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Che, a sweet, layered Vietnamese drink (or soup) served as a snack or dessert. And, it's all about choices and texture. A che stand will look something like a penny candy store.Do I want the red bubbles or the blue bubbles? Do I want mung beans or kidney beans?Out of fascination, Dan got into the habit of ordering these drinks at the Vietnamese market in Prague's Malesice district.Read about snackin' in Saigon.
Located across from the mosque on Mashtot's Street in Yerevan, this market had no shortage of saffron and dried fruits. Read about Armenian food and the rest of our visit to Armenia.
We had to ask directions several times to find the food market in Yerevan on Tigran Mets Avenue. The last woman we asked informed us that the best deals are found outside the market, where people hawk produce from the trunks of their cars. Read about our visit to Yerevan and Armenia.
A meat guy hams it up outside the Gum market in Yerevan. Read about Armenian food and the rest of our visit to Armenia.
These sisters were excited to interact and sell at the Gum food market in Yerevan. Read about Armenian food and the rest of our visit to Armenia.
We suppose these women vendors don't realize that business is more difficult when there are seven people selling the exact same product right next to each other. Dig deeper into Central Asian Cuisine and find out the best and worst of food and markets in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
This friendly woman held court over beautiful piles of dried fruits at the Tbilisi main market.She allowed us to sample a handful of just about everything - apricots, raisins, and prunes to name a few. Audrey's not a fan of raisins, but even she liked the ones here.Read more about Georgian Food and our visit to Georgia.
The entrance to Shah Mansur Bazaar (Green Market) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
Natural and non-so-natural sweets at the Osh Bazaar in Bishkek.Read more about our visit to Bishkek and the rest of Kyrgyzstan.
This herbal tea vendor plays the role of a doctor in his white lab coat at the Russian Market (Gulustan) in Ashgabat. Read more about Turkmenistan.
This vendor takes minds her stall of fresh herbs, chilies, and garlic at Tashkent's Chorsu Market. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
How to pick the perfect melon when there are so many to choose from? Taken at the bazaar in Osh, Kyrgyzstan.Dig deeper into Central Asian Cuisine and find out the best and worst of food and markets in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
These two boys decided to make a little money after school by selling apples at Almaty's Zelyony Bazaar. Read more about our experiences in Almaty and the Tian Shan Mountains.
A friendly vegetable vendor shoots us a smile at the Telavi main market.Read more about Georgian Food and our visit to Kakheti.
Dried herbs are smoked and employed as a purifying and blessing tool in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.These women insisted Audrey breathe in the smoke to help cleanse her lungs. She fell into a coughing fit instead. Dig deeper into Central Asian Cuisine and find out the best and worst of food and markets in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Girls help their mother sell greens at the market in Konye-Urgench. Read more about Turkmenistan.
Osh, Kyrgyzstan.Dig deeper into Central Asian Cuisine and find out the best and worst of food and markets in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Audrey joins the ranks of the fruit vendors at Bukhara's Krytyy market. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
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Plov and meat spice cocktail at Chorsu Market in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
The stalls selling pickled vegetables and fish were always colorful...and fragrant. At the main market in Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan. Read more about Turkmenistan.
A confident vendor at the Akhaltsikhe market.Read more about Georgian Food and our visit to Georgia.
These women catch a few winks while chicken vending.Read more about Georgian Food and our visit to Kakheti.
Selling the tasty bits of the goat head separately...yum! A flashback from the bazaar in Osh, Kyrgyzstan.Read more about Kyrgyzstan's sights and cities.
There was no shortage of dried fruit and nut varieties at the market in Osh, Kyrgyzstan.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
