to market, to market

As we were walking through the traditional market the other day, I thought about how we no longer think twice about sights that originally seemed so strange. Okay, I will admit that some of them are still strange. I'll add that we don't do most of our shopping here. We buy produce occasionally, but mostly come down for beans (pinto, black, etc.) that we can't find elsewhere and the little foreign food shop that has good prices.

Matthew & Liam exploring


fairly normal produce


dried fish (anchovies on the bottom, with squid strips and shrimp above)


and more dried fish


fresh seaweed


and dried seaweed


many varieties of kimchi


not to be confused with..."Korean freezer food"


and more "freezer food"


salmon


the dried squid for which Sokcho is known


and, finally...outside a butcher's stall...I'll let you figure out what it is: