A very remote place located at outskirt of Kuching, yet getting more and more attention and popularity till upgraded as a must to experience and a 'hot' tourism place when travel to Kuching.
This is no other than -->
Serikin. Inland Sarawak, just a street away from Sarawak/Indonesia boundary, mostly mixed of local Sarawak native aborigines or so called 'bumiputras' i.e. Iban, Bidayuh, Land/Sea Dayak and also Indonesia people coming over.
There are no high rise buildings here or any hypermarkets but rather, you will find the beauty of the most original natural lifefstyle human beings once lived.. the rainforest type of supermarket...
Freshest and most organic vege and fruits that you won't find in supermarkets...
Sure you haven't tried this weird stuff before huh!! I swear you will love it on your first bite!!
This is
'Monkey Cups Indigenous Rice' or also called as
'Pitcher Plant Rice' where we use the Sarawak wild fresh pitcher plant to fill up our organic Highland rice added with nuts and pandan leaves.... very delicious....!!!!
Thumbs-up!
Take a second look.... do you realize what are those??!!!
Personally I have goosebumps all over looking at those eerie little creatues wriggling around... Uurghhhhhh.................
If you still dunno what are those.... they are the 'Sagu worms' that Sarawak Indigenous locals consider as one of the best food where they get their best protein...and make them healthy...
And... they eat them raw.....
Ohhhh..... I can't dare myself to eat the 'Sagu worms'... even if they are BBQed.... I don't care whether they got the best protein or collagen....
Too disgusting....!!!
These are the dried mushroom.. doesn't look appealing to me though...
These 'petai' are new to me as usually the 'petai' I see doesn't have the ending part like this wild petai from the rainforest..
Chicken for sale!!!!! Still breathing!!! Very fresh ooo!!!.....fresher than supermarket bought chicken provided you know to kill them yourself... heh..
Hand made assessories with rotan and bamboo.... very delicate, very local, very quality =)
Ahhhhhh... I love this!!This is the hibiscus fruit, very sweet and juicy, very refreshing and fulfilling, rarely seen in today's supermarkets...
A very good source of vitamin A, you will love the fruits!!
Ehhh... pure ikan masin... looks abit not so appetizing though...
This is local Sarawak wild vege. We like it alot.. in Mandarin we call it 'Ki Chai' where we fry with 'belacan'... super tasty, goes perfect with rice =)
Haaa.... This is the original looks of the body scrubs we can get in Watson's and Guardian... and this scrub that you can buy here is very pure and clean, not exposed to those manufacturing chemicals, and cheaper too =)
Dunno what kinda vege is this... but looks refreshing, and is organic vege ;)
This is our local Sarawak wine -->
Tuak Tapai, traditionally hand made, worth a try...
It is sweet but the alchohol level is high enough to make you drunk easily... so it is better to drink bit by bit... you will love it!
This is the ever famous
Sarawak Pitcher Plant, or layman term, the
'Monkey Cups' =)
Chinese community loves this alot because in Chinese Fengshui, the Pitcher Plant can bring great wealth and abundance to us.
This symbolic plant is very artistically planted in the coconut shell, tied beautifully to be hang on the ceilings..
Even Dad is very tempted to buy one from the Iban auntie...
Ohh, see this? This is
Sarawak Highland Rice, organic and hand processed, no machine used, no chemical.
This Borneo Highland Rice is very much sought after due to its organic grown and very high mineral. Notice that it is purple/red color. Once cooked, it is very aromatic and smooth... =)
If you still care of traditional fishing...
Have you seen the real original
'Tongkat Ali' before?
Most of us only see Tongkat Ali in powder form...
This is the real look of 'Tongkat Ali'!!!! You need some? ;)
Wowww... The street is still very longggggg........
My legs start to ache...
Hehehee... cannot afford the genuine LV Bags??
Bamboo & Rotan knitted matress, if you havent tried using before... try it! Very nice and easy to clean and airy... better than those carpeted stuff...
Cute girly hats!!!!! So beautiful :)
Haaaaahh.....surprisingly 'Jesus Christ' and 'Virgin Mary' and 'Christian Cross' and all sorts of 'Amen' stuff also can be found here as well!!!
Hooo.... huge cotton matress, can use for lying around...doing yoga...etc.. multi purpose one..
Hehehee... Mum so tempted... but hor.. we dint drive big truck here laaa... the sedan not big enough to put in also...
Beautiful wooden arts that will cost you a bomb in concrete supermarket is just so affordable here in the rainforest supermarket =)
Wooow... cute toddlers clothes!!! So cuteeeeee.....
ManU fans?
Don't dare to walk inside Nike shops?
Nahhh... this one not bad also...
Cute cuddle fur bears so many types to choose from, and price negotiatable...
Local Kebaya sophisticated with knitted flowers... not bad a choice for occasions and functions...
Little dried shrimps and 'sotong' of high quality.. you can smell it from far.... and very affordable compare with the price you see in downtown Kuching..
Rotan made furnitures! Very solid and sturdy :)
Very comfortable and airy for the forever hot weather here...
Some weird looking fruits that I haven't try before...
You can always hear people recommanding others to buy curtains here... and it is very true!!!
The curtains here are very beautifully made, good quality with very afforable price compare to the same thing sold downtown...
Some arts from sandstone... very creative, very unique =)
Ohhhh Yucksssssssssssss........... leeches!!! I hate leeches... !!
How come got leeches for sale?!
Egggghhhhrrrrrrrrrrr..... geli-nyerrrr....
They believe that the leeches can help to suck our dirty & poisonous blood and relief blood clog.. and is scientific proven...
But I still feel goosebumps looking at these eerie creatures... urghhh...
Sea-Shells!!!!!!
Bet you havent seen so many sea shells decorations before... but in Sarawak, this is very common decoration items, and always attractively-made.
Or you can buy one by one and make your own...
The street hasn't end yet..... -__-'''
There are so many things to look at and to get yourself for... A very worthwhile trip I am glad I come to see this myself...
A great experience indeed~!!!
