The fresh fish market in Saigon which only sells at night

The fresh fish market in Saigon which only sells at night

Starting from midnight, Binh Dien seafood market with hundreds of types of products to supply to the whole of Saigon and neighboring provinces.

Located on Nguyen Van Linh Street, District 6, Ward 7, District 8, Binh Dien is the largest wholesale market of fruits and seafood in the South. The most famous market is the seafood business area with an area of ​​20,000 m2. The market began to light from dark but not until midnight, when boats from the river to the river near the market, business atmosphere is really exciting.

The first person to the market would be interesting because there are hundreds of types of fish. Many of them, even housewives do not know the name or know the name but have never seen it. The photos are medium size fish.

Mainly wholesale for traders or for supermarkets, but if bulk retailers (about a few kilograms), the seller still accept the transaction. Fresh rays in the market are cheaper than the outside to several tens of thousands of dong per kilogram.

Yellow catfish is rare in small markets but there are large quantities in Binh Dien market.

Basa fish are two main commodities in the market. Here, guests can be retail when buying the whole child at a surprisingly cheap price.

Keep fish fresh, preserved stone. Market management regularly checks for banned substances to ensure that fish not impregnated with antimicrobial agents can be harmful to health.

The scene of the sale and transportation in the market as bright as the more bustling. Many workers accept night life as porters and pull the fish to earn a living. Salary per night more than a hundred thousand.



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Squid, octopus here only cost several some USD for a kg.

Fresh termites. This is a fish that can only be seen in the form of fish. The market also sells shark, shark, which are very expensive, usually only for luxury restaurants.

Fresh mackerel is sold for sale.

The mackerel's egg is separated for sale separately.

Prawns, crustaceans, but meat is very delicious and aromatic.

Small crab is also present in the market.

Small fish (snakehead fish) used for food processing or purchased as breeding animals.

Goby crammed in pots about 2 meters in diameter.

Fish from the provinces of Long An, Tien Giang. This type of fish is used to store chili peppers are delicious rice. The price is only about 2 USD per kg.

Ca Mau crabs are selected and classified before supplying to restaurants and retail markets.

The snail has been removed from the shell.

Scabies are scraped into finished products. This is a very good dish for frying at 9 USD / kg.

People come to buy at the market busy all night until morning and then quickly bring the goods to the market to sell. Binh Dien seafood processing area was cleaned and closed at 6am.