Kalimantan Tengah and freshwater fishes

Hi guys,
I am writing this up before the heat of my Kalteng memories fade. So, I just came back from Kalimantan Tengah (Kalteng) via Banjarmasin and actually stayed in the city of Palangkaraya for 3 nights. The land journey from Banjarmasin to Palangkaraya took about 5 hours - despite only 200km in distance. The road is less luxirious, I might say. The scenery is just like Beaufort, minus the many houses in Beaufort. It is a huge stretch of peatland all throughout. I slept for about an hour in the bus, when I woke up, it was all the same: flat, and degraded peatland all over. The rivers are huge. I crossed the longest river bridge in Indonesia, the Barito Bridge, stretching 1.2km over the Barito passing a small island in the middle where the foundations are.

What I want to share is the fact that how freshwater fishes are consumed in Kalteng. Climbing perch, snakehead, catfishes. In fact I had seven meals at the Dandang Tingang Hotel in Palangkaraya (3 brekkies, 2 lunches, 3 dinners), except the brekky this morning, we had ikan patin without fail! You better enjoy your roti canai and teh tarik with all of your hearts, because if you were in Palangkaraya for 3 nights, you might miss them a lot.

If I have time, I'll share some pics, too.

Hamid.