Showing posts with label pasar malam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pasar malam. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Pasar Malam

If you are Malaysian, you'll definitely been to a pasar malam (night market). Well, in my hometown, Malacca, most of the night markets are usually like evening markets (starting about early evening 5pm and lasts till about 7 or 8pm). So I prefer to call them like pasar petang (evening markets).

A few weeks ago, I was back in Malacca and went to a night market that I've never been to before. Anyway, I love going to the pasar malams, and would be eager to tag along if I'm free or like some would say nothing better to do, so when my family member asked me, I took that opportunity for an evening stroll.

I find the night markets in Malaysia very colourful & full of life. For me, it is always very exciting to just be soaked in the atmosphere. Especially that it is only held once a week!

There are the fresh produce of fruits everywhere.

pasar malam, fruits - apple, orange, pear
The apples & oranges


Sometimes, I wonder, we eat these fruits as if they are grown in our backyard :)

And there is our local favourites.

pasar malam fruit - mango
One of my favourite fruits - the mango


There are also the vegetables - which looks just as colourful - just see the colours below!

pasar malam, chilly, tomato
The bright red chillies & tomatoes


Really, the vegetables are not all green :)

pasar malam - vegetables
A bunch of colourful vegetables


There were also raw fish but there were a few flies around so I didn't take that photo.

And next come the round of cooked on the spot food. As this is a smaller pasar malam, there weren't that much available, but here the best 2 that is offered.

pasar malam, pancake
The pancakes



The unmistakable Ramly burger being cooked


Well, it was a short & small pasar malam, and I finished walking in about less than 20 mins to half an hour (including buying the pancake & burger) :)

Next time, I'll share more pasar malam goodies that we know of - the fried carrot cakes & more food in my other pasar malam trips! :)