MY BELITUNG GASTRONOMIC ADVENTURE - BREAKFAST AT LA LUCIA HOTEL

28th OCTOBER 2019 ~ The morning before we went home, we just had breakfast at the hotel (after coming back from the market). We stayed for one night at La Lucia Hotel located at the centre of Tanjung Pandan town.

It was a decent breakfast at a hotel, with simple choices of food. We were there a bit late so there was food tray that was already empty. This should be an option which should suffice for people who do not want to get their breakfast outside.

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SPENDING THE MORNING AT TANJUNG PANDAN TRADITIONAL MARKET

28th OCTOBER 2019 ~ In the morning of the very last day in Belitung Island, we made our way to the traditional market at Tanjung Pandan. It was the usual wet market, not meant for tourists. I could see some people were amused at the sight of us busy taking photos there.

The vegetables looked fresh, and the seafood was really fresh. Just wish I could buy some to bring back home, but that would not be a good idea when one was taking the plane to travel long distance.

Belitung's tempe [soy fermented cake]

Other than that, there were varieties of food for breakfast sold at the market. We did buy a few kinds, as we were curious how the food would taste like.

There was this man selling mousedeer meat caught from the island forest which should be something rare to us.

We managed to buy some food items and non-food items as well from the market to bring back home. We could not spend too much time as we had to catch a flight later on but the market should have more things to offer. Next time, if there is a next time.

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MY BELITUNG GASTRONOMIC ADVENTURE - AKA ULA CAFE

26th OCTOBER 2019 ~ After the long island hopping adventure on the second day, we decided to stop for snacks while waiting for dinner which would be cooked and served at home. The eating place chosen was Aka Ula Cafe in Tanjung Pandan, as we could enjoy food and observe the sunset at the same time.

By looking at the food, it looked more like a late lunch rather than snacks. I just realized that we did not have any lunch when we were on the islands and that should explain how we managed to finish all the food ordered.

The sky was cloudy so we could not see much of the sunset.

I believed I had put on a lot of weight after I returned from Belitung Island. We were spoiled by too much of good food throughout our stay there.

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MY BELITUNG GASTRONOMIC ADVENTURE - HAVING BREAKFAST AT HANGGAR 21

26th OCTOBER 2019 ~ On the second day of our stay in Belitung Island, we decided to get our breakfast outside as we were eager for our first island hopping trip. We were brought to this restaurant called Hanggar 21. I was told this was a popular eating place because of its location which was in the centre between the Tanjung Pandan town and the airport. There were already people eating when we arrived.

The place was modern, huge and most importantly, clean.

The was also some sort of accommodation for rent at the back of the restaurant.

Belitung noodles

We ordered a variety of local breakfast food. I got my Mee [noodles] Belitung - but I found it a bit too sweet for my palate. Most of the time, the plates were covered with a big leaf called Simpur and this is like a common practice here.

bakso

pempek

chicken soup?

lontong Belitung style

a local snack

It was just breakfast but we had made some discovery of the food eaten for breakfast in Belitung Island.

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