{"id":12445,"date":"2010-12-28T18:11:26","date_gmt":"2010-12-28T10:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/?p=12445"},"modified":"2010-12-28T20:05:20","modified_gmt":"2010-12-28T12:05:20","slug":"day-7-kyoto-nishiki-food-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2010\/12\/28\/day-7-kyoto-nishiki-food-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 7: Kyoto – Nishiki Food Market"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another place on our itinerary that Ling read from Japan-Guide.com was Nishiki Food Market, an about 300 meter stretch that runs almost parallel to Shijo-dori. She wanted to check out this place, time permitting. So, after stuffing ourselves silly with Musashi’s sushi (must try, Matt!!!), we took a walk towards the market since it was all in the same area; Kawaramachi. The Food Market offers hundreds of shops selling fresh, preserved and cooked foods, and is apparently known as “Kyoto’s Kitchen” even. I wonder what would happen if fire broke out in this place and it had to shut down for a week, what would happen to all of the city’s restaurants! From Japan-Guide.com, some of these shops have been family-run for generations, given that the Food Market itself is centuries old.<\/p>\n

The place was packed with lunch time crowds at about noon time. If you thought that Japanese people are always polite, a walk through this Food Market street will disprove that! The Japanese can push and shove like the rest of the world, and I was certainly one beneficiary from that experience.<\/p>\n

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The entrance to the Food Market, just off Teramachi Street.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ling sampling some delicious pickles.:)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Fresh fish at 1000\u5186, or SGD15.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looks like salted or preserved foods.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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You can't tell from the picture, but trust me when I said that it was packed with people.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Dried foods.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Herbal foods, I think. Not sure. I failed Chinese!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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For vegans.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Assuming that I got the unit prices right, these are pretty expensive veggies.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Crabs! Not quite like those mutant-size Indian crabs we get at home though.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tiger-sized prawns!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The most expensive strawberries we've ever seen. That small basket of six in the middle costs 4200\u5186, or SGD63, or SGD10 for each one! Ouch!!! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sea cucumber and fish roe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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No clue what this shop was selling.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ling's best guess for this shop is that it's selling pickled veggies.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Finally, something we can buy - tidbits and snacks for home.:)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Another place on our itinerary that Ling read from Japan-Guide.com was Nishiki Food Market, an about 300 meter stretch that runs almost parallel to Shijo-dori. She wanted to check out this place, time permitting. So, after stuffing ourselves silly with<\/p>\n

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