Tamu is a social gathering, an occasion where people meet and trade foods, goods and the latest news.
The tamu goes a long way back in history, long before there were shopping malls and supermarkets.
It seems that it has always been a trading occasion for the locals, and a tamu near the sea provided an exchange ground for produce from the interior, collected, hunted or cultivated by the Kadazandusun people, with products from the sea, produced by the seafaring Ubian, Irranun and other tribes.
You will find fresh vegetables and local herbs, traditional medicine, tobacco and parangs, steaming hot cakes and other local delicatessen.
Dive into this colourful mix of people and merchandise, take your time just as the locals do.
Tamu of Kota Kinabalu at Gaya Street have long been the attention of visitors to Sabah there are still some weekly markets virtually untouched by mainstream tourists.
Take your time and let yourself be inspired by the age-old charm and timelessness of the Sabah Tamu!
Text From : SabahTravelGuide.com
