Our first meal in Vietnam was a welcome dinner hosted by the tour company and you can read about this meal on Foodsparks. Our first tour day included a half day cooking class and a trip to the local market, which was an eye-opening experience. Read more about our first Vietnamese cooking class on Foodsparks. Below are photos from our local market tour which was in a sense cultural as it gave us a good sense of what the locals ate and how they lived.
A woman cutting off the heads of baby shrimps outside the market |
This is Chou Long Market, a medium sized market in the old quarter of Hanoi |
Locals shopping on a rainy day - parts of it are not covered |
Our instructor pointing out pigs' intestines and tails |
Brains! |
These two chickens are tied up in a special way for wedding celebrations |
Poultry giblets and eggs |
You would never know unless you've been told - some of these eggs have embryos inside! Our instructor purchased one of each (chicken and duck) so we could try them |
Eels |
and different kinds of snails! |
Vietnamese cooked meats, including pork and beef sausages in banana leaf (Cha Heo and Cha Bo) |
Pickled vegetables |
Many of the herbs used in Vietnamese cooking |
We never seem to see much vegetables on Vietnamese restaurant menus whether in Vietnam or in North America. But here they are in the market! |
Finely julienned onions and a woman demonstrating the tool used... |
Fresh bamboo - although we never got to taste this in Vietnam. Now if I had my own kitchen there... |
A wide array of roots and squash |
These looked like they came straight from the farm! |
These are the sweetest and most fragrant mangoes ever! The best out of our entire trip! |
Fresh flowers in abundance |
even fresh flowers (and wine) for the gods |
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