Unique highland grasshopper, rat and frog market

(Baonghean.vn) - The highland terrain is divided by hills and mountains, the roads are dangerous, and the population is sparse, so establishing and building a market is difficult. Because there is no market to meet, the villagers have set up small sales points with five or seven sellers. The main goods are agricultural products that the villagers grow, hunt, and gather themselves. Among them are quite unique products such as frogs and grasshoppers.

A familiar shopping spot for people in Chau Thon commune (Que Phong).

Goods sold at the market are agricultural products grown by the people themselves.

Grilled wild rats caught by people in the fields are a typical product at roadside stalls.

Mac khen or wild pepper - an indispensable spice in traditional Thai dishes.

The vendors are neighbors, and when there are no customers, they chat happily.

Frogs, toads, and loaches caught in streams are considered specialties at village markets.

Grasshoppers and locusts are sold seasonally.

Bamboo shoots are packaged in bags for customer convenience.

The only pre-prepared dish is 'moọc' of the Thai people.

Although they are just small selling points, the "village markets" have created a cultural highlight in the middle of the mountains and forests. In the photo: The Thai ethnic people's handmade sticky rice is brought to sell by the people at the market on the outskirts of the village.

Ho Phuong - Hung Cuong