April 20, 2007 - Shopping at the Market
After you get used to shopping an an open air market (literally vegetable market in Chinese), you are never satisfied with supermarket produce again. Why? It's cheap and fresh!
This is pumpkin here in the front. The shape is different, but the flavor is the same.
In this picture above you can see how the vegetables are weighed to calculate the price. There is a weight that is suspended from the wooden pole. Wherever the weight balances along the pole indicates how many jin the veggies weigh. The pole has notches on it to signify one, two, three jin, etc. A jin is also called a catty in English. But I've never heard anyone use that word. I've only seen it written in various literature. It's approximately one pound or half a kilogram.
Comments
April 21, 2007 - Better
Posted by Kinley
That looks much more appealing than the meat. So pretty and colorful.You take great pictures.
Kristy
My daughter is Cherryblossom, she's checking out your blog too.
Edited by Kinley on April 20, 2007 at 9:17 AM
April 21, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by homeschoolingmommaof4
I would be spoiled too. Those veggies all look so fresh and tasty. They make the grocery store veggies look pathetic. Your pictures are always so beautiful.
I wanted to thank you for the link to the yahoo group that does the postcards.
April 21, 2007 - Jimmie~
Posted by ReviewsbyHeidi
I have really been enjoying your pictures of the open air markets in China. They remind me so much of Vietnam! Thanks so much for sharing. Not only is it interesting, but fun too.
Yes, a little gross as well! LOL
Heidi
April 21, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by nsremom
What are the prices compared to ours? If you even remember what it's like back here in the states.....
I had the coolest lady come to my garage sale today who was a Chinese native, but had come to the US last year with her husband. He spent 13 years wooing her and stayed in China until she finally relented.
She's a bit lonely and said that she missed the normalness of her life there, but she's happy for her kids...who she was going to homeschool for the first time THIS YEAR. yeah! She was pretty cool. Even with the language barrier (she spoke pretty great I'd say) she was willing to do what's best for her 2 kids. Who are not adjusting as well as she'd hope to the language thing.
anyways, I thought of you today as I was talking to her. It's amazing how this blogging thing connects people!
April 21, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by thewestiecrew
Oh how I wish that kind of thing were the norm here in the good old US of A. I can only imagine how much healthier it is (no use of preservatives).
Great pictures, as usual!
Gayle :)
April 21, 2007 - MMMMM Yummy
Posted by urbanbutterfly
Wow the veggies look so scrumptious!!!!! Can I place an order??
April 21, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by PumpkinsMomma
Now that looks much better then the meat market! Cleaner and everything....Now how far away is the produce from the meat?
These veggies are making me hungry!
marie
April 26, 2007 - Amazing!
Posted by Anonymous
And sooooo beautiful! Honestly... you are blessed!
April 30, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Fiffi
Delicious......... those greens look out of this world! Definately a much better post than the meat one before! teehee! Have you guys become vegetarians?
Love to you
http://www.gibbonsfunschool.blogspot.com
May 3, 2007 - Is there Miracle Gro in China, or...
Posted by mom2chris
are those orange veggies something other than monstrous carrots??? :)
