Last Sunday, I had to wake up very early in the morning to go to the Sunday market in Raub town because it is time to stock up on some foodstuff that can be frozen for CNY consumption, namely fish and meat. As expected, the crowd turned up in numbers even in the early hours ( I was there at 7:30 in the morning) and things were going fast...everything seemed a bit expensive, especially seafood like fish and shellfish. Otherwise, traditional food stuff still cost more or less the same...
Pulasan was aplenty and reasonable at RM4.00 a kilo. However, they were tad under-ripe for me...
An array of traditional vege - tiny green brinjals, caladium stems and tumeric...
Some local herbs for the table...
Only for the trained and acustomed tongue...pickled sting beans Jering and coco yam stems (which has an interesting flavour and texture if well cooked but will turn "itchy" on the tongue and throat if not well treated - an item to try for the brave and curious)
Fermented tapioca...
Langsat is in season too...
Keladi Tahun, the large purple variant. It is called so because the rhizome takes a year to form. I think it belongs to the ipomea family of climbers.
Jackfruit and coconuts...
Gingers for a steal anyone...only RM1.00 a plate.
Freshly plucked papayas were good but recently had a price increase due to demand from suppliers to larger premises in KL (according to the lady hawking these...)
Farmed prawns at RM40.00 a kilo, something which is best avoided for economic and health reasons, whichever comes first...
Farmed groupers and snappers at RM30.00.
Steamed Chinese cakes.
My favourite - roasted ducks at RM40.00 a whole duck - still a bargain compared to the fishes!
