KUALA LUMPUR: It is about one-and-a-half hours before the break of fast, and the Ramadan bazaar located next to the Shah Alam stadium in Selangor is a hive of activity.
Ramadan bazaars are a common sight all over the country during the fasting month, offering a wide variety of food and drinks. The full-time food trader then changed business strategy and started to sell food that was cooked on the spot, such as fried rice and fried noodles. Prices for these items started at RM7.
Mr Badri and his friend then decided to sell traditional Malay kueh such as kueh lapis and ondeh ondeh to stem their losses. One pack of kueh is sold for RM4 while a bundle of three packs goes for RM10. “During weekends, business is much better and I require more tables to display my cakes,” Mr Badri said.Mr Hafiz Nazri, 25, who operates a stall selling roast chicken at the Shah Alam bazaar told CNA that he had to increase his prices this year.
Mdm Jahirah Hamid, who has set up stall at the bazaar over the past decade, told CNA that business has gone down by 20 per cent this year as compared to previous years. She added that while previously she offered a bigger variety of rice dishes, this has been reduced in order to prevent food wastage.Mr Zulkifli Noordin, 49, who has been selling murtabak for 12 years at the Petaling Jaya bazaar during Ramadan also said that business has slowed down considerably this year. He noted that there were less stalls at the bazaar now as compared to before.
According to the New Straits Times , Federal Territories Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Corporation director Ummi Kalthum Shuib attributed the food wastage to the unplanned food preparation by the Ramadan bazaar traders.HIGHER PRICES DUE TO COST OF RAW INGREDIENTS
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