I cannot remember when was the last time I visited
Sibu Central Market. May be it was 2 years ago. Thank you for my beloved Google+ friends organizing a gathering while I am traveling to Kuala Lumpur for official matter. I am looking for some local and traditional stuffs to share with them. I manage to get some but not all for them, unfortunately most the stuff I get to share with them are local Chinese made kuih/roti. I managed to bring part for them and hope them will not mind it. Sorry for those muslim Google+ friend, but do not be too disappointed. I managed to get some packets of tabaloi for you too.
Sibu is my hometown. I born and raised up here. It is the third large town in Sibu after Kuching and Miri. The population in Sibu dominated by Chinese with majority of Foochow as well as Iban, Melanau and Malay.
The Sibu Central Market is the biggest indoor market in Sarawak and Malaysia. It is boasting nearly 1,000 hawkers on weekdays and an additional about 500 stalls on weekend. Its sales everything from fresh vegetables, fruits, food to live poultry.
There is one time, I told one of my friend who was planning coming to Sibu for a visit few years back that if you have not visit the Sibu Central Market as if you not come to Sarawak because the market is epitome and reflection of meet of culture and races in Sarawak, sharing business under one roof and now it is the best reflection which meets the slogan of 1 Malaysia.
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Paper wrapped chicken for sale.
Isn't it a good way to recycle the newspapers and environment clean for the section selling live stock? |
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| I am not know what is this fruit called. I only know it is an eatable fruit with sweet and sour taste. The dried up fruit peel can be one of the ingredient for steam fish and giving the sour taste to the fish. |
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Salted mackerel fish.
Locally called it as ikan tenggiri long. Some Chinese call it as Mui Hiong. |
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| This is the best part of the stall selling dried stuff of dried fish, salted fish and even smoked fish and shrimps. |
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| The Sago Worms on sale. |
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| Do you see there are ducks too? |
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| Close view of salted mackerel fish. |
