Kompia is unique to the Foochows, particularly those in Sibu. The early migrant Foochows brought with them the pastry to Sibu from Southern China and there is a legend attached to it.
Some called it Foochow burger but I prefer to called it Foochow bagel.
(From the above two tmages, can anyone distinguish which is kompia and bagel)
Nowadays, you can find kompia with meat slices or minced meat stuffed in it. But I wonder why nobody upgraded it just like bagel in the United States - filling with a choice of cheese, tuna, salmon, and so forth. Even garlic kompia would be good as garlic can help to reduce cholesterol. I guess it is time for enterprising businessmen to learn from the bagel shop in North America.
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Jen Li wrote:
Recently been back to Sibu after an absent of nearly 30 years - and I went looking for kompia!! It still tastes the same but getting smaller. I remember when I was at school, I used to buy it at the school canteen loved it especially when they put some meat sauce [though they don't give you the meat - as it was only for flavour] and lots of onions. Those days we could not afford to buy two and we savouried every little bit.
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