Belum Fishing Trip Part IV - The Food

Was debating whether to write about this... then decided that we have to recommend this to our readers who might be going to Pulau Banding!

So, if you are going... and if you are going to be there either on Thursday or Friday or both... do make the effort to drive to the Gerik Night market. This market is located in the town of Gerik itself at the open area with a "Pasar Pagi" (Morning Market) sign, every Friday. However, it is located every Thursday at a paved open area at the outskirts of the town, where the permanent police checkpoint is. We actually did not know of its existence till we saw a sign at the resort that offered transportation to the night market at a fee. We simply drove towards Gerik till we saw it!

Delicious Sup Kuey Tiow that we had for 2 nights running!

No, we have no idea why it's at different places (about 10 minute's drive away) on different days. And no, we did not ask. Yes, we made a 45 min drive from the resort to the night market on both nights. And yes, we stuffed ourselves silly both times!

Fancy any poultry? Get it at the Gerik night market!

Other than the fishing, this market was really a highlight of our trip. Unlike the pasar malams of Singapore, the Gerik one is a night and wet market rolled into one. You can get fruits, vegetables, meat and even fish at this market!

You will find stalls like this with fish, crabs and sotong displayed for sale.

And don't get me started on the prices! A bowl of kuey tiow soup with generous pieces of mutton is RM3.50, a piece of mutton murtabak the size of your hand costs RM1.50, a cup of teh tarik RM1, while a crispy peanut and corn pancake RM0.50!

The food section. Yummy...

The most amazing part of this all is... if you come back the next day, there is no evidence of the stalls having been there at all, the stall owners would clear every scrap of rubbish away! Can our local pasar malam stall owners beat that???