Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah

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Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah is a central wet market that is located in the heart of Islamic City of Kota Bharu. As a wet market, as normal, it sell fresh fish likes one-finlet scad, round herring, long-tail shad, Spanish mackerel, tunny fish, pomfret, Indian mackerel, sea-bream and others. There are also freshwater fish such as striped snakehead, catfish, eel and others. Also we can buy from here chicken meats, beef, eggs and all sort of vegetables such as cabbages, long bean, chilli, aubergine, cauliflower, gourd, okra, lemon grass, lettuce and many other types of vegetables. This market also sells fruits which are normally locals such as ciku, guava, jackfruit, many types of mangoes, binjai, cempedak, orange, durian, mangosteen, watermelon, hog plum, langsat, papaya, pineapples, duku, banana, starfruit and many more. We also can get some of foreign fruits likes datepalms, grapes, lychee, mata kuching, apples, mandarin oranges(during Chinese New Year festival). Also this market sells local foods likes "kuih-muih"(some sort of cake but not so)dodol, baulu, kuih bangkit, curry puff, tapai, seri muka, onde-onde, kuih lapis, tepung talam. The name of this "kuih-muih" cannot be translated at all into English due to its gap between west and east regarding this very big. This market also have eateries for buying drinks and eating foods especially Kelantan food. For anyone who cannot tolerate the sweetness in drinks better reminding the seller before making drinks likes hot tea with milk, iced tea with milk to lessen the quantity of the sugar. Other than that this market also sells local foodstuff which are very hard to be found outside Kelantan likes Malay kuih of Kelantanese dodol, lebung buaya. There is a type of kuih made from glutinuos rice(the glutinuous rice normally green in colour)which is at the outside about two inches long, covered with grated coconut, and the inside is cooked ripe banana.
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Coordinates:   6°7'48"N   102°14'21"E

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  • Assorted goods available operated by locals, especially females dressed in their traditional batek sarongs. Get fresh fish, vege and even local dishes of nasi dagang, nasi berlauk and all sort of dessert/starters. You wont goes hungry or broke venturing here as they sell their food at reasonable price. The location is just a stone throw away from the local bus station. Visit it and get something while waiting for the bus to perhentian or anywhere else.
  • This central market 90% mostly own by a Women .
  • Sebelum saya melanjutkan pelajaran di Kuala Lumpur saya menganggap cuma kaum wanita yang berniga di pasar. Saya tidak pernah terbayang bahawa kaum lelaki boleh menceburi diri dalam alam perniagaan di pasar. Bila pergi ke KL saya terkejut besar. Eh orang pun berniaga di pasar!!! Kat Kelantan ini kerja kaum perempuan. Lelaki sepatutnya jadi assisten saja seperti angkat barang dan susun barang-barang yang akan dijual. Dunia ini sudah terbalik bila lihat keadaan di KL.
  • Bagi orang KL, "Dunia" Kelate pula yang terbalik!!!
  • With hypermarket like "Tesco" begin to operate in Kota Bahru and later on to be followed by "Gaint", Jaya Jusco etc etc, I wonder how will this effect the business of petty traders in this Pasar? Anyhow, only they themselves will determine thier own fate.
  • Seeing the difficulties faced by the petty traders, BN pledge to abolish "Cukai Bakul" if they win the general election. However this is already history. Good luck warga Pasar Besar Siti Khatijah.
  • i agree with didi. This is a serious issue,in kota bharu,either in realize or not. Hypermarket by hypermarket raised in Kelantan. Definitely,it will effects the small traders in the market. A big Giant building is in construction in front of the market. What will happen to this place? This market is the only one place in malaysia which is ruled by womenfolks overally. A unique place to the local peoples and tourists,either to get all the foods,stuffs or just to visit to get a self experience in kelantanese lifestyle. The Kelantan government have to think the way to revive and to maintain the place itself,as the tourism factors also. Although the market is the historical building,but the building itself doesn't have the local identity of the city. re-image the building,and provide enough facilities for both users and sellers.
  • Went there yesterday, business look slow! However I enjoined very much for my Sup Perut at attached building.
  • Yesterday on my way from settling personal matters back to the office, I have performed noon prayer and run across " Kak Yah " ( Sis Yah[Yah is Sis Yah of short name]).
  • true there will be challenges and competition with new, spacious and more convenient for buyer to go to but let's not forget that this place is rich in culture, so the local authorities can help to educate the sellers in Pasar Mek Jah to cater more towards tourists or food (frozen or freshly cooked) traditional Kelantanese kuihs or dishes. Kelantan has abundance of kuihs and traditional delicacies to offer.
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