Kuih Telinga Gajah

Kuih Telinga Gajah. Our nickname for this biscuit. Not sure what the chinese baker calls it. It is not a normal biscuit bevause it is spicy, not the Indian spiciness, also not purely chinese. It is mixture of chinese and indian spices.

Originally, only found in Sandakan, but can now be bought in Kota Kinabalu, although not as delicious as the one in Sandakan.

Kolopis Wajid

Wajid is just glutinous rice fried in concentrated sugar. It is a common cake throughout South East Asia.

However, in the South Western coast of Sabah, wajid is wrapped in nyirik leaves.

Wajid Ubi Kayu

Wajid is usually glutinous rice fried in thick sugar. This variety of Wajid is made of tapioca. It is only found in Sipitang, Sabah.

Rojak Daging of Sabah

Rojak Daging in 3D. One finger to rotate. 2 to zoom and pan.
Rojak daging is a dish unique to Sabah. It is derived from Gado gado but its ingredients are different.
You cannot find it anywhere else in the world. Not even in West Malaysia and Indonesia.

This dish is actually prepared by Javanese migrants, even recent migrants. Not necessarily those that had migrated even before the 2nd world war. Strangely, this dish cannot be found in Indonesia.

That 3D picture is easily done by my Sony Xperia XZ Premium using 3D Creator. XZ1-3 are also able to use 3D Creator

This is a delicious cookie made of pineapple jam

Sabahan pineapple jam cookie

This is a delicious cookie made of pineapple jam. I can only find it in Sabah. One of the bakeries who bake this cookie is the Khong Guan. I just recently realised it. I cannot get this biscuit in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur but I like it very much. So when I returned to Sabah, my wife will buy it for our food stock.

Ikan sembilang masak ampap hitam

The dish of the Tausug people. In Sabah, we only cook with a particular fish, the ikan sembilang, which is a small saltwater catfish with poisonous fins. 

The Filipino Tausug has a dish called Tiula Itum, which means soup cooked in black, but Sabahan Tausug only uses Tialam Itum, which is a thick gravy with the black appetizer which is actually burned coconut.

Since these Filipino Tausugs had migrated to Sabah since 1970s, and many had settled in Sabah, their dishes will become part of the Sabahan dishes. Unfortunately, I have not tried a true Tiula Itum and I do not have a sample of it.

Once I have come across those dishes, I shall take its photos in 2D and 3D. In the mean time, you can enjoy the dance Tiula Itum, which is a modern adaptation of the Daling Daling dance of Sabah.

Ikan sembilang masak ampap hitam

Acar mentah Sandakan

My family call it acar mentah, but when I look around the internet and recipe books, acar mentah is different from our version of acar mentah. So I call it acar mentah bersantan. It is very delicious if eaten with soya sauce beef. Soya sauce beef is a standard Malay dish and our favourite because it is not hot. Everytime my wife cooks soya sauce beef, she will also cook this acar mentah. So was my mother. Also my other relatives in my villages of Sim Sim and Batu Sapi. I never realised that I cannot find it at Kota Kinabalu.