Unique Traditional Market in Indonesia

Floating Market Muara Kuin

Floating Market is where you will see directly in the market or move the river by boat. Floating market is located in Banjarmasin precisely at the intersection of River Kuin and Barito River. Floating market in Banjarmasin is a reflection of the culture of the Banjar which has lasted since the first.

In South Kalimantan, there are hundreds of rivers became an important transportation route until now. The tourist attractions were resting on the river, such as the floating market Estuary Kuin at this Banjarmasin. At sunrise visit this market that reflects light in the morning between transactions vegetables and garden produce from the villages along the Barito river and its tributaries.

Floating Market Kuin Estuary is a traditional floating market is located on the river at the mouth of the Barito river Kuin, Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan. The merchants and buyers to use boats, boats in a language called Banjar. This market started after Fajr prayer until after 9 am. The specialty in this market is still in frequent barter transactions between traders boating in the language called Banjar bapanduk. Women traders (hamlet) to boaters sell their own production, while the second hand purchase from the hamlet to resell called panyambangan.

Banjarmasin as the capital of the province is the center of commerce and tourism. JulukanKota Banjarmasin city gets water because the location of land a few inches feet below sea level. Banjarmasin, has an area of ​​about 72 km per side or about 0.22 percent of total area of ​​South Kalimantan. The city is split by the river Martapura provide distinctive characteristics of the life of its people, especially the use of the river as a means of water transportation, trade and tourism. In addition to the floating market in Muara Kuin Banjarmasin, other floating market that you can come across is in Lok Baintan which is above the river Martapura.

In 1526 Sultan Suriansyah establish a kingdom on the banks of the river Barito Kuin and who later became the forerunner of the city of Banjarmasin. On the banks of the river is a traditional trading center was originally going to grow. Merchant in a small boat made of wood. These traders are mostly women dressed in hat and wide Tanggui typical Banjar made from sago palm leaves.


Makale Market in Toraja Sulawesi

If in the market is the main commodity Bolu buffalo, then the market is the main commodity Makale pigs. This market is often referred to as Swine Market. The market is housed in a block of approximately 50 × 20 meters, which is divided into three sections: a section for piglets, adult swine and pork. If you are familiar with the term cat in a sack, then you will see the Toraja pig in the sack. Pigs were put in sacks of rice were piglets are usually purchased to be maintained. When there are buyers who are interested, the bag will be opened slightly to show to prospective buyers. As for adult pigs, usually tied to bamboo and placed on the ground or bamboo hall.

The pork price range, namely: 500-750 thousand for a baby pig. While adult pigs can reach 3-9 million range. However, there had also reportedly valued pork tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars because the weight of his body weight to rival a buffalo. Unlike the buffalo, black pig even more expensive than the pig an albino or spotted. Pork market is also only once in six days. If a normal day, no pigs were sold.

Buffalo and pigs are a symbol of status for the Toraja people and animals are important to the culture of people who still adhered to the teachings of this animism. The buffalo is a requirement that must be met in a traditional ceremony, especially the funeral; believed that the buffalo were slaughtered would be a vehicle for the spirit of the deceased was about to be buried in order to quickly get to nirvana. The more buffalo are slaughtered in a traditional ceremony, the higher the position of the family organizing the ceremony. For the nobility, it takes as many as 24-100 buffalo buffalo. As for the middle class, eight buffaloes and 50 pigs is a mandatory requirement that must be met in performing traditional funeral (Signs Solo).

Therefore, the existence of this market can not be separated from the culture and civilization of the Toraja people. The system was a market day heritage system Toraja society since hundreds of years ago.


Bolu market

Located in the tourist center of Toraja, Rantepao Town, Market Bolu is famous as a tourist attraction interesting and unique place to visit. Cattle market, so the market is also known, is a sales center buffalo and open once in 6 days (as scheduled market day). In addition to buffalo, pigs are also sold in this market, only fewer in number. Vegetables, fruits, coffee, and other commodity crops can also be found in this market.

On the day of the market, the number of traded buffalo can reach 500 head, especially when going to the holding of traditional ceremonies. In addition to the many buffalo were traded, the market will be full of visitors, both local and foreign and local tourists who want to watch closely the life of a cattle market that only exists in Toraja. The price of buffalo were sold ranging from 5 million to hundreds of millions of dollars. Color and body size buffalo is a benchmark pricing. Small black buffalo would be appreciated approximately 5 million, the black buffalo with a rather large size range from 10-15 million. Meanwhile, buffalo colored stripes (Tedong Bonga), which is one of the superior commodity, it can be appreciated tens of millions of dollars. While somewhat rare albino buffalo can be appreciated even more expensive to reach hundreds of millions of dollars.

Tomohon market Manado Sulawesi

Tomohon market, you will see many other traders as traders rat meat, snake meat, dogs, pigs, up to bat. It's a unique thing for the visit, and terrible. Come to the traditional market Tomohon before the end of the year. Here you will experience culinary tourism extreme by trying Paniki (bats), woku, RW (dogs), wild boar, and a fried rat.

You certainly never imagined to eat rats. But not for the Tomohon. Rat meat is one of the fine dining preferred. Do not worry, neither cooked rats mice often roam in the house. However, this type of field mouse or rat is bigger forest. Mice that expensive little fried 60,000, 00 per share, presumably because a little hard to get.

The food here is all interesting to try. Try to eat soup brenebon. Containing red bean soup is indeed very suitable eaten while warm in the cold air Tomohon.

Photography and Text by Barry Kusuma