If you love going to fresh markets and discover the local culture in a
cool way then you should definitely not miss the Klong Toey market! This
place is huge, its the biggest Bangkok's market for fresh fruits,
veggies, spices, fish, meat and cooked food. The market is opened every
day starting from 6 am till after midnight. Spicy is an unthinkable part of the Thai cuisine and one may find here peppers in all colours (green, red orange, yellow), the bag in the middle (with the green looking grapes) below shows fresh black pepper.
The drink to go are surved in plastic bag and always with a straw.
The choice on fresh seadood is huge An interesting way to know if a crab is male or female are the colourd on its belly, as on the pic below the top one is the female one and the one under it: male.
The walk might be something narrow as a lot of locals come here and a
lot of luggage carriers help the buyers for restaurants&shops, but
the visit is really an exciting experience. Next to mountains of fresh
local fruits and exotic spices one can see tons of still live fish and
seafood and choose from different food stands...We came twice. Once
before our cooking workshop and one more time before we left in order to
buy some fresh things for home:-)
Below one may see the famous mix for Thai soups (like for the "tom yum"), made out of lemongrass (the long stalks), kaffir lime leaves (the green leaves) and the galangal (the root ginger-like pieces).
Bergen , dozen, zakken vol, verse groenten en fruit... *D*e*l*i*c*a*t*e*s*s*e*n*, Jana !
ReplyDeleteLie(f)s.
Great, all this food, love the squid and crab.
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Filip
Jana, I've become an armchair adventurer just by reading your blog! I never know where you'll take me next. I wonder what that pearly grape-like green food is in the second photo? My grandsons were looking at your pics and wanted to know if the crabs and squid were "parts of dead people."
ReplyDeleteHi Jana, lovely photo's I love the underwater images, they are really great.
ReplyDeleteBest Wishes
Karen.
@Barb: the grape-looking green spice is fresh pepper (while they are fresh the black peppers are actually....green:); I have added a bit more detailed info to each pic, thanks for the hint! how old are you grandsons?:-)
ReplyDeleteHallo Jana,
ReplyDeleteda gibt es ja wirklich nichts, was es nicht gibt, oder?
Wir wünschen Euch auch für 2013 viele wundervolle Erlebnisse und hoffen, dass Du Sie in Bildern mit uns teilst.
Liebe Grüße
J&C
a walk my hubby would definitely enjoy! buying seafood to cook and veggies is his stress buster...he usually does the buying while I do the photo taking...funny coz he used to stop me from taking shots but now when he sees something interesting he even draws me near to take a photo :) lovely shots as always Jana! Happy New Year Too! :D...the crabs reminded me of my dad...I guess he taught me how to identify male from female a long time ago and it is only now that I remembered thanks to your post...
ReplyDeleteThai cuisines is hot and spicy. I’ve seen the various colored peppers but never used so many in my cooking. The drink with a straw in a plastic bag is interesting.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment to my old posts about energy, to be rich, and to be happy. Personally I don’t think Japan needs to be the leading economy in the world. I’m not interested in GNP but GNH (Gross National Happiness).
Yoko
Hello Jana,
ReplyDeleteWhat a great shots of this market. There is enough delicious food for sale. And funny to see the most special sea animals at the market.
You makes me hungry Jana,..hihi..!!
Many greetings,
Marco
al de verse dingen op deze markt zien prachtig uit. Leuk om aldaar tussendoor te lopen. Groetjes, Dietmut
ReplyDeletewonderful market reportage! the diversity, colors, one can almost taste what you are showing us!
ReplyDeleteI like very much this market.I wish you, cara Jana, a Very Happy New Year.
ReplyDeleteA big hug from Italy.
Erika
Hoi Jana
ReplyDeleteNu weer in Bangkok ...Het is en blijft "Jana around the world" :)
Het ziet er geweldig uit ..maar ik zie de vissen liever onderwater ..
Wat een geweldige foto's in je blog bericht hiervoor..
Onderwater is zo'n andere wereld ..en zo mooi om te zien. Ja helemaal Top Jana
Ik wens jullie ook.. :
Wishing you all a good end of the old year and a very good start in the new one! ( copy richt Jana :)
Groetjes Henk
p.s. Ik heb het helaas erg druk ..en te weinig tijd gehad om blogs te volgen ..Ik hoop in 2013 meer te kijken/genieten van jou momenten.
Wow, so much amazingly fresh choice! Happy 2013 to you!
ReplyDeleteWow, so much amazingly fresh choice! Happy 2013 to you!
ReplyDeleteYour posts are making my stomach rumble! I love tom yam too!
ReplyDeleteHave your tried their green mango dipped in sugar and chili? If not, you should! :)
@Koryn: I did not see the green mango salad in thailand, but made one myself here few days ago (I got the recipe online and thought lets give it a try); in Thailand I enjoyed a lot the pomelosalad and the green papaya salad...next time I will try your recommendation too; what is your fav dish/food in/from Philippines btw?
ReplyDeleteI see you still have a hangover from your trip! :)
ReplyDeleteFilipino dishes... hmmm.. there are so many! There's kare-kare, a kind of stew made from peanut sauce with a vegetables, stewed oxtail, beef, and sometimes offals.
There's also Bicol Express, a specialty from my province! Another kind of stew made from chili, coconut milk, shrimp paste, onion pork and garlic.
And then there are the seafood dishes too!
Haha, sorry I flooded your post but I do hope this entices you to visit our country someday! :)
I can't imagine working such long hours at the market. The drinks in a bag look refreshing. I can imagine eating freshly boiled crab now.
ReplyDeleteSo different to supermarket shopping! So colourful and vibrant.
ReplyDelete@Koryn: thanks so much for this info, actually I am vegetarian/pescatarian, so curious about your seafood-dishes; and yes, I would love to visit your country soon!
ReplyDelete@Karen: Very handy indeed, most stands sell raw ingredients, but there are stands selling ready-to-eat food (+desserts) all the time; one could also get the famous Thai dessert sticky rice with mongo here;
@Pieces of Sunshine: indeed, everything looks so fresh+real (not wrapped in plastics or plastic bag as in the supermarket);