Ikan Celop Tepung, Terengganu delicacy

When you visit Kuala Terengganu, you must try this food. Recently, the locals call it ICT. It does not mean Information and Communication Technology but it simply means Ikan Celop Tepung. Fish, squid, prawn etc covered with flour paste and fry in hot oil.

This ICT is popular among the locals and visitors as well. You can notice that some seaside stalls especially along Batu Burok beach sell this.

However, I like to introduce the so-called most frequented stall. It is located at  seaside Teluk Ketapang, near the Kuala Terengganu airport i.e. at the corner of the airport extension into the sea. It is reasonably price. You can relax at the stall while enjoying the food.

The point B is the location of the stall.

The stalls  also offer side dish like fried mee, fried banana fritters, jemput-jemput, keropok lekor (local fish "hotdog") and drinks like coconut juice.

The stall open from 2.00pm till 7.30pm  only. If you wish to try this food, go to Teluk Ketapang (by the sea side), once you reach Scout Camp, proceed until the corner of airport extension. It is on the left side of the road.

Happy food tasting......

Beautiful, clean sandy beach, Chendering, MALAYSIA

Chendering is a place name in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia. Chendering beach is famous among locals who use the beach as their recreational  area and playground. Located 10 km  south from the city centre, this beach is accessible from at least two points i.e. from Chendering junction to Pantai Pandak and two from  a small residential road near Sultan Ismail Mosque.

This beach has  white sands, no gravels and you can walk barefoot without problem. During weekends, locals use the beach as playground where kids were seen running about, some came for picnic where they bring their prepared  food and drink and had a good meal time while facing the sea, listen to the waves and whispering breeze.

The beach fine sands and its waves offer therapeutic massage to those who take the trouble to walk on it. The 2 km long beach is a real asset to Terengganu's future coastal development.

The authority perhaps may introduce few public amenities like toilets and bathing facilities, picnic camp, parking areas at strategic places.

White fine sand is common here.

Wide beach offers move more space for beach users.

Beautiful waves cascading its rhythm to the shore.

Those who wish to visit this beach, you must have your own transport as there is no public transport to bring you right to the beach. If you do not have your own transport, you may hire a taxi.

The best time to be here is in the morning before the sunlight gets stronger. 

A Restaurant Called The Tappers

For those who visited Kuala Terengganu, MALAYSIA you can try sample food  food at this restaurant. It is a nice place to dine with friends etc. It offers both local and western foods. The price is >Rm 13.00 per person/dish. It comes with a drink.

It is open from 9.00 am to 10.00 pm and is located in Kampong China facing the river, just a few meters from Pasar Kedai Payang (back).

Ibai River Estuary in Kuala Terengganu

These two pictures taken from  Kuala Ibai Bridge are classic examples of the beautiful scenery of Terengganu. On the left (north bank) and right (south bank) of the river banks stood beautiful parks where you can jog, walk and have picnics. On the south bank, large fields are available for sporting events like football, rugby, polo etc. On the north bank, the park is close to the Floating Mosque, one of the icons of Kuala Terengganu city.