Thursday, October 21, 2010

Pasar Gadong...

Salaam,


Welcome to one of Brunei's popular wet market in Gadong municipality area, better known locally as Pasar Gadong. This is one of those places for every discerning housewives, husbands (especially pensioners) and indeed all lovers of fresh seafood, fresh meat, poultry, fruits and veggies, should not miss every morning. It is kind of a one-stop centre for restaurateurs and the like to look for everything fresh for their daily needs.


And indeed this is also one particular place that we never missed to visit everytime we're on our home vacation. After missing out on all those nostalgic local fish varieties and home-cooking for so long, we always made it a priority visit to Pasar Gadong on the next morning after our arrival. In fact even in the midst of Raya celebration and open houses last month, we even managed to wonder around the market to look for our 'ketaisan liur' (what we've been craving for) especially those exotic Brunei fishes that we couldn't find elsewhere. The ground floor is where the fishmongers are, while the first floor are the stalls for fresh fruits, vegetable and groceries.
The market also have one separate complex specializing in meat and poultry. But for us these items were not really in our 'priority eating list' after years of being served with beef, chicken and lamb for lunch and dinner. It has always been a great feeling to re-visit this place time and again and admiring the exciting assortment of our exotic local fishes and produce on display....the scenes that we surely can't find and see elsewhere.

Wassalam.

less crowd...still in the festive mood, perhaps...

local fish...'kitang'
most sought after local variety...'rumahan bini'
tenggiri or mackerel...
still fresh n fleshy...
fresh 'udang' (prawns)...a favorite
...makes a great tomyam, tempura or shrimp fritters...
white fish...
'fish n prawns from off the Muara waters'...
'kawasi'...another local favorite...
tiger prawns or udang nenggalah...
mussel (kupang or remis)...
squids...
tamban fish (and aur aur)...from where the popular 'tahai' is made from
stingray...
and even sharks...
local tuna...known locally as tungkul or bakulan
kembura, when it is smaller...
and 'belanak' when they are much bigger...
'umpak' or lauk putih, another version of white fish...
locally bred seabass or selungsung...
blue crabs...our children's favorite...
and clams...
to the first floor's stalls and groceries...
processed squids... condiment for 'rojak' menu
sweet yams
and long beans...
assortment of local salads...
Brunei papaya...
and the popular belacan (shrimp paste)...
the country's very own local rice....Laila
raw ambulung...to make popular local dish...ambuyat
'binjai' pickle...great ingredient to make the best dip for ambuyat...
dried shrimp...
cencalu n budu...another great side dishes and condiments for ambuyat
and even recharge/prepaid cards for yr mobile phone...

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