A day trip to Pulau Ketam

We love food and of course seafood is always in our mind we talk about gatherings and family celebrations. We do not mind travelling a little further to taste a good food, thus we planned a day trip to Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) on Wesak Day holiday.

 

The main transportation to this island is through the waters of Klang River. We took a speedboat from South Port Passenger Terminal to the island which costs RM10.00 per person and it took approximately 20 minutes journey. The details of the transportation can be found here at Ferry Schedule for reference. There were mangroves all the way where fishermen normally catch crabs at the area.

Speedboat ticket (RM10.00)

 

 It was low tide at the mid-afternoon hours when we reach the island where we could see a lots crabs running around the shore and I also saw the belacan fish for the very first time. I was eating sambal belacan all the while without knowing how that fish looked like. We had a short tour around the village before we can have our seafood.

 

This fishermen village’s population is majority Chinese. Some hawkers can speak good English and some do not even understand our Bahasa Melayu because the way the converse is so differently. There were many seafood restaurants, fruit juice stalls and grocery shops around. The famous food we noticed the entire pathway is fried oyster and clams but we did not get a chance to have it. Many shops sell seafood products like dried squids and anchovies.

There are no big roads in this village but only narrow pathway for people to walk and cycle. Bicycle is the main transportation that is being used around this village. They have normal bicycles and also battery operated bicycles for rent. Families also can put up a night at this place as they have hotel facilities here and it is very affordable in price wise. I find this place is suitable for friends to get together away from the pollutions and noisy city. Those who love fishing will enjoy this place because they have fishing facilities too.

One of the pathway in the village

The shops

Wall mural



Chinese Temple

 

We dined at Restoran Kuai Lok Hian which was highly recommended by a friend. So we did not take a second to think of other choices. The seafood was very delicious, the cooking style and flavor was extraordinary then what we usually have.

We chose the golden pomfret fish (bawal emas) to be made as soya sauce steamed. The soya sauce was very tasty and the fish was so fresh.

 

The mantis prawns was so yummilicious by the looks itself once served on our table. It tasted so fleshy and creamy as it looks and of course the portion is big.

 

The kam heong stir fried clams (lala) made me so surprised once I eaten it. There were no sand in any of the clams, thus it was very clean. All the clams were so big than what we usually get which is a tiny piece found inside the clam shells that make us always regret ordering clams in a restaurant. The kam heong gravy tasted so good and I cannot explain in words but I can recommend people to taste it.

We had hot plate prawns which had some unique flavoring in it. It was mixture of kam heong, spicy and curry flavor. It was simple awesome! I personally will highly recommend this dish to anyone.

 

 

Dry chili crab was the major highlight! We ate the crabs the last because we already planned to eat it using our fingers. The red crab’s shell is obviously very hard and we needed our fingers to assist us. The flesh of the crabs was so juicy and filled inside the shells and no empty shells found.

 

I have always heard that Pulau Ketam is a seafood paradise and indeed it is a place to enjoy the fresh seafood. No regrets and worth the price paid.

We took Alibaba Cruise back to Port Klang. This cruise was a little high-end looking but it also cost RM10.00 and its journey is 30 minutes. The journey to Pulau Ketam was indeed worth the time spent away from the city. 

 

 

“People who love to eat are always the best people. - Julia Child”