Snapping off in Seomun Market (서문시장)
It was Children’s Day and downtown would have simply been too crowded so I headed off to Daegu’s largest market, Seo -Mun (West Gate). It is enormous! The photos are dated April but were in fact taken on May 5th.
Ajummas eating lunch among dried fish
I found these extremely entertaining. Try explaining ‘tacky’ to a Korean!
an array of Kettles
Dried fish and ‘kim’ (김) – dried and toasted seaweed sheets
One of the alleys on the periphery of the market
a store owner who insisted on being photographed. The sheets of seaweed in the background are seen as beneficial for pregnant women.
a box of cinammon
dried ray fish
dried octopus
bags of bar snacks
rice cake
rice cake
and more rice cake…
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