Pasar Ramadan: Where You Can Find Varieties of Food and Dessert

Pasar Ramadan in Terengganu is a place where food, dessert and drinks are sold throughout the month of Ramadan. The clients are mostly locals. The locations  and the number of stalls are determined and fixed by the local authorities. The stalls are in good shaped and the cleanliness is supervised the local authorities. During Ramadan, there is a sudden surge or demand for this kind of market (evening market) as people want to buy food for breaking of fast. This is part of the tradition all over Terengganu. 

Pasar Ramadan

Pasar Ramadan at Shahbandar Square.

Pasar Ramadan  normally occupies a temporary site or adjacent to the existing markets. Almost all residential areas have this Pasar  Ramadan. It may occupy a car park, an open space or  part of the road  It normally open between 4.00pm until 8.00pm. By 3.00pm, the sellers will come with their food and kueh and it peaks at 6.00pm where patrons were seen coming from various places to buy the food. The breaking of fast is normally around 7.15pm depending on the locations. So, when the time to break the fast is near, you can see  less people  at these markets.  They had gone home to break their fast at their respective homes, relatives homes  or mosque etc. By 8.00pm, the sellers go home as there is no more buyers. At this time, local people are busy cleaning their kitchen and ready to pray  Isha' and Terawih at mosques.

Roti Boom (like Roti Prata) . It comes with chicken or beef curry.

Grilled Chicken

Chicken Rice already packed for the clients.

Vegetables, curry and others are sold here.

"Nasi Kerabu", a rice with kerabu, salted egg, solok lada and grilled chicken.

Drinks like soya is popular.

Traditional kueh

Seri Kaya, a sweet dessert. It is made of eggs, coconut milk and brown sugar.

Pasar Ramadan has demarcated sections according the the product sold. You may find variety of drinks, food, and kueh are being sold here. It has more variety of products than the normal night markets. Mind you, the price of food, drink or kueh may be a bit higher compare to normal days as everybody is trying his luck to get better income during this fasting month.

In Kuala Terengganu, Pasar Chabang Tiga, Pasar Bukit Besar and Shahbandar Square are the markets that people like to go because they have varieties of products sold. Happy travelling.