Bangkok produce market….

Visiting markets in foreign lands provides great insight into the culture, customs and lifestyle of the area. Strolling the aisles and interacting with the people, I find I gain a much deeper understanding of the region and I almost always see something I’ve never seen before. For instance, I have never seen a tuk-tuk loaded with pineapples fresh from the field before.

Fresh cut cantaloupes, Bangkok produce market, Pak Khlong Talat

But here one was, right at the entrance of the Pak Khlong Talat market in Bangkok one morning.

Fresh cut pineapples, tuk tuk filled with pineapples, Bangkok produce market, Pak Khlong Talat

Just as fascinating was watching the two young men unloading the prickly fruits to deliver to a stall inside.

Fresh cut pineapples, baskets of pineapples, Bangkok produce market, Pak Khlong Talat

One giant basket at a time.

Fresh cut pineapples, baskets of pineapples, Bangkok produce market, Pak Khlong Talat, tuk tuk filled with pineapples
Fresh cut pineapples, baskets of pineapples, Bangkok produce market, Pak Khlong Talat
Fresh cut pineapples, baskets of pineapples, Bangkok produce market, Pak Khlong Talat, tuk tuk filled with pineapples

Here are some other sightings that captured my imagination:

Fresh picked cantaloupes
Fresh cut honeydew melons, Bangkok produce market, Pak Khlong Talat
Honeydew melons

Do you see the kitty behind the coconuts?

Baskets of bananas, Bangkok produce market, Pak Khlong Talat
Baskets lined with local newspapers filled with banana bunches fresh from the jungles
mangos? Squash?
I think these are some sort of mangos??

A lovely bunch of coconuts. Ready for a straw.

Bags of trimmed coconuts
Bags of trimmed coconuts.

I’m guessing this tuk tuk loaded with rice, vegetables and herbs is going to a restaurant.

Restaurant tuk-tuk loaded with vegetables, rice and herbs.

Here are chilled bags of Thai Iced Tea with coconut milk ready to go!

Bags of Thai Iced tea to go.
Bread fruit, jack fruit, pineapples, squash
Bread fruit, squashes and pineapples

Scooters, bikes and wheeled baskets rush up and down the aisles, here’s a driver loaded up with flowers.

Busy Bangkok market, flowers on a scooter, Pak Khlong Talat

Trimmings from fresh produce are left out to be disposed.

Baskets of trimmings, Pak Khlong Talat, Bangkok produce market

A snack or offering of sugar cane, banana and other delights.

Malai Chai Diao, bangkok flower market, offerings, sugar cane, bananas

Just, what used to be at least, a typical morning in Bangkok.

Good morning Bangkok!

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