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We love us some local fruits and vegetables, but sometimes it's hard to tell which markets are used by the locals, and which are for lobster-red tourists waddling through while stuffing their fanny packs with trinkets. If you're headed to Southeast Asia anytime soon, though, here are some gems from the LP message board:

·Laos: There is a hmong food market about 8kms out of Vientiane. I have seen some pretty strange things there. As you head out of town past the southern bus station there is a junction where route 13 heads right. The left is towards Bancun, route 10. About 2 kms along on the left in the afternoon you will find that market.

·Malaysia: in Malaysia, Kota Baru's Central Market, Kuala Terengganu's market (before it moves into new hygenic and soulless surroundings) and especially the Sunday morning market along the river in Temerloh (1 hr 45 mins from KL). There's a long post on the latter at eatingasia.typepad.com, look in the Beyond KL (or sth like that) section on the sidebar. Also Pudu Market in downtown KL.

·Cambodia:
Mahachai, about an hour out of Thonburi by train, is another nice one. The train stops right in the market. In Thonburi where the ride starts (Wong Wian Yai) it is all markets and food vendors. There are few if any westerners at either end.

Looks like we have some healthy foods in our future. Just don't expect us to eat one of those stinky durian fruits.

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