Squeezing to the Vietnam - Laos border market to buy mountain rats and wild vegetables to celebrate Independence Day
Dao Tho•September 1, 2024 08:45
The Vietnam-Laos border market in Ky Son district takes place every Sunday. This year, the market is close to the National Day anniversary, so people jostle each other to buy special products for Tet.
From the early morning of September 1, the Vietnam-Laos border market near Nam Can commune (Ky Son) was bustling. This is a place for people of the two countries to trade with many products considered specialties of ethnic minorities in the highlands. Photo: Dao Tho.Today's market is close to Independence Day, so the closer it gets to noon, the more people come to the market to shop. Photo: Dao Tho.Vegetables, tubers, and fruits are popular with buyers because, according to reviews, these are clean agricultural products grown by people on fields, high terrain, and fresh climate, so they are very delicious and sweet. Photo: Dao Tho.A Lao woman is advertising wild rats to attract buyers. With prices ranging from 50-70 thousand VND/rat, wild rats are a favorite food of highland people, especially during big holidays. Photo: Dao Tho.Wild pears are sold in abundance at the market. With their sweet taste and being in harvest season, selling for 15,000 VND/kg, wild pears are popular with many tourists from the lowlands. Photo: Dao Tho.Highland specialties such as ginger flowers, purple corn, hot peppers, Mong cucumbers, etc. are sold throughout the market, creating unique features of the border market. Photo: Dao Tho.The meat stalls also attract many customers because the pork, buffalo, and beef here are raised by people from both countries using free-range farming, so the meat is more fragrant, delicious, sweeter, and the price is also "softer". Photo: Dao Tho.A shop selling grilled food according to the taste of the highlanders is attracting customers to come and enjoy. Photo: Dao ThoFor people in the highlands, Independence Day is one of the most important holidays of the year, so in every village, families are excited to go to the market to buy food to organize eating and entertainment activities. Photo: Dao Tho