Photoblog: Delicious Bornean Foods

I was surprised by how good the food is in Borneo considering it has a very specific climate (hot). The curries have a lot of depth and flavour and fresh fish (and other surprising types of seafood) are served in a variety of ways. My favourite was the fried stingray with chilli garlic sauce! Beef and goat curries are other popular dishes and despite pork being a forbidden food by the dense Muslim population the Chinese love it and serve it in the most delicious and creative ways.

Seafood Markets

From top to bottom, left to right: 1. Bornean Chef chopping garlic at the markets, 2. The night seafood markets in Kota Kinabalu; Borneo, 3 & 4. Fresh seafood waiting to be picked out and cooked in front of you, 5. Grilled stingray with a garlic and chilli sauce, 6. Grilled whole calamari, 7. Fried fish in sweet soy with vegetables, 8. Salt and pepper calamari.

Restaurants

From top to bottom, left to right: 1. Curried squid with eggplant, 2. Beef rendang with local greens, 3. Ginger fish with rice and greens, 4. Traditional Malaysian grass jelly and fruit dessert.

Markets

From top to bottom, left to right: 1 & 2. Choose three dishes and rice at a low, low price, 3. Dried fish; ikan, ready to be used in traditional Malay cooking.

Info
Country: Borneo, Malaysia
Language: Malaysian
Currency: Malaysian Ringgit
$1 USD = 3.27RM
I was there: August 2013