Breakfast at Iman's

Iman's mother invited us over to their home for breakfast. So after checking out from New Pacific Hotel we drove over to their house along Jalan Telipot. It's an orange wooden house with lighter orange and lilac interiors. It's cute! Comey lotey as Kelantanese say it.



We had Kelantanese breakfast delicacy, Nasi Kerabu which literally means Salad Rice. Steamed rice is dyed blue with a kind of flower. Then served with sambal tumis kelapa which is ground chili paste with grated coconut and fish. Sprinkled with generous helpings of thinly sliced ulam-ulam or fresh local herbs, leaves and vegetables like pegaga leaves, bunga kantan and long beans. Hmmmm...crunchy!



With budu (shrimp sauce) taugeh (bean sprouts), grated coconut and keropok (fried fish crackers), it's finger licking good. I was literally licking my fingers hehehe...



I like the solok lada which is green chillies stuffed with a fish paste.



Usually you eat it with kari ikan tongkol (tuna fish curry) or with other curries, but Iman served the rice with broiled beef instead. That tasted even better.

Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah

One of the things I don't like about traveling with my mom is that she would not let me go back to bed after Solat Subuh or morning prayers. Emak said, if I want to sleep in at the hotel, better stay home and not waste my time traveling. Sigh...


Fotunately the scrumptious breakfast buffet at the coffee house was something to wake up that early for. I caught sight of my favourite dish, Laksam, which is a Kelantanese breakfast delicacy. Laksam is pearly white rolls of noodles in a tasty creamy fish gravy. It's topped with super crunchy bean sprouts and a dollop of chopped green chillies for extra kick. It was good to the last drop...

After breakfast, we left the hotel and drove over to Jalan Temenggong to do some shopping at Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah, or Siti Khadijah Central Market.






Evident from the majority of women dominating its economy where 80% of traders at the central market and other parts of the city, Kelantan is no doubt a matriach society. Well at least economically.




On the ground floor you will find all the wet raw food like fish, meat, poultry and vegetables.





On the second floor are the dry processed foods like keropok and other goodies.






On the third floor you will find a splendour of colours as you browse through a variety of textiles ranging from batik to songket to silk.


You can also buy ready to wear clothes, selendang and tudung.




After doing some shopping we had a drink at the sidewalk cafe next to the market. Hehe on the streets of Kota Bharu, I saw a lot of signboards saying "Terima Kasih Kerana Menutup Aurat". Alamak, I was not wearing tudung!

Then, we went back to the hotel to pack up and check out.