Sunday, April 15, 2007
4/15/2007 05:45:00 PM

Of Sunday Morning 'Pok Pia' and Desperate Housewives

posted by Francis Ho

Over a year ago housewife Madam Chong felt so ‘desperate’ being cooped up at home and decided that she wants to do something to just get out of the house. Her ‘something’ turned out to be pok piah which she was very proud of and so she set up a small stall outside a coffeeshop (Seng Yuen Food Centre) at Foochow Road No.1 on Sunday mornings from 6.30am to around 11am selling them at RM2/- a piece.

They are about 50cents more than the usual price of RM1.50 at other places in Kuching but she uses the finest ingredients, stringent that they are all strictly vegetarian and she also makes them bigger. I think they are value for money besides being healthy and delicious.

Her pok piah are so popular now that former Kuching residents who now reside overseas when they're in town even order them to bring home before they taking their flights! Though she only operates her stall on Sunday morning; she also takes orders for parties or private functions with a minimum order of 50 pieces. Now that she has got her hands full, she is no longer a “desperate housewife”!

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7 Comments:

i didn't have pok pia when i went back last time!

  At Monday, 16 April, 2007 Anonymous Anonymous said:

wow that looks really deicious! i wish i had tried it while i was visiting Kuching last year.
Now i m hungry!

  At Tuesday, 17 April, 2007 Anonymous Anonymous said:

something else to try next time I'm in Kuching... seems a long way to go for kolo mee though
Those look great! Another reason to visit Malaysia?
I still remember the popiah you brought for us on our last trip! So yummy I've been wanting to et the recipe from you! Can? Next time, I'm gonna wallop all of it...
Looks yummy.


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