The Journey: The Trip to Pasar Bersih Sentul

By: Jasia and Mommy

This is Pasar bersih. Pasar bersih translated to English is a clean market. In Pasar bersih they sell Groceries, toys and “Batik”( Batik is traditional clothing from Indonesia).

As you see in the picture there is a lot of vegetables for example corn, chayote (labu siam), and pumpkin. You could also see on the bottom from left to right there are yam, bread fruit, peanut, papaya, taro, and kasava.

How do you buy something?

Usually the seller will provide a basket to put the things you want to buy. After that, you give your selections to the seller and she/he will weigh them. You pay based on how much it weighs. In the picture below, you could see my mm holding stinky bean (petai). This bean they sell by strand not weigh because they are quite light.

In this market there is also a meat section. In the meat section they sell this might sound a little strange cows feet. It also looked not that appealing.

In these two pictures you could see various local vegetables. The sellers bought the vegetables from local farmers and brought it to the pasar bersih and are now selling it. There is a ton you could pick from like the leafy kind or the less leafy kind.

Green leafy vegetables

other kind of vegetables

fruits like kemang, kecapi, pineapple, rambutan.

The picture above shows Indonesian exotic fruits, while the picture below shows the Indonesian various chips (or known as kerupuk). The chips on your top right hand corner you could eat after you buy it but the one on the bottom you have to fry it first before you can eat it. The chips are made from shrimp or fish and flour

These are dried fish and squid (picture below). Usually the wives of fishers dry the fish and squid. They put a lot of salt on it and dry it under the sun. You fry or cook it before you eat it. The taste is very salty and yummy. Especially if you eat it with warm rice, sambal and steamed or fresh vegetables.