Sunday, September 24, 2006
Market Day
Sam and I have recently gone to two of the many markets in Seoul. We love going and seeing all the cool things that people are selling. Some of the most interesting things we've seen: 1) big buckets of little fish just swimming and squirming all over each other (definitely not enough water for each fish to feel comfortably at home!), 2) those same buckets of fish but with no squirming or swimming - I guess the fish had expired, 3) pig's feet that are cooked up and for sale, 4) big pots of bug larvae that students especially love to snack on, 5) huge varieties of sea food (sting rays, squids, shrimps, massive amounts of fish - pretty much anything that lives in the water and is remotely edible), and tons more! Here are some pictures from our marketing days.
A lot of the market alleys are covered by tin roofs or tarps, giving a cool "underground" feeling.
Here's Sam checking out this stand of dried fish. There are lots of shops like this with TONS of different varieties of dried sea food, just piled up in bins, waiting for a hungry buyer.
We found this cool gate when we were wandering through Namdaemun Market this weekend. It was the south gate of the Seoul fortress. No more fortress, but the gate's still standing.
Here's one of the many local butchers in the markets. Those are pigs that he's cutting up. A lot of you know how I feel about raw meat, so seeing this sight and hearing the knife scratching across the bones was a growing experience! I don't think they have the same "food safety" laws here because there are lots of stands and shops that have raw meat just sitting out in the open waiting to be taken home. Very different.
This is a little food stand in the market. There are tons of these...pretty much a grill on a cart with a couple of stools around it. The food smells so good...the women who run these little stands definitely know how to cook!
A lot of the market alleys are covered by tin roofs or tarps, giving a cool "underground" feeling.
Here's Sam checking out this stand of dried fish. There are lots of shops like this with TONS of different varieties of dried sea food, just piled up in bins, waiting for a hungry buyer.
We found this cool gate when we were wandering through Namdaemun Market this weekend. It was the south gate of the Seoul fortress. No more fortress, but the gate's still standing.
Here's one of the many local butchers in the markets. Those are pigs that he's cutting up. A lot of you know how I feel about raw meat, so seeing this sight and hearing the knife scratching across the bones was a growing experience! I don't think they have the same "food safety" laws here because there are lots of stands and shops that have raw meat just sitting out in the open waiting to be taken home. Very different.
This is a little food stand in the market. There are tons of these...pretty much a grill on a cart with a couple of stools around it. The food smells so good...the women who run these little stands definitely know how to cook!# posted by Becky @ 5:58 PM 
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Hi Bec and Sam,
Sounds like you had a very interesting day shopping!!! Bug larvae? Did you buy some? Lots of protein for sure!
You guys look great. I really miss you. I think you should write a book of all of your adventures and it will be passed down along the generations of the famous adventures of Bec and Sam. Love you so much, Aunt Sheila
PS. Bec, you look amazing. Do they wear thongs there?
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Sounds like you had a very interesting day shopping!!! Bug larvae? Did you buy some? Lots of protein for sure!
You guys look great. I really miss you. I think you should write a book of all of your adventures and it will be passed down along the generations of the famous adventures of Bec and Sam. Love you so much, Aunt Sheila
PS. Bec, you look amazing. Do they wear thongs there?
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