The woman was surrounded by heaps of dried fishes in Khlong Toei Market

Woman selling dried fishes in Khlong Toei Market
Woman selling dried fishes
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As I walked down the aisle, the long table at the butcher's ended and the store changed its appearance. Instead of butcher shops, fish shops appeared. The small store in the photo is one of them.

A woman wearing an apron was selling dried fish, surrounded by other fish for sale. The only fish sold here were small ones. I could tell that the fish were small, but I could not tell what kind of fish they were. The price tags stuck on each pile of dried fish were different, so I guessed that they had a variety of fish, from high-end to low-priced. When I stood in front of the store, the owner was just taking orders. She was looking at the customers.

Although fish sauce is indeed a Thai seasoning, when I hear the word "Thai food," I usually think of meat-based dishes such as gapao rice and tom yum goong. However, when I see so many dried fish sold in the market, it seems that dried fish is used in Thai food more than I expected. Is it used for soup stock?

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Feb 2020 PEOPLE THAILAND

PHOTO DATA

No

11406

Shooting Date

Sep 2019

Posted On

February 17, 2020

Modified On

September 11, 2023

Place

Bangkok, Thailand

Genre

Street Photography

Camera

SONY ALPHA 7R II

Lens

SONNAR T* FE 55MM F1.8 ZA

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