It's been awhile now that I have not taken any photos from the farmers' market on Sundays in Raub. For me, pictorials like these say all there is to say about what the local agro economy is offering, what's in season and what's still managable in this inconstant weather pattern that we are living in these days...
Salak fruits are in season now...
staple offerings in all seasons - cucumbers and aubergines
Packed Asam Rom, a traditional flavour enhancer made from a jungle seed known as Buah Perah...
Curcuma, or Tumeric, aubergines and chillis
Pisang Sematu, a banana specially grown for fritters
Tiny aubergines, known as Terung Pipit
Traditional salads
An array of bananas
Another natural flavour enhancer- Cemumur. It has a pungent cockroach-like smell when raw and looks like a tumeric plant but when cooked in gulai (usually fish stew), it looses its pungent aroma but leaves a pleasant sweet taste in the dish.
pumpkin shoots and torch ginger flowers
tiny finger-aubergines
from the edge of the water: fern shoots, selimpat and kemahang (yam) shoots
The lady asked for a snap - but told her it'll be published. I usually avoid taking snapshots of people but if they request it, well...
pumpkin, yam, palm seeds, tumeric...
kampung eggs, gulai kampung-style, pickled bamboo shoots...
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