Vietnam: An accidental visit to Hoi An Market

We cycled into town via a different route (to avoid the busy roads) which took us along the river bank, up some stairs where we found ourselves on the edge of Hoi An Market, the Market covers a large area. It sells all fresh produce. Not a single cake, biscuit, cheese or any processed foods at all, unless you count the freshly made Chilli sauce.

Market

The only processed food we found. Beats a goldfish in a plastic bag.

Hot Stuff

Fish of all shapes and sizes. This part of the market was smelly and you had to watch what you were walking on. Smelly water, fish body parts and scales.

Something Fishy going on here

The market was both under cover and all along the surrounding streets. The noise in the covered part was deafening. In the meat section the vendors used a piece of cardboard as a chopping board. (There is a lady in Phong Nha who sells meat from her bicycle. She also carries a piece of cardboard for a chopping board, putting it down on the road and cutting up the meat on it. When done, the meat not sold goes back in the plastic bag, the card folded over and all put back in the bicycle basket and of she goes up the village.)

Inside the Market

The fresh veg had a great smell. There was so much choice. As Dave said, there was billions and billions of different sorts of veg. Shame we weren't self catering!

Assorted Vegetables

This lady tried so hard to get me to buy her salt. She insisted on me having a photo with her, plonked her hat on me (l was thinking of buying a hat like this until l saw the photo) grabbed my arm and wouldn't let go until l bought salt. l managed to come away empty handed. Full marks for a hard sell though.