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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.
Father and son play games to pass the time at their Ippodrom market stall in Tashkent. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
Hand-made yellow noodles, (called serik ash) are piled high, ready for slicing at the food stalls outside Kashgar's Sunday Market. The dish on the left is a light mixture of noodles, herbs, and pickled vegetables served with a combination of vinegars and hot pepper sauce. Delicious, refreshing...different..© www.uncorneredmarket.com
Colorful Armenian carpets keep cars cool at Yerevan's weekend Vernissage market. Souvenirs, crafts and carpets are on sale here for tourists while locals shop for everything imaginable at the flea market. Read about our visit to Yerevan and Armenia.
One of the main tourist attractions in Karakol is its Sunday animal market (Mal Bazaar) where people from the local area and from Kazakhstan trade cows, horses, sheep, goats and donkeys. All the locals are confused as to why tourists would be interested in the event. Read more about our visit to Karakol and the rest of Kyrgyzstan.
Osh, Kyrgyzstan.Read more about Kyrgyzstan's sights and cities.
A young girl, wrapped from head to toe in embroidery, walks with her mother through the Bac Ha Market.Read more about Bac Ha market in Vietnam.
Boats full of fruit and vegetables head to Cai Rang floating market. Read more about Cai Rang Floating Market.
This spirited man grabbed a vendor at the market in Konye-Urgench and took her for a spin around the vegetables. Dig deeper into Central Asian Cuisine and find out the best and worst of food and markets in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
These sheep vendors were lining the exit to the animal market in Karakol, trying to convince just one more person to buy another sheep before the morning's end. The going rate was around 5000 som ($130) a head. Read more about our visit to Karakol and the rest of Kyrgyzstan.
Natural medicine healers were lined up around the block at the Talat Sao market in Vientiane. Bags full of tree bark, roots, herbs, amulets and mysterious potions in murky bottles stand ready to cure what ails.Read about our first impressions of Vientiane, Laos.
Taken at Taungoo market, Myanmar (Burma). Read more about Myanmar (Burma).
Colorful produce for sale on the back streets of Xi'an, China.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
Banh Chung - sticky rice and pork wrapped tightly in leaves - are a must for welcoming in the New Year.Read about snackin' in Saigon.
Taken at Varzob Bazaar - Dushanbe, Tajikistan.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
A spice tea vendor steals a moment of reflection at the bazaar in Osh, Kyrgyzstan.Read more about Kyrgyzstan's sights and cities.
Turkmen women have beautiful dresses. We learned their secrets at Tolkuchka Market. ..First, they choose their embroidered neckline and then the fabric. Each dress is customized. Read more about our visit to Turkmenistan and impressions of Ashgabat.
Ishkashim, Tajikistan.Read about our adventures in the Pamirs.
This man took a liking to Dan, insisting that they had met a few years prior...here in Ishkashim, Tajikistan...Although we tried to explain in our broken Russian that this was our first visit, he didn't understand. In the end, he was happier thinking we were long, lost friends. We suppose that in a way, we were.Read about our adventures in the Pamirs.
We found banana leaf wrapped treats throughout Southeast Asia. Most of the time they were filled with some pork and sticky rice mixture as a savory snack. Occasionally, they were filled with sticky rice, bananas, and coconut milk as a dessert. This woman was selling her bundles outside Hoi An's main market.Read about Hoi An's food specialties.
Actually, that's the name of the guy on the left (pronounced GO-cha). He really was gigantic...and friends with the skinny cheese vendor.When he saw us, the two unsuspecting Americans, he tried to physically pull us away to consume large amounts of wine. With the help of the other vendors, we managed to escape his overly hospitable clutches and save our already inflamed livers for a few more hours. Dan still has nightmares about Gotcha drinking him under a table in a parallel universe.Read more about Georgian Food and our visit to Georgia.
This woman tried to teach Audrey how to tie her scarf. Unfortunately, Audrey is a slow learner, so she had to get more help a few stalls away. The women taught her yet another way and secured the scarf with hair pins. Dig deeper into Central Asian Cuisine and find out the best and worst of food and markets in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Beautiful vegetables on display at a stand at Ben Thanh market. The cooking possibilities with these vegetables and fresh herbs are endless.
While we couldn't understand everything this woman said, she had a light and happy spirit to her...Taken at the market in Murghab, Tajikistan.Read more about our adventures in the Pamirs.
These three women sell colorful dresses and shirts at Khiva's main market (bazaar). For more reading on Uzbekistan:www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/11/a-real-peek-at-uzbekista...www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/11/uzbekistan-overchargistan/
