roadside fruit & veg vendors !!!!

[Dirko]

Exactly why I never plan on visiting that part of the world

C'mon! The markets at Pakbeng are excellent! Some of the best and freshest food I've ever eaten.

[Sturtman]

I don't understand why people rate the Central Market - it's a smelly, filthy hole and I certainly wouldn't touch any food there with a 30 foot pole. I prefer the local fruit and veg shop, most are a hell of alot cleaner than the Central Market and are fresher (and cheaper) than the supermarkets.

Was at the Central market this morning, wouldnt say it was a filthyhole(although it may get a bit untidy by the end of the day aftter a large amount of traffic has been thru). It was quite clean, food is cheap due to competition among the different stalls and can get alot of different foods not available at your local fruit and veg shop or butcher

[Darth Vader]

If you think our central market is a bit dodgy (I love it and spend up big on everything foody when I'm there) go to Jakarta. I was there doing some stuff with the Jai Alai games and saw these beautiful market gardens on the banks of a sort of creek running through this suburb. I remarked to the Indonesian guys I was with that the vegies looked superb growing in the lush organic soil etc only to be told never to eat any of it because it is fertilised with the village - or suburb - effluent system which doesn't do the circuit of a Bolivar or West beach style system

[Brucetiki]

If you think our central market is a bit dodgy (I love it and spend up big on everything foody when I'm there) go to Jakarta. I was there doing some stuff with the Jai Alai games and saw these beautiful market gardens on the banks of a sort of creek running through this suburb. I remarked to the Indonesian guys I was with that the vegies looked superb growing in the lush organic soil etc only to be told never to eat any of it because it is fertilised with the village - or suburb - effluent system which doesn't do the circuit of a Bolivar or West beach style system

Brings new meaning to the term s***