Have Perut Will Travel...: KCH Day 2 │ WANG SENG Seafood: Dinner with Jacob

Dinner with Jacob

After the river cruise, we hopped back into the rental car and drove a distance away to Wang Seng Seafood for dinner with Brendan’s old roommate from college. We first met Jacob when Brendan registered as a freshman at Cempaka College, UNIMAS, way back in September 2019.

Midway through Brendan’s second semester, UNIMAS — along with the rest of the nation — went into lockdown. We hadn’t seen Jacob since, not even during Brendan’s convocation last November. So, this reunion was long overdue.

Catching Up Over Dinner

While Brendan and Jacob caught up on everything they had missed, we browsed the menu and eventually settled on:

Butter Mushroom (Jacob’s recommendation)
Charcoal Crispy Pork Belly
Assorted Vegetables in Yam Basket
Lemongrass Fried Pork
Midin Belacan
Deep Fried Squid
4 White Rice
1 Iced Lemon Tea
2 Air Mata Kuching Longan Drink
2 Coca Cola

Our first proper dinner in Kuching came to RM167.70 (≈ USD35/EUR33) — a hearty, flavourful spread made even better by good company and old stories.

Jacob was disappointed that we wouldn’t be staying until Gawai, as he had been excited to show us around the most important festival of the year for the Ibans — even more significant than Christmas. We promised to try our best to return next year.

Calling It a Night

We bade Jacob a fond farewell, then drove back to Adelyn’s homestay to settle in for the night.

What’s Next

Stay tuned for our next video, where we try our luck again at finding authentic Bario cuisine for lunch!