Fresh-Food Market

Take a trip to a Thai fresh market (ตลาดสด – tà-làat sòt) and learn how to shop like a local! Find out how fresh markets differ from supermarkets, when they open, and who you'll meet there. Learn the names of vegetables, fruit, seafood, fish, condiments, and cuts of beef, pork, and chicken, plus how to order using units like kilograms, bunches, and pieces. You'll also find out why market flower garlands are for paying respect to Buddha, not for romance! Finish with a quiz: where would you buy the ingredients for ต้มยำกุ้ง (tôm-yam gûng)?

Thai Vocabulary:
พ่อค้า / แม่ค้า (phɔ̂ɔ-kháa / mɛ̂ɛ-kháa) – Male / female vendor
แผงลอย (phɛ̌ɛng-lɔɔi) – Market stall
เขียง (khǐang) – Butcher's block / butcher's stall
พวงมาลัย (phuang-maa-lai) – Flower garland

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