The woman working at the grocery store in the Khlong Toei market was picking out Chinese cabbage and putting it in the basket

Walking through the Khlong Toei market, I came to a grocery store. It is a relatively large grocery store. There were many different kinds of vegetables piled up in front of the store, and at the back of the store, boxes that were probably used for stocking were piled higher than a person's height. The store is so large that there are many people working there.

I stopped at the storefront and saw piles of cabbage, cauliflower, and chili peppers. None of these are rare in Japan. As I looked around for something unusual, I saw a female clerk wearing a frontsleeve sorting cabbage from a pile of cabbages. In Japan, Chinese cabbage is often thought of as a winter vegetable, a staple ingredient in hot pot dishes, but it seems to be grown in the ever-summery Bangkok area as well.

When I looked at the female clerk's feet, I saw a large basket on the floor. It had the same shape as the ones carried by the market transporters. The woman selected cabbage from a pile and tossed it into the basket one after another. Perhaps a large order had been placed. When the basket was full, it would be handed to a transporter in an orange vest who would take it to the buyer.

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