Task: The target is a specific part of a location. Basic: Describe the target. Intermedite: Also describe any activities or participants found there. Advanced: Also provide a sketch of the location and find it on the dowsing map. http://www.lastappetite.com/kota-bharu-market/ Kota Bharu’s Central Market posted in Malaysia, Malaysian Food on January 24, 2008 by Phil Lees Kota Bharu Central Market The central octagonal hall of Kota Bharu’s central market (Pasar Siti Khadijah) opens up like a cathedral devoted to the veneration of fresh Malaysian produce. A skylight illuminates the scene in a dull sepia glow throughout the day; upper levels providing a birds-eye view of the myriad proceedings below. By the crowded standard of Malaysia’s wet markets, Kota Bharu market has an overwhelming sense of austerity in comparison. A while ago EatingAsia rhetorically asked whether you’d consider moving for a wet market, and for this one, I probably would. I ended up lingering for a few extra days in Kota Bharu just for the food, dropping by the market’s outstanding food hall for my curry fix. I had expected that Penang would be the sort of place that I could settle in, but not this northeastern corner of peninsular Malaysia. Maybe I could overlook the Kelantan state’s dominant but declining political party toying with the idea of hudud law. Maybe I could dismiss the concomitant lack of a brewery. Kota Bharu Central Market The ground floor plays host to primarily vegetable sellers on raised platforms with meats confined to the darker outer rim. Keropok on sale at Kota Bahru Central Market Keropok lekor, grey tubes of fish paste and starch, are probably one of the world’s least attractive foods in their pre-fried form. These snakes of sticky paste are sliced diagonally and then deep fried; giving a little crispness on the outer edges and chewiness to the centre. The flavour (in this case) is unrelenting fish. Cleaning fish with a cleaver at Kota Bharu Central Market I am always impressed by the effortlessness and economy by which people can clean a fish with a meat cleaver without destroying it. Any time I’ve tried it myself, I end up reverting back to a more flexible knife to peel out the chunks of fillet that I’ve missed entirely. The above method involved cutting the fish along the fillet on each side, then cleaving the head cleanly in two, so that the buyer received exactly half a fish, sans-innards. =========== http://www.penang-traveltips.com/asia/malaysia/kelantan/kota-bharu/siti-khadijah-market.htm Siti Khadijah Central Market, Kota Bharu Siti Khadijah Central Market coming alive in the morning. Siti Khadijah Central Market (GPS: 6.13008, 102.23914), or Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah, is the biggest market in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. It is a favourite stopover for photographers as the colourful items on sale as well as the attire of both buyers and sellers offer great photo opportunities. I explored the Siti Khadijah Market as part of our tour of Kota Bharu. We arrived there very early in the morning, before all the stalls were set up. So while waiting for the market to go on full swing, we adjourned elsewhere to visit the other sights in Kota Bharu. ============= http://natgeotravel.tumblr.com/ Kota Bharu, Malaysia Fresh produce and baskets of fish surround a woman at the Siti Khadijah market in Kota Bharu, Malaysia. The city is close to the Thai border. Photograph by Duratul Ain D., National Geographic Your Shot ========= http://www.peterloud.co.uk/photos/Penang/Kota_Bharu/Kota_Bharu_1.html Peter Lord's website ========== https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g298285-d4471289-Reviews-Pasar_Besar_Siti_Khadijah-Kota_Bharu_Kelantan.html Best photo gallery It is more than just a market. At the ground is wet market. They sell mostly fish, vegetables and local products. While upstairs got lots of shop selling batik (local fabric), hijab and souvenirs. Get to know local l ifestyle when you are here. Enjoy breakfast at te food stalls. =============== http://www.austinbushphotography.com/blog/kota-bharus-central-market.html