Buntal is a fishing village about 35 minutes drive away from Kuching. Buntal Seafood Village is a very popular place for seafood, as it is located right on the beach and the produce is about as fresh as it gets - straight from the sea. Lim Hock Ann Seafood is the longest standing and most popular one in Buntal.
There's a lot of fresh seafood; fish, crabs, prawns, lobsters, oysters etc. Basically, if you can get it from the sea, they have it. Lim Hock Ann is also popular due to it's unique seating arrangements - they actually have a platform suspended over the sea, with waves lapping at the bottom while you eat!
Unfortunately, it was raining yesterday, so the platform was closed. I was surprised to find a mini entourage of people waiting for me when I came back from Sibu. I had called a friend to pick me up but when I exited the arrivals hall, I was accosted by my friends who came in several cars to whisk me off to Buntal. Jesus...
Anyway, this is what the suspended platform looks like from one of the photos in the popular Lim Hock Ann seafood center in Buntal:
This outlet has been here since forever, or so it seems. It still retains its old skool wood structures that I remember seeing when I was still young.
Anyway, here's what we ordered:
Baby kalian
It's a type of vegetable, very nice.
Butter prawns
It came out very crisp and tasted divine. The granules are caramelized butter, it's heavenly, I tell you.
O Chien
This is oyster pancake. I like Lim Hock Ann's implementation of this
popular must-have seafood dish. It's moist and there are generous
amounts of oysters scattered all around the pancake instead of just a
couple in the middle.
Crabs cooked with egg and chilli
Here's a video tour of Lim Hock Ann in Buntal:
Download: Buntal Seafood [sixthseal.com]
I had a snapping good time, pardon the pun.
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