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Both Kuala Selangor and Sekinchan made a perfect spot for day trip since they are located only about 100km away from Kuala Lumpur. Sekinchan, in Chinese, is translated to “village suitable for plantation”. It is well-known for our staple rice supply. Kuala Selangor, on the other hand, is a fishing village, AKA fireflies sanctuary.
After driving for an hour, we decided to dropped by Kuala Selangor to savour the local flavours! Seafood restaurants are located everywhere in the town area, offering a range of seafood dishes at reasonable prices.
One of the popular food recommended by the restaurant owner - Fried rice noodles with fresh crab. Yumsss...
Fried shrimp with oatmeal. Isn’t it delicious?
Before leaving to Sekinchan, we also bought some prawn crackers from Yeu Hock store, one of the popular seafood store in Kuala Selangor. They are known for a wide variety of seafood-related products.
We visited paddy processing gallery nearby the paddy field.
Tour guides are provided to share the stories with visitors. Besides from this, there is also a brief video presentation on the history, paddy plantation process and the types of paddy planted in Sekinchan.
After the tour and video presentation, visitors are allowed to visit “The Rice Museum” where it display traditional equipment used by farmers in early to harvest and process their crop. The entrance ticket is only RM5. It comes along with a small pack of “pearl rice” which they are famous for.
After this, visitors can ‘Pearl Rice Garden” to buy local products and enjoy foods or desserts made of pearl rice. Oh ya, Sekinchan is famous for its mangoes too. Don’t forget to try it before leaving. 😉
One of the popular foods in Sekinchan – “Organic Brown Rice Cendol”
With the picturesque landscape in Sekinchan, there are a lot of opportunities to capture amazing photos. In fact, the bright blue sky and vibrant green field has made it one of the favourite spot for pre-wedding photoshoot in Malaysia. When we visited Sekinchan in end of December, it’s the harvesting and reaping season, so we managed to take pictures on the rolls of hay.
| Time Paddy | Plantation Activities | Colour of Paddy Field |
|---|---|---|
| Jan-Feb | Clean up & Rest time | Nil |
| Beginning of March | Transplanting | Green |
| Middle of March-Middle of May | Grow up | Whole green |
| Middle of May | Mature | Golden yellow |
| June | Harvesting & Reaping | Yellow |
| July-August | Clean up & Rest time | Nil |
| Beginning of September | Transplanting | Green |
| Middle of Sept-Middle of Nov | Grow up | Whole green |
| Middle of November | Mature | Golden yellow |
| December | Harvesting & Reaping | Yellow |
For reference purposely only, the paddy plantation activities may have two weeks of variance.
Stay tuned for Part 2 on Sekinchan Pantai Redang & Kampung Kuantan Firefly Sanctuary!
在马来西亚，瓜拉雪兰莪和适耕莊都是一日游的好去处。 这两个小镇， 都坐落于距离吉隆玻市中心不到一百公里的郊外 。适耕莊的名字含义是 “适合耕种的村庄”， 也有“鱼米之乡“之美誉。瓜拉雪兰莪则是一个纯朴的渔村。除此之外， 瓜拉雪兰莪更被命名为 “萤火虫的天堂”。
大约一个小时的车程后，我们决定在瓜拉雪兰莪的一个小镇上吃午餐。在小镇里，到处都可以看到是大大小小，烹调着新鲜美味的海鲜大餐且价格合理的海鲜餐馆。
老板娘更是热情地介绍了当地的招牌菜肴 - 螃蟹炒米粉
麦片蝦蛄， 俗称“濑尿虾”, 鲜味无比哦！
吃完午餐后，我们还从有福海餐店购买了几袋虾饼，准备带回家慢慢吃。 有福海餐店是当地其中一家老字号土产店，售卖着各式各样的海鲜有关产品。
在适耕莊的稻田中，有一间米厂开放给游客参观。米厂的导游会与游客分享米厂的有趣历史与故事。除此之外，游客们也能观赏一个适耕莊米厂的影音短片。 短片中除了介绍米厂的历史，稻米的耕种与收割过程之外，还有介绍适耕莊盛产的各种稻米。
另外，游客们还可以参观迷你稻米博物馆， 以了解古时候稻米的耕种过程与器材。入门票只是仅仅五零吉而已。每一位购买入门票的有个还能获赠一小包包装精致的珍珠米呢！过后，游客们可以到 “米乐坊”里购买土产，珍珠米或品尝由米制成的食物。适耕莊的芒果也是值得一试的！
米乐坊里的 “有机糙米煎蕊 （cendol）
适耕莊的稻田是一个摄影发烧友的天堂。在这里，蓝天白云与辽阔且绿油油的稻田更是让许多摄影师拍出了许多唯美的婚纱照。由于目前是收割的季节， 我们还有机会坐在稻草堆上合影。
| 月份 | 稻田耕种活动 | 稻田的颜色 |
|---|---|---|
| 一月 至 三月 | 清理和休息时间 | - |
| 三月初 | 移植期 | 绿色 |
| 三月中 至 五月中 | 稻米成长期 | 全绿色 |
| 五月中 | 稻田成熟期 | 金黄 |
| 六月 | 收割期 | 黄色 |
| 七月 至 八月 | 清理和休息时间 | - |
| 九月初 | 移植期 | 绿色 |
| 九月中 至 十一月中 | 稻米成长期 | 全绿色 |
| 十一月中 | 稻田成熟期 | 金黄 |
| 十二月 | 收割期 | 黄色 |
以上图表仅于参考，稻田耕种活动或许会有两个星期的差异
下一篇文章会写关于适耕莊的热浪沙滩与瓜拉雪兰莪的萤火虫之旅！
-JiaFui-