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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
KK, you asked for it... you've got it! Here's something to cheer you up on a cold winter's day...
"A Trip to Tannin Market"
YouTube get's appoximately 1,000 videos uploaded PER HOUR! Because of the traffic, this video took over 11 hours to upload, que, process, and publish. It ain't much, but it's been what you've been wanting to see.
I didn't want to attract attention to the fact that I was filming, so the camera was in a black case clipped to the chest strap of my pack. This causes a lot of 'jerky' motion, definitely NOT what you see when shot with a 'steady-cam' mount. But the idea of the market gets across well enough. Some day I'll go back with a steady-cam and do it right, but I'm in no hurry. If you have questions about what it is that you're seeing, just note the time-stamp of the frame and let me know. Enjoy.
Stitchawl |
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Originally Posted by Brazen_NL
Sadly, not available in my country since it contains music (which I usually mute anyway).  |
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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
Go right ahead! 
Of course! Keep in mind that we have typical western-style supermarkets here too. Just as many as you'd find in any city or town in the US, laid out the very same way. One chain specializes in carrying imported foods along with local ones, and there are five branches of that store here, as well as 4 branches of another chain. They've all just started a new concept here with "Express" shops around town; about 3x the size of a convenience store, carrying all the usual staples. The cost of food in the supermarkets is higher than at the 'ta-laht' (local fresh markets,) and higher still at the 'Express' markets. At the other end of the spectrum are these 'fresh markets,' and we have 15-20 of them around Chiang Mai, 3-4 this size and in open-sided covered buildings, and the rest under canvas roofs outside such as the massively huge one I shot in the video called 'Chang Dao Market' which carries not only foods but clothing and household goods too.
This is called 'Jackfruit.' It's a very common fruit in S.E. Asia, and we see it all the time, football size up to 60-70lbs, even larger than this woman is cutting up. It's a strange fruit in that it grows from or close to the trunk of a tree rather than hanging from the ends of the branches! It's not a very sweet fruit, and quite popular with locals.
Stitchawl |
That was great! Thank you so MUCH for doing that! I love markets like that! I'm blown away at the sheer volume of food! Are there problems with hunger there?