Mae Sot market

The Mae Sot market is just up the street from us, so we are lucky enough to be able to buy fresh produce any time we want.  The market is constantly busy, and they have the widest array of products one could want.  We haven't yet bought our own chicken, but it's nice to know that we could if we wanted.  Something new that I'd never seen before in my travels is the platter of egg yolks of different stages of development, that at first glance had me thinking they were little golden cherry tomatoes.  They were tangled amidst some other inner parts that none of us could really identify but had some guesses nonetheless.  We also aren't sure how one goes about preparing the yolk clusters, or if there's any noticeable difference in taste or texture as the yolks age...

I bought some garlic from this little boy who was entrusted with his father's cart, who was keeping watch from a short distance, but was quick to come help him with the price calculation!  We all initially assumed that the yellow paint on the faces of the children and adults here must have some religious or ceremonial history, but when I asked someone they told me it was for skin protection from the sun...  Many people wear it in decorative patterns and it's always the same color, but we have yet to find out what it's made from.

This is a stall where people sit down for a quick meal.  We tend to linger just by nature, but most locals come, order, eat within 10 minutes, and leave on their way. For dessert, which seems to be a huge affair here with endless selections, there are rows upon rows of colorful sticky goo-like paste with various fruits or corn mixed in... I can't remember the name of it.  I wanted to try it since we see it on every street corner, and while some of the flavors are great - sweet corn, or black beans - the consistency of goo leaves something to be desired.  I'm sticking with the mango and sticky rice for now.