Feed me; market preparations

Imagine, all these products and every single person in this picture packed in the back of an old Toyota 1600 cc pick up. When we dropped them after a 250 km ride, still left with 4 people and luggage to continue the journey to Ban Donkon. Doing this on a daily basis, selling their products on the local markets.

Feed me; ready to serve...

Ready to serve the evening crowd. Daret's close to Tha Pae Gate, Chiang Mai. The setting has changed a little since this picture (2007). Certainly changed since our first visit in 1996. No need to eat, you can enjoy a cold beer or a nice shake as well.

Cherries in syrup

Ingredients; sour cherries 1 kg. for the syrup; water 1 L, white sugar 100 gr, raw cane sugar 175 gr, juice of one lemon, dry white wine 10cl. Empty jars.

Bring water to the boil add the sugar, white wine and half the lemon juice. Boil for 5 to10 minutes and add more lemon juice if you like.
Wash the cherries and remove the stalks. Fill the jars with cherries and fill up with syrup. Close the jars. Take a large cooking pot add a few cm of water. Place the jars in the cooking pot close the lid. Bring to the boil, and cook for 8 minutes. Take the jars out of the cooking pot. Let them cool down up side down. Store in a cool dark place.

Feed me; Meat market.

Morning market, the meat section. For a good choice you need to be an early bird.