Keeping hydrated in hot weather just doesn’t seem enough sometimes, so why not go and have an ABC to cool yourself down?
ABC or ‘Ais Batu Campur’ is a typical ice dessert we all crave for especially during the dry season (although Kuchingites still love their ABC during the monsoon too).
It is basically an old school dessert made out of shaved ice mixed with cordial syrup, grass jelly, condensed milk and mixed fruit jelly.
Some non-locals may have mixed feelings about this unicorn-rainbow-dessert but local Kuchingites are absolutely obsessed with it.
Here are the top choices of places to go in Kuching when you have the cravings for ABC (especially when you are just so sick of the hot weather).
- Summer House at the Sarawak Museum Gardens, Jalan Reservoir
Arguably the most popular spot to get ABC, the Summer House is filled with nostalgic memories.
When thinking of going for ABC here, the image of shave iced drizzled with red cordial syrup and thick condensed milk served in a small red bowl immediately pops to mind.
Besides ABC, the Summer House also serves one of the best belacan beehoon and laksa in town.
- Old Rex Cucur Udang Café, Rubber Road
As the name suggests, you can also order a plate full of cucur udang or prawn fritters as well as assorted lok-lok at Old Rex apart from ABC.
In addition, Old Rex also has stalls for beehoon belacan and chicken rice. So, lunch and perhaps dessert afterwards?
- Swee Kang Ais Kacang, Jalan Haji Taha
Another popular and nostalgic spot for ABC is Swee Kang Ais Kacang. And if you are a local Kuchingite, you will know that Swee Kang is typically flooded with customers around 4 to 5 pm for tea break.
At Swee Kang, customers have the luxury to choose from a variety of ABC. Along with that, they would also order other dishes such as cucur udang and rojak sotong kangkong.
Apart from Jalan Haji Taha, it is also worth mentioning that there is a Chang Swee Kang place at Satok.
So, if you find the one at Jalan Haji Taha full, you might want to head on to the one at Satok.
Check out their Facebook page here.
- Fu Yu Café, Satok
Here, you have the choice to have either have your ABC drizzled with ‘gula apong’ or condensed milk. And like most ABC places, Fu Yu Café also serves cucur udang, the perfect complement for your ABC.
- Rainforest Garden Café, Kuching
This place is the go-to spot if you are looking for an XXL ABC to share with people.
The Rainforest Garden Café has a giant White Lady (a drink made of evaporated milk, grenadine and/or mango syrup, shaved ice, fresh fruit and longan… not a gigantic caucasian woman) that you can easily share with four to five friends.
And while you are here, you can do some shopping for plants and gardening tools.
Check out their Facebook page here.
- Open Air Market, Jalan Power
The open-air market is strategically located in the centre of town thus making it one of the easy go-to spots for food.
Apart from your usual kolo mee, chicken rice and char siew pau, the open-air market is a popular spot in Kuching for ABC.
