January 2, 2012
For the nicest vegetables… you must make the trek to the wet market. The prices are also a fraction of what you must pay at the supermarket. There are vendors selling veggies… and meat… and fish… and eggs… and rice… and more. The photos here are from the wet market closest to me, but still a good brisk walk of about 20 minutes.
My friend, Kye (pronounced Kay), from Korea, and I walk here together. She lives in the compound across Dong Xiu Lu from us.
These are fresh water chestnuts… before coming to China I had never seen them except in a can. The first time I wanted to buy some, I had translated, “Do you have water chestnuts in the can?” to which I was quickly shown fresh ones like these by a nice lady at the Carrefour.
These look very similar to green onions, however they are garlic.
This is the only vendor I can get asparagus… the round white is lotus root.
I took the first picture of the eggs and the lady in the second picture teased that she wanted in the picture with her eggs too.
Meats are laying out for customers to examine. I must tell you… there is NO way I would be buying meat here… it is probably ok… but it is not for me.
And fish…
And eels…
This little boy was so cute and he was fascinated with us. He would find us and peak around the corner and laugh… then run back to Momma.
And chicken …
And sauces, dried fruit, nuts and other culinary needs.
This fruit stand is only about a half block down from the wet market. They always have the best fruit.
This couple owns this fruit stand. They are so cute and always give us samples and hot chestnuts. The other really nice aspect here... they give us a ride back to our apartments. When you have been to the vegetable and fruit markets... the bags are pretty heavy to be carrying the hike back to the apartments.
It is really wonderful being able to get such a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables so close to home. It will be one of the many things I miss when we are no longer living here.
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