We got a tip yesterday about a good fish market about half a mile down the street from us. The local market next to our apartment is good and we have been buying good quality fish, fruits and vegetables, but we are always game to see something new.
We set off at 4:45 this morning so we could see it in its full glory. Upon arrival, we discovered that it was a full on fish auction, very much like United Fishing in Honolulu, in fact if we were not familiar with United Fishing, we may not have known it was an auction. Like United Fishing, it was impossible to know for sure what was going on, but the fish tags were there, the girls in boots who were obviously integral to the process were there, buyers were taking fish away, tables were set up with some sort of cashier system, but we did not see any actual cash change hands and then of course a lot of fish, water and ice. Also, like United Fishing, I smiled, said hello (in Thai) and people were very nice to me and let me take a lot of photos. Also, like United Fishing, it was very quiet. There are no noisy mid Western style auction callers at fish auctions.
We know that some of the fish are some sort of grouper and some are snappers, but our local market only has signs in Thai, fish auctions have no signs. When we buy fish in Bangkok we are never certain what we are buying. When in doubt, we usually go for the more expensive fish, since in most markets that is a good indication of which fish is good.
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