Tonycheston Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 (edited) Hi One of my favourite past-times is walking the local markets. Everyday I see things I have never seen before. Maybe this topic has been talked about before, however I find nothing. What about starting a forum to educate those of us (like me) who have no idea what some of these things are. If there are people interested then I would love to start and post some photos that I have taken. Tony Edited April 8, 2009 by Tonycheston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 HiOne of my favourite past-times is walking the local markets. Everyday I see things I have never seen before. Maybe this topic has been talked about before, however I find nothing. What about starting a forum to educate those of us (like me) who have no idea what some of these things are. If there are people interested then I would love to start and post some photos that I have taken. Tony Interesting idea Tony. Not sure if this has been covered in the food section before or not. To make it more fun, why not start by posting a picture of a weird fruit /veggie from Thailand I guess and call it "Name the Fruit" The downside is that someone may reply in a way that is less than flattering - perhaps even controversial? Imagine posting a picture of a big zuccini and someone called it a joy toy, a hobby or my boyfriend. But I admire your courage. So go ahead and give us your best shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beacher Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 I like the idea of a thread (possibly pinned) called something like, "From the Market", where people can help enlighten us to some of the strange fruit, veggies, and prepared foods we see at our local markets but know nothing about. I must admit that there are things I'm curious about when I'm at the market, and if people were willing to share info about the preparation and consumption of these things, that would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 If you printed the photograph it may also help you learn a little Thai and quite often the vendor will allow you to try various fruits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanook2me Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Strange Fruits And Vegetables, What are they? How do you eat them? What do they taste like? So, Tony how strange are your vegetable, how do you eat it and what does it taste like. i'M joke ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GungaDin Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 If you printed the photograph it may also help you learn a little Thai and quite often the vendor will allow you to try various fruits. Agreed, photos are essential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonycheston Posted April 8, 2009 Author Share Posted April 8, 2009 Thanks to the "mod" for redirecting. I completely oversaw the "Food" thread Thanks for the replies and interest. I hope we can all learn from something like this. OK today I was at the market and saw these. I made sure that I got the signs too, so anyone who can read Thai will be able to know what it is if the picture is uncertain. These are my first 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonycheston Posted April 8, 2009 Author Share Posted April 8, 2009 sorry looks like only pic uploaded Pic #2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonycheston Posted April 8, 2009 Author Share Posted April 8, 2009 (edited) pic #3 Maybe someone could explain the price. Is that each or kg. or what? Edited April 8, 2009 by Tonycheston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonycheston Posted April 8, 2009 Author Share Posted April 8, 2009 sorry, I don't seem to be able to upload any more pics Will try again later Let's see what happens about the first 2 pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbk Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 make sure to reduce your photo size tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignis Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Strange Fruits And Vegetables, where not seen any. Maybe you should take a drive to some Fruits And Vegetable farms, the fruit you can try and buy, some farms do organized tours.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonycheston Posted April 8, 2009 Author Share Posted April 8, 2009 Thanks Ignis. Those are just the remarks I expected. Some of us are not familiar with exotic fruits. Some are not quiet as intelligent as you seem to be. For some of us, and I think most, the fruits I added as pics are strange. As for your suggestion to visit farms, good idea, please inform TV members where those farms are and if the owners speak English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignis Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 sorry looks like only pic uploadedPic #2 Best to put in a bowl and soak in salt water for a few hours, then wash and add ice water, peel and eat, not as sweet as the black ones or the red furry ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsetBkk Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 sorry looks like only pic uploaded Pic #2 This one is Longkong. http://www.simply-thai.com/Thai-Market_Fruit_Langsat.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsetBkk Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Thanks to the "mod" for redirecting. I completely oversaw the "Food" thread Thanks for the replies and interest. I hope we can all learn from something like this. OK today I was at the market and saw these. I made sure that I got the signs too, so anyone who can read Thai will be able to know what it is if the picture is uncertain. These are my first 3 That one is Lamoot (Sapodilla). http://thaifood.robertosblogs.net/2008/01/...lla-lamoot.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignis Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Thanks Ignis. Those are just the remarks I expected. Some of us are not familiar with exotic fruits. Some are not quiet as intelligent as you seem to be. For some of us, and I think most, the fruits I added as pics are strange. As for your suggestion to visit farms, good idea, please inform TV members where those farms are and if the owners speak English. Many of the 'Strange Fruits' you have probably eaten as there in the canned fruits section in the UK The one that speaks English was near Rayong, believe it was called 'Thai fruit farm, Suan Supatra,' I drove there in 2003 but they had Tour Buses arriving, the English and German spoken could have been from the bus group I have been to a couple of others but have no idea there names just noticed when passing and popped in, you don't really need a English speaker to look and try fruits Anyway many of the younger people at the local markets speak some English and are only to will to try to explain what they are and how to eat them, likewise with the veg, what there used for and in what dish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsetBkk Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 (edited) sorry, I don't seem to be able to upload any more pics Will try again later Let's see what happens about the first 2 pictures. They look like Lychees, but the sign says ตักเลย. I suppose the sign could mean "obtained from Loie" (the province), since ตัก means "fetch" or "get" and เลย is "Loie". Prices are usually per kilo for loose fruit. Pretty good, eh? Edit: I just noticed that the other pictures also have ตักเลย signs, so it's obviously not the name of the fruit and maybe does mean "from Loie". (I suppose a grocer's shop in England would hardly have a sign on the top of a huge pile of potatoes, saying "Potatoes". Too bl00dy obvious! ) Edited April 9, 2009 by JetsetBkk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_brownstone Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 (edited) sorry, I don't seem to be able to upload any more pics Will try again later Let's see what happens about the first 2 pictures. They look like Lychees, but the sign says ตักเลย. I suppose the sign could mean "obtained from Loie" (the province), since ตัก means "fetch" or "get" and เลย is "Loie". Prices are usually per kilo for loose fruit. Pretty good, eh? Edit: I just noticed that the other pictures also have ตักเลย signs, so it's obviously not the name of the fruit and maybe does mean "from Loie". (I suppose a grocer's shop in England would hardly have a sign on the top of a huge pile of potatoes, saying "Potatoes". Too bl00dy obvious! ) This one is Rakham - the fruit of the Salak Palm. Patrick Edit to add: The phrase ตักเลย shown on the pictures means roughly "help yourself" or "choose yourself" : ตัก means to scoop up or pick เลย means - roughly - "go ahead" Patrick Edited April 9, 2009 by p_brownstone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsetBkk Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 ...This one is Rakham - the fruit of the Salak Palm.Patrick Ah! Thanks, Patrick: from here: http://www.simply-thai.com/Thai-Market_Fru...-palm-fruit.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonycheston Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 thanks for the great response, and thank you Jetski for the link, That is a great site for explaining what the fruits are. I now know what a magosteen looks like. Will do some shopping today and have fun trying some of the fruits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsetBkk Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 thanks for the great response, and thank you Jetski for the link, That is a great site for explaining what the fruits are. I now know what a magosteen looks like. Will do some shopping today and have fun trying some of the fruits. I used Google Images to find pictures of the fruit and came across several sites that show the fruits and give the names, so it was a useful exercise for me too. For the first two fruits, I actually read the Thai signs in the photos and searched for the names in English. But for the last one, there was no sign with the name, so I tried to translate the "Choose yourself" sign but got it totally wrong . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_r Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 (edited) Other info from the pictures, the prices are per kilo as JetsetBkk said. On the signs "โล ละ" is an abbreviation for "กิโล ละ" = "kilo la" = per kilo. Edited April 10, 2009 by pete_r Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsetBkk Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Other info from the pictures, the prices are per kilo as JetsetBkk said.On the signs "โล ละ" is an abbreviation for "กิโล ละ" = "kilo la" = per kilo. Thanks for that, pete_r. I tried to work out what that meant and thought maybe they liked the Kinks' song "Lola". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perconrad Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 There sure are many fruits in the market and I have eaten all of the 3 shown, but I only liked number 2, juici and not too sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaigerd Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 This site might be quite interesting: http://www.panix.com/~clay/cookbook/bin/thai.cgi Gerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsetBkk Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 This site might be quite interesting:http://www.panix.com/~clay/cookbook/bin/thai.cgi Gerd Excellent! Thanks TG - bookmarked it already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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