10 Things You Ought to Try in Kuching

10 Things You Ought to Try in Kuching: "Here are 10 things you ought to try when you're in Kuching, Sarawak.

1. Taste Kuching's favourite noodle dish called 'kolo mee'. This simple noodle dish with slices of barbecued pork, a sprinkling of spring onions and a bowl of soup drives Kuchingites (that's what we call people from Kuching) abroad mad with desire. Available at most coffeeshops and cafes in Kuching. If you can find 'kolo mee', you should also try the spicy Sarawak laksa, another specialty dish of Sarawak.

2. Try 'umai'. 'Umai' is the Melanau's version of the Cantonese 'yee sang' (raw fish salad). Imagine a fiesty salad of shallots, raw fish, lime juice and salt.Never leave without giving this dish a try!"...