It sounds weird but locals love to buy their chicken with its feet and head on (or even with its internal parts).
Đông Ba is the biggest market in my hometown and seriously you can find from a needle to an elephant here. When I was a little girl, my favorite part of this marketplace is the central one where you could find a lot of stuffs that a little girl would love such as clothes, shoes, accessories, toys, etc. As time passes by, my interest has changed. I’m now fond of the fresher side of it the most, I meant the area where you can shop ingredients for your dinner such meat, fish, legumes, vegetables and fruits. Do check the back of Đông Ba Market if you happen to be in Huế and would love to see what the locals buy for their daily meals, or to find out what seasonal fruits are available around this time, or to simply enjoy the vivid and beautiful colors of the fresh produces here.
Let’s follow the grandma in the picture right below to start a quick tour through the fresh stalls.
Plastic baskets are common among the local marketgoers.Hue people loves fresh and locally-grown vegetables.How can you not make good meals with such fresh ingredients?Marketgoers always make time to choose the best from the good.Of course, sellers have to learn to be patient even with the most picky buyers.Peeled lotus seeds are the locals’ favorite ingredients in summertime.Early marketgoers can buy steamed casava roots, sweet potatoes, or bananas for breakfast.Pickled salad is many locals’ favorite of all time.Coconut is sold all year round at Đông Ba Market.Sometimes you don’t have to go to the sellers but they find the way to you.To make better sale, even sugarcane juice sellers wander around looking for customers who are usually the sellers at the market.Now you know where the mobile vendors in Huế buy their goods from.Beside motorbikes, cyclo is one of the primary vehicles to transport goods around the town.And only in Huế, especially at Đông Ba Market, where you can easily run into a bicycle taxi!
