Talaat Roi Pih,
i.e. the
‘Hundred Year Old
Market’
in
Suphanburi,
which is also
known as the Sam
Chuk Market,
after the
district in
which it is
located, along
the
Tha Chin
River (fig.).
The market area is
adjacent to
the
Sam Chuk City Officeand connects to
the main road towards
Chainat by
an arched covered bridge
(fig.)
known as
Saphaan Phon Phracha.
Sam Chuk
100-Year Old
Market
Sam Chuk
100-Year Old
Market
The name 100-Year Old
Market is a generic that
refers to any
old-fashioned market, often as
here with wooden shop
houses, that have
retained their authentic
Thai character from a
century ago.
This
riverside
market is
famous for
its unique giant
look chin
(fig.),
a kind of Thai-style meat
ball,
made of a mixture of wheat flour,
tapioca
flour, salt and any kind
of finely pulverized meat.