Thursday, October 7, 2010

Seafood Buying Spree in Pantai Remis (Fish, Squid & Prawns)

Pantai Remis in Perak is popular for its' fresh and cheap seafood. After taking our breakfast at Orient Star Resort Hotel in Lumut, we took an early morning drive to Pantai Remis to buy some fresh catch of the day. We passed by the busy Lumut port. I snapped this photo when we were crossing the bridge. Road leading in to the Chinese fishing village in Pantai Remis. It was a Saturday morning and the road is void of vehicles.
Produce from the sea being packed to be distributed all over the Malaysian west coast towns. The workers in the wholesale seafood warehouse were very busy sorting and packing the day's catch into large plastic boxes.
My little toddler was very excited when he saw the boats moored by the jetty. He wanted climb into the boat. I have a hard time keeping him away from the water while my wife were busy buying fish, prawns and sotong (squid). Notice the baby monitor lizard on the wooden planks?
We bought a large tenggiri (mackerel) for RM48, three kilos of prawns and 2 kilos of squid, all packed in ice box. The Cheh Kak Heh (green shell prawns) are very suitable for cooking Penang Hokkien Mee (Prawn Noodles, Har Mee). These seafood are very fresh and we paid a good price for them.
Then when we reach KL, my wife and I have to clean the prawns and squid till 12 midnight.......ha ha ha! LOL!
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14 comments:

  1. ChristineOctober 7, 2010 at 5:49 AM

    looking forward to the prawn and squid recipes now after your wonderful trip!

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  2. இ Baŋäŋaz இOctober 7, 2010 at 8:42 AM

    Wow lovely see-food for the whole week simply eat what you see. Love prawns bro..

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  3. ReanaclaireOctober 7, 2010 at 9:16 AM

    so...after this trip..a lot of new dishes coming up, right? prawns and squids.. new recipes! :)

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  4. ladyviralOctober 7, 2010 at 10:08 AM

    Fresh seafood... nice.

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  5. smallkucingOctober 7, 2010 at 10:17 AM

    no wonder you been missing from Blog for so long. Eh the prawns really cheap leh. What else is good there apart from Fish and prawn? Any recommendation on good makan place?

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  6. PeteOctober 7, 2010 at 10:21 AM

    Christine : He he, took me sometime to finish cooking them

    Bananaz : Can last more than 1 week..

    Claire : Just cook the normal dishes only....mmmmm, let me check which one would be more interesting to post...

    Ladyviral : Very fresh....and nice!

    Kucing : Didn't explore Pantai Remis but went to a turtle hachery.....coming soon!

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  7. mNhLOctober 7, 2010 at 11:29 AM

    wah.....fresh seafood. Love this type of scene too....with fishing boats and fresh seafood .....

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  8. WendyinKK October 7, 2010 at 12:13 PM

    I love prawns, but not easy to get them really fresh. Most of them sold at supermarkets taste half rotten, even if the head's still attached to the body.

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  9. [SK]October 7, 2010 at 1:01 PM

    wow, seafood fresh from the catch!! nice~~ :)

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  10. MerrynOctober 7, 2010 at 2:58 PM

    hahahhaha... tau pun. BOUGHT so banyaks! by midnite those prawn n squid turned to pumpkin dy :P

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  11. Aunty LiewOctober 7, 2010 at 3:47 PM

    so good can buy fresh and cheap seafoods. But so 可怜have to clean the seafoods until midnight,however you and your wife sure enjoyed the cleaning process, right?

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  12. AnonymousOctober 7, 2010 at 10:26 PM

    Had a great tasting seafood dinner with my family at King Crab last Saturday.

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  13. Alice LawOctober 7, 2010 at 11:13 PM

    I love seafood to bits, so don't forget to show us your final 'masterpieces' of the seafood you bought ya!;)

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  14. Annie QOctober 11, 2010 at 2:42 PM

    wow...bought back so many fresh seafood. Is it really cheap there?

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