Wednesday, January 14, 2009

The Vegetable Market

One of the places in Korea I will miss the most is the Gwangmyeong Vegetable Market. A half-mile from my apartment, I go there once a week for food, mainly produce and meat.



 

You can tell when your close to the market, because the fruit and vegetable stalls begin to line the street.

 


What's nice is the people know me. Then again, I think I'm the only white guy who comes through there. I've never seen another foreigner there. It's a routine for me too. I have certain vendors I go to for everything. Some of them know what I want when I walk up to the booth.

It's helped my Korean too. Nobody there speaks English, so I have to speak Korean when getting vegetables, asking the price or even checking if there is something available.

 


The place is big, and there are stalls selling mostly fruits, vegetables and meat, but they also sell clothes, household items and prepared food.

 


It's a ritual I undertake every week and it takes only about an hour, but I love it. The food is fresh and cheap. A weeks worth of produce that would feed a family of four costs about $20. It's a great bargain. Unfortunately, the closest thing I'll find in the states is an over-priced farmers market filled with hippies. It's a damn shame.
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