Pulau Pangkor Shopping Tips by Wild_Orchid

Main Street, Pangkor Town: Dried seafood galore!!

There are a number of shops selling dried seafood. With modern technology, there are shops that offer vacuum-sealed packaging for increased freshness. It also looks better when you present it to family and friends.

The traditional style of dried seafood in large buckets are also on offer, and you can pick and choose from many varieties, and pay by the kg. Although the price is not so different from on the mainland shops, the turnover ensures that the produce is always fresh so you can buy with confidence.

What to buy: Dried cuttlefish - delicious in pork bone and old cucumber soup!

The ubiqutious Anchovies (ikan bilis) - all sizes and many grades

Sweetened fish and cuttlefish snacks (spicy varieties are also available)

What to pay: Dried cuttle fish – vacumm packed : RM 10 per pack

Dried sotong (in flat pieces, sort of rolled up) - $ 7 for 500gm

Curly ikan bilis – RM10 per 500gm

Address: Your nose will bring you there! LOL

Directions: Take a walk and you will find many options. Seek and you will find.

Theme: Other

Main Street: Pangkor Town

There is only one main street at Pangkor Town. The shops there have an air about them that nothing has changed in the past 20 years...except maybe the prices! LOL

Apart from local dried seafood, the shops also sell produce from other Malaysian states.

What to buy: Dried Cuttlefish - vacuum-packed for additional freshness
Ikan Satay-dried sweetened fish that children love to snack on
Dried cuttlefish snacks - light brown soft strips, or honey-brown sweetened pieces of fish, three to a stick. (they have quite an artificial taste, but somehow, they are very "moorish" - the more you eat, the more you want! LOL
Cheap t-shirts-RM5 (Just over US$1.30) each!

What to pay: RM5-12 per pack

Address: Pangkor Town

Theme: Food and Drink