Why the wet market is called the "wet" market!

The men in the large, wet, fish section of the market gladly posed for pictures, lifting fish heads, and even large flailing fish for me to photograph. The floor is wet, the tables lined with fresh, very wet, fish, and watch where you step to avoid stepping into bins with anything from eels to crabs to turtles.

Foraging For Supplies

March 21st 2007
So where do those expats shop for their daily food anyway??? After living here awhile, I’ve discovered there are many approaches to buying food. Some prefer to have their ayi’s do all the shopping and cooking and they never set foot in a food store. Some only frequent international food stores, believing the quality to be higher and (most importantly), safer. Some only shop Chinese locations ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

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