Friday, August 17, 2012

Fruit Shop and Market in Shenyang, China

When I visit other countries, including my home country, China, I love to see the markets, particularly fruit markets and shops, even just for a look.

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In May, when I visited my parents in Shenyang, China, I went to fruit market and shops several times and I was able to savor my favorite fruits there - mangosteens - which had similar structure like lychee though bigger and the shells thicker and harder and the their tastes were different.  Too bad I cannot find them in the US.

Mangosteens, Fruit Shop and Market, Shenyang, China, May 2012 _ 9792

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Mangosteens

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Lychees

Another fantastic looking fruit was Pitaya, also known as Flaming Dragon Fruit, which looked like jumped out the paintings by Bosch.  Though the taste of it was not interesting - very bland and not juicy, with the texture like that of half-baked yam.

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Flaming Dragon Fruit (Pitaya)

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Durian

Even the usually ones looked somewhat different and definitely the presentations:

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However, going to the market in China, one had to be prepared to see some sights usual or downright unpleasant like below:

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Fruit stands next to messy clothes shop

Even so, it was still fun.


Label: Shenyang, Shenyang Trip 2012

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