sata & otak-otak Pak Cik Wan, Kemaman

"What is the favorite food or must try local delicacy", is always the question on travels

Kemaman, is a fishing village town on the border between Terengganu and north of Cherating, Pahang. Many holiday makers staying in Cherating resorts would seek to make a quick dash to the quaint little town for a "food fix".

Not known to many, there are quite a couple of stalls and restaurants serving great tasty food in town of which Kemaman is synonymous to the stuff crab delicacy most visitors would be looking for.

However, not many would know of sata, otak-otak and pulut panggang stalls of Kuala Kemaman unless they ask the locals.

Sata are fish wrapped with banana leaves in conical shape and grilled. The banana leaves provide the sweet aroma to the tender fish meat once it's cooked.

Otak-otak unlike the Muar (Johor) version, slices of fish are marinated with spices and wrapped with palm leaf. The southern version would have minced fish meat and marinated with various spices but here, the little slices creates a want for more of the tasty snack.

Having both the above is not the end, there is also the keropok lekor  which are made of minced fish meat and corn starch/sago and rolled in long tubes before being sliced in smaller length before frying. Here, you would taste the freshly made keropok lekor through the tender pieces and much better if dipped with a little of the specially made keropok lekor chilli sauce.

Well, the more popular stall is Pak Cik Wan and which you would have to be there early to ensure you have seats to taste the great tasty food.

If your stomach can still take in the food load, try the sotong goreng tepung  and pulut panggang which also leaves you wanting more.

Didn't had enough?

There is a stall by the same people where you can buy keropok (prawn/fish crackers), lekor sauce, freshly made lekor (raw) and other sea food products for gift or tucking it into your stomach when you get home.

The best time to visit the restaurant would be in the early afternoon between 2:30-3:00pm which is before the crowd builds up till the closing time of approximately 6:00pm.