Mon Market

Kanchanaburi Province


Several food vendors light their fires here in the morning, most notably a woman serving the classic Mon kà·nŏm jeen nám yah yùak – a fish-based sauce that includes the inner part of a banana plant trunk served over fresh rice noodles. She's usually sold out by noon.


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