In Southeast Asia, most people still get all their shopping done at their local outdoor market, which in some places is an early-morning only affair, and in other places an all-day everyday establishment. Regardless, it's always outside, on the street, no refrigeration, loud, smelly, and awesome. And for whatever reason, in spite of all its crippling poverty, Cambodia's markets have been some of the most photogenic.
Freshly baked, massive baguettes. Stung Treng.
Fish mongers, Stung Treng.
This lady is bananas!
This woman was quite the entrepreneur, grilling up legit waffles for about 10 cents each.
Another favorite, flavored sticky rice cooked in bamboo. You peel off the sides of the bamboo like a banana, revealing an edible cylinder of coconut or otherwise yummy, sticky goodness inside.
Dried fish. Not so much a favorite.
Hulling rice, right then and there.
Ducks.
I'm pretty sure those heirloom tomatoes would be upwards of $3/pound in the US, but in Cambodia, super cheap!
Look at that knife!
The butchers always have the nicest smiles.
Piles and piles of MEAT!
They have non-food products at the markets too, including fishing supplies (above),
and bolts of cloth (you can even spot the shop owner if you look closely).
And finally, seamstresses.
