Kacangma

I was never fond of #kacangma before as it’s often too bitter from the heavy hand of cooking wine 🫨 To the uninitiated, such bold herbaceous flavours can be intimidating on the taste buds as well 😅 Perhaps it was the perfectly braised #lionsmanemushroom 😋 or the precisely tuned seasonings that changed my #palette 😙 The saltiness was mild as it should be. The bitterness was but a whisper in the #herby mix of it all 😛 Either way, each tender and slightly bouncy bite would make even the most cynical reconsider 🤨 Such a fine #stew does come at a slightly hefty RM 18 😮‍💨 If you haven’t had, I think it’s worth trying at least once in your life 👌

I cannot leave Come On Veggie without picking one of these up 🤩 This is the best & as far as I know only spot that sells frozen #kacangma in Kuching! As is my obsession with #leicha, this dish is herby rendition of #motherwort plus #hericiummushroom, standing in place of what would traditionally be #chicken 🐣 Originally a Hakka dish, it’s found itself as a popular local delicacy in Sarawak. My mom actually learned to make it from a Foochow! You can buy this frozen from one of the stalls in front & all you have to do is cook it yourself. @m1tch9i have experimented with many pairings outside the traditional choice of rice 🍚 My favourite would actually be #meesua & I’m genuinely keen on making this myself one day 😋 Until then, it’s something I enjoy every time I’m in Kuching 🐈 The flavour of this is profound. Even the omnivores can’t stick to the original once they try this 😉 #omnivoreapproved #bestpicks #isopodsofabv #1900threview