Although it is called a market, the Bailan Market has neither a roof nor a building. People doing business had set up store on the side of the road. It was like an open-air market. Some people set up their stores on tables, while others displayed their goods haphazardly on rugs laid out on the ground.
The man in the photo was of the latter type. He was spreading out his goods on a cloth spread on the ground, and he himself was doing business sitting on a small chair. Upon closer inspection, he was also selling bamboo shoots. The piles of bamboo shoots still had soil on them, as if they had just been harvested. The place of origin was written as "Pali," so they seemed to have been picked in Pali, New Taipei City, north of Taipei.
Taiwanese people like bamboo shoots as much as Japanese people do. Chinese food and bamboo shoots go well together. But as I looked at the bamboo shoots, I felt something strange. In Japan, the season for bamboo shoots is early spring, but now is the height of summer. The season is completely different, yet fresh bamboo shoots are lined up at the storefront. It is no wonder. It seems that the peak season for bamboo shoots in Taiwan is July and August.
Nov 2019 IN THE CITY TAIWAN | |
BAMBOO SPROUT MARKET PRICE TAG STREET VENDOR TAIPEI |
No
11281
Shooting Date
Jul 2019
Posted On
November 15, 2019
Modified On
October 6, 2023
Place
Taipei, Taiwan
Genre
Street Photography
Camera
RICOH GR III