In the olden days, before the World War Two, my maternal grandmother would drop by the Chinese sin seh shop like Poh Nguon (Sibu) to buy a bit of dried scallops whenever she came to the town from down river.
a short day trip would start from early morning at 6 when day light arrived along the Rajang and she would take the slow motor launch ride to Sibu, arriving at about 8 or later depending ont the flow of the river. sometimes when the floods came, the motor launches could not even operate because of the fast flowing water.
The sale of rubber sheets by my Ngie mah (maternal grandmother) must not coincide with the the strong currents from the upper reaches of the Rajang.
when rubber sheets were sold in Sibu, every one was happy, especially the rubber tappers for they could buy more groceries to take home.
Ngie mah would buy herself dried scallops (which were actually only a few cents per tahil those days) and she would much them as a snack.
Dried scallops are very tasty to use and we usually have them for special occasions only as they are so expensive nowadays.
It is a luxury, dried or fresh.
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