Local Delights
Please also check out Food Centers in Miri.
Whether you prefer fine dining, country cooking, vegetarian, Japanese shashimi, pizza, fried chicken, noodles or Thai tom yam, Miri has something to tempt you.
Foods to try while in Miri!
Food
Umai
Umai is traditionally a standard lunch meal for the Melanau fishermen. A delicacy also known as Sarawak's "Sashimi".
Cendol
Cendol is a sweet, cold dessert that is very popular when the days are hot.
Rojak
Rojak is a 'salad' of either fruits such as pineapples, and vegetables like cucumber , turnip, tofu, and fried dough, and mixed in shrimp paste and sprinkled with crushed peanuts. The taste is exotic and a fusion these fruits and is a favorite among Mirians.
Manok Pansoh
Manok Pansoh is an Iban delicacy, which is essentially chicken in bamboo.
Curry Rice
Curry Rice is usually a plate of white rice, topped with chopped steamed chicken and chopped pork 'char siew' and finally curry gravy is poured on top of it all.
'You Cha Kueh' (Deep Fried Dough)
'You Cha Kueh' (Deep Fried Dough) is a deep-fried dough, a chewy and delicious snack taken with coffee or tea in the mornings or afternoons - requiring skill and expertise in kneading with the right amounts of ingredients to get the right consistency and the deep frying technique to make the perfect 'You Cha Kueh' crispiness, color and taste.
Indigenous Cuisine at Summit Cafe / Gerai Nuba Laya
Summit Cafe / Gerai Nuba Laya, located at Center Point Phase I serve interesting indigenous dishes.
Kueh Chap
A bowl of Kueh Chap normally contains herbal broth, pork meat, pork belly, pork intestines, fried tofu skin, boiled egg, 'you char kueh' (fried dough) and served with rice flakes.
