💡 Vietnamese Market — Fun Facts

Cái Răng is one of the biggest floating markets in the Mekong Delta.

Hundreds of boats meet on the water to trade fruit and vegetables. Each boat hangs up its fruit so shoppers know what it sells.

Chợ Bến Thành in Hồ Chí Minh City is one of Vietnam's most famous markets.

It is a big, busy market with a well-known clock tower. Visitors from all over come to see it.

At the market you can smell fresh herbs like coriander and mint.

Vietnamese cooking uses lots of fresh herbs. Their green, leafy smell fills the market air.

Many families visit the chợ early, when the vegetables are freshest.

The market is busiest in the cool morning. Shoppers pick the greenest herbs and crispest vegetables.

Some Vietnamese markets float on the water, with sellers in wooden boats.

In the Mekong Delta, boats full of fruit gather on the river. People shop by paddling from boat to boat.

Markets are piled with colorful fruit like mango, rambutan, and dragon fruit.

The stalls look like a rainbow of food. Bright fruits are stacked high in baskets and bowls.

A traditional Vietnamese market is called a "chợ."

At the chợ, families buy fresh food every day. Sellers call out to show off their fruit and vegetables.