Posted on Thursday 26 June 2008
A quick follow up to my last post; it will have to be quick, I am off to Canada tomorrow and have other things to do as well. Sitting right next to the Wanhua Fish Market is a huge wholesale produce market. Actually, although it is the fish market I had heard the most of previously, the produce market was actually quite a lot larger.
The market seemed to be divided into two parts. Like with the fish market, there was a large wholesale area, where very big boxes, crates, containers or sacks of green goods were being shipped and received. Adjoining that was a huge, but more usual traditional market, where one could buy the day’s or the week’s veggies.
Surprising I haven’t heard more of this, as the entire complex was really big. Timewise though, the produce market got short shrift, as we did the fish market first and by the time we hit the produce area, we were getting tired (a 3:00am alarm will do that to you). Actually, just being the the veggie area also made the three of us quite hungry, which probably hastened our departure as well.
I won’t get into technicals too much, there is packing to do, but here are some photos.
Always with a smoke: I have mentioned it before,
but it always surprises me how much food preparation
and smoking go hand in hand in Taiwan.
Making Change
Broccoli; my favourite veggie.
Asparagus, another favourite.
Something I have yet to get used to in Taiwan. Indoors, very tight aisles,
yet scooters zip through. This would be so against the rules in the west.
Really long green beans.
Sacks of onions.
Really happy and friendly.
Red peppers
A big cart for a tiny woman.
My shooting partner for the day: David Reid.














You would zonk out too if your day started well before 4:00am.