
This is the Double Sky Seafood Building, first choose your own seafood, and then go to processing.
There are also several seafood buildings nearby, but the chef recommended this one, or full of expectations, the result really did not disappoint us.
Ordered creamy tiger shrimp, stone fish, scallops, and local vegetables.
This stone fish looks ugly, but the meat is really good, and the meat is not as tender as the meat of the grouper.
Creamy tiger shrimp.
This is the stone fish, but don't be curious to touch it, its back is poisonous, I almost got punctured.
Tips: Although there are a lot of food tips on the Internet now, I personally feel that the top ranking is not necessarily delicious, it may be brushed out. You can find a local Chinese recommendation, there may be unexpected food. Finally, I would like to say that the consumption of Kota Kinabalu is not low, and it has caught up with Xiamen, a small mango of 25 yuan.