The most spoken two Chinese words among traders promoting their food items and products in Sg. Lembing are san sui (山水) or mountain spring water - san sui tau fu, san sui soya bean drink, san sui noodles, san sui jelly......... the list goes on.
I was told by a noodles store owner at the food court that practically every household, every shop and even hotel use san sui instead of tap water from the local water department. Networks of piping system to convey san sui from the mountain source to all consumers are visible in the town if you care to find out.
Asked why no one took advantage of this natural product and set up a mineral water production plant, the noodles store owner was quick to say that a Japanese investor indeed did make such a request but was turned down by the people in Sg. Lembing. They were afraid that the source would be over exploited for commercial reason with insufficient quantity left for local consumption. That was a right decision. If anyone wants to drink san sui from Sg. Lembing, he should come to Sg. Lembing and not from a plastic bottle marketed in KL or Kota Kinabalu!
In Sg. Lembing, there is no air-conditioned or 4-star restaurant to cater for diners. However, this may now be available in some of the newly set up hotels. Most people eat in the food court next to the wet market and normal coffee shops.
Breakfast in the food court.
Dinner in Hoover Restaurant, supposedly the most well known in Sg. Lembing.
San sui tau fu - firm yet very velvety and soft
Hakka Moi Choy Kew Nyuk
Making of Sg. Lembing noodles
San sui jelly
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