Last Sunday (yesterday) we went to the Sunday wet market (Pasar Tani). Well, we didn’t have anything to buy actually since our fridge was still full. We went there to indulge in the food stalls at the market.
So after going a couple of rounds we decided on the soup stall. I really loved the soup daging/tulang (beef soup). We ordered mee soup with beef. It was very oily and I can assure you it was very fattening. But it was sooooo delicious and I had to forego my good senses. You can’t find this taste of a soup from any expensive restaurants elsewhere. The Sunday market is the place! I finished my bowl and was very tempted to finish off my daughter’s bowl too. I repeatedly told myself I will watch my diet the next few days to counter this indulgence.
The food stalls here sell tasty food and quite reasonably cheap. Yesterday for 3 bowls of mee soup it was RM13.50 (Rm4.50 per bowl). The soup was prepared in the traditional way and was served with generous amount of beef. I think they may have actually cooked the soup there because there was this biggest cooking pot. Well, the atmosphere was not as comfortable as an air-conditioned restaurant. Depending on the weather it could be very warm, but yesterday was quite okay. I feel proud of the sellers/hawkers in the Sunday market. Despite the un-posh surrounding, they are professional in their service to the customers and I could see friendly competitiveness amongst them.
The Pasar Tani is very popular in my area. The place consists of temporary stalls which sells variety of stuff. Apart from the wet foodstuff, vegetables, fruits etc they also sell dry food, frozen food and there are tens of eatery stalls as well. There are also stalls that sell cheap toys, antics, second hand items, cheap paintings and clothes.
Before we went home we bought heaps of frozen Roti Boom and frozen Murtabak (bread with meat/chicken filling). I was very impressed with the frozen murtabak which was 1- inch or so thick. My husband has been buying this frozen bread quite often and they make very convenient snacks for supper time.
