Morning market

We visited the Kuching Saturday night/Sunday morning market just before sunrise.   I have never seen, nor smelled such a large variety/volume of fish and seafood before. We spotted young sharks and catfish among the choices.  Some fish seemed undersized to my untrained eye and I suspect some may even be endangered.  If not, they soon will be!

In the market mayhem, we came across three small meowing kittens stowed away in a plastic crate.  I wondered whether they were desperate to sample the fish they could smell.

You have to watch your step everywhere here in Sarawak - also in the market.  We stepped on fish guts and scales and puddles containing unknown liquid substances. That's besides the litter strewn all over the place.  In hindsight, I should have worn boots instead of open sandals!

We came across chickens(?) in an advanced state of rigor mortis.



....and a tail with skin and hair attached sans its animal.  (Come to think of it, it may have belonged to an ox.)



The tail is on the left in the picture above. Oxtail soup anyone?

The fruit and vegetables looked a lot more appealing.

The market includes regular flea market stalls selling handcrafts, souvenirs, handbags, clothing, jewellery, etc.  Meals are also on offer.  These stalls were still opening up for business when we left.