For those who want to explore local specialities in greater depth, Tamu Kianggeh in the capital of Brunei offers visitors a wide range of flavours — the same market that anchors a morning walk through the water village.
Everyday flavours at Tamu Kianggeh
Most of the food found in this market is everyday food favoured by the local people. Here visitors can enjoy fresh grilled seafood; rice wrapped in banana leaf with all sorts of seasonings such as nasi lemak and nasi katok; banana fritters, sweet potato, corn and many more; and of course desserts such as Malaya cake filled with ground peanuts, condensed milk and sugar. Visitors can also explore a variety of fresh local produce such as vegetables, spices and herbs at this market. It is also a
From the market to the hotel table
unique experience for visitors to meet and interact with local people while enjoying the country’s food culture. Meanwhile, innovative chefs who source quality fresh produce also offer their own distinctive touch to the local cuisine. The special menu at Riwaz, a new luxury Indian restaurant at Radisson Hotel Brunei Darussalam, focuses on conventional fire-cooking techniques, in particular the la broch method, which is a way of grilling, or with the tandoor oven. Traditional dishes such as Murgh Makhani (chicken tikka in
tomato sauce) and Hyderabadi Murgh Dum Biryani (young chicken marinated overnight and cooked together with basmati rice in a covered pot) are delicious with roti nan and pratha.
There is also the dish Pattha ka Gosht (lamb scallops marinated for 48 hours and cooked on hot stones) which uses green chillies and local cashew nuts.
Food will always serve as a bridge between travellers and destinations. Therefore, with the diversity of food in Brunei, the food in Brunei is certainly more delicious and more enjoyable.
Source: MUHIBAH, the Royal Brunei Airlines in-flight magazine, 2019 Mar-Apr, pages 54-55. Printed in Bahasa Melayu and translated into English for this site; text recovered from the scanned page by OCR and lightly corrected.