Chow Kit Wet Market
A Vibrant Local Market
Chow Kit Wet Market or the more familiar Bazaar Baru Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur’s largest daily morning market located at the northern end of Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman is an ideal place to visit for those looking for a typical Malaysian experience and wanting to get a taste of local life and flavours. It is a traditional Asian marketplace roughly separated into dry and wet areas; the dry area is known for its fresh local foodstuffs, home-grown fruit, vegetables, dried anchovies, eggs, spices, tofu, freshly scraped coconut, traditional greens and the wet area for its live or freshly killed chicken, beef and freshly caught fish and other seafood. Visitors will also find stalls selling Malay food, clothing, fabrics, plastic items, handicrafts and even traditional Malay medicines. The wares are displayed in sacks, shelves, laid out on tables, hung up from the rafters, under tables and in wooden barrows. The staggering array of products sold here, most of them unfamiliar to visitors, will certainly make an indelible impression.
Walk along narrow alleyways covered in canvas to keep out the tropical heat, see water being splashed on produce and fish to keep them fresh, see and taste the freshest local fruits such as durians, water apples, jak fruit, mango, ‘rambutans’ and various types of banana. Take in the colours and smells of the market and experience grocery shopping the traditional Malay way. Watch shoppers selecting their wares and vendors cleaning jak fruits or durians and skin a mango on the spot to give potential customers a taste of their wares. Be part of the boisterous atmosphere where competing traders noisily hawk their wares and the general hustle and bustle of city dwellers throng the area. Take advantage of the cheapest of prices, the freshest of produce and the largest range of traditional foods available anywhere in the city.
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