Tawau Delicacy ~ Seafood At It's Best

The recent trip to Sipadan, Kapalai brought us the chance to reward our taste buds of some of the finest Tawau dinings. 

Firstly, we visited one cafe called Indo Cafe. The famous dish is the Tawau Pisang Goreng a.k.a Fried Banana.

We ordered the Cheese Pisang Goreng. Cheese and Gula Melaka is served together with the banana. The saltiness of the cheese blends well with the sweetness of the Gula Melaka, to make a good mixture with a freshly fried banana.

We did tried another type of serving of Banana, where it is served with a special sauce. I don't know how to name it, but it brings a punch of spiciness and it will be a kick for spicy lovers.

Secondly, Tawau is fond of it's seafood varieties. Not only the varieties that it is known of, the freshness is the one that is worth a thumb up for them. It is fresh everyday!

We went to this shop 好景生猛海鲜. It does not have an English name though, but it can be read as "Hao Jing" Restaurant. This shop is not those "throat-cutting" shop, but it offers great food at reasonable prices!

We been there consecutively for 2 nights for out dinner and I summed out what I had tasted below.

The scallops. 4.5/5 stars for this. Succulent, fresh! Look at how it is cooked, no starch nor oily. It is steamed to perfection!

Next up, the fish. I am not sure what type of fish this is, but i am sure this is the first time I tried this type of fish. A simple steam with soy sauce, kept the tenderness of the fish meat intact. Again, 4.5/5 stars.

Another type of fish on our menu. This type of fish is known for it's richness in Omega 3. Natural fish oil! It lives in deep sea and it has thick skin to keep it warm. Look at the flesh, it is thicker than steak! 4/5 stars.

The local escargot shells. It is steamed cooked. The star toothpick is used to pulled out the meat. Not our favorite but worth to have a try here. 4/5 stars.

In addition, the self made fried seafood bean curd is one of the must order dish. It is not normal bean curd. Inside the bean curd you may find tiny slices of prawns and calamari. 4/5 stars for this.

The Sabah Vege. In the peninsular, we can find this type of vegetable in the food menu. But, after I tried this Sabah Vege, I only know how tasty it can be. It looks hard, but when you put into your mouth and you start to chew it, you would realize how tender it could be! 4.5/5 stars for this.

Here comes the King of the day. Crab cook in salted egg. I give 5/5 star for this. Full marks. Why? Look at the amount of crab egg under the shell of the crab. I am sure you could not find this in any Sri Lanka crab sold in the market in Peninsular! The way it is cooked, heavenly! You gotta try this.

Not sure you readers are "poisoned" with what I wrote about the food in Tawau. But, I have to admit that, I misses the food there. I will definitely go back there... very soon! 

p/s: We did tried the fresh steam red tiger prawns, but we forgot to capture the picture of it, as we could not withstand it in front of us. Before we could capture it, it had gone down to our stomach. :P That is 5.5/5 stars.