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).
