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  Sam Chuk 100-Year Old Market

 

Thailand

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 Office and 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.

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  Sam Chuk 100-Year Old Market