Fish Ball Noodles & Fritters @ Lau Ya Keng

Lau Ya Keng means temple in our local dialect. But in Kuching, Lau Ya Keng is synonymous with a particular food court located at Carpenter Street. Just as one walks past the arch into Carpenter Street, one would see a temple on the right. Directly opposite it is a stage of some sort, and in the space in front of the stage is where food stalls are set up.

People generally come to Lau Ya Keng for its authentic Teochew fishball and glass vermicelli soup and pork satay.

Fishball vermicelli, RM5.00 for a regular bowl

For RM5.00, I got to enjoy glass vermicelli with homemade fishballs, some stuffed tofu and deep-fried stuffed tofu and meatballs in a bowl of fish broth. The fishballs were fresh and had a very strong flavour of fish, while the clear broth was sweet and satisfying. A dash of white pepper added aroma to the entire dish. 

Opposite this food court, right in front of the temple is a stall selling deep-fried fritters. When I was there the other day, I managed to buy some sweet potato and banana fritters, at RM0.50 a piece. 

Sweet potato fritter on the left and banana fritters on the right.

The batter coating was thin and crispy .... but the fritters quickly became soggy and greasy. They had to be eaten on the spot, while hot. Meanwhile, I thought RM0.50 a piece was rather pricey ....

This place was very popular with the locals ... but tourists also stop by to try our local food here. :))