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A wet market (also called a public market [4] or a traditional market [5]) is a marketplace selling fresh foods such as meat, fish, produce and other consumption-oriented perishable goods in a non-supermarket setting, as distinguished from "dry markets" that sell durable goods such as fabrics, kitchenwares and electronics.
Since the 1990s, wet markets in large cities have been predominantly moved into modern indoor facilities. Wildlife is not commonly sold in wet markets in China, but poorly-regulated wet markets have been linked to the spread of zoonotic diseases, including the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak, 2013 avian influenza outbreak, and the COVID-19 pandemic ...
In Hong Kong, wet markets are most frequented by older residents, those with lower incomes, and domestic helpers who serve approximately 10 percent of Hong Kong's residents. [6] Most neighbourhoods contain at least one wet market. [7] Wet markets have become destinations for tourists to "see the real Hong Kong". [8]
A typical public market, in Danao, Cebu, locally known as a "palengke" in the Philippines. A palengke (Chavacano: palenque) is a permanent wet market in the Philippines (differentiated from periodic wet markets called talipapa). [1] [2] [3] [4]
Nevertheless, there is also a related traditional market called pasar malam (lit. 'night market'). The difference between pasar pagi and pasar malam is in its operating hours. Pasar pagi opens early in the morning from dawn to noon every day, approximately from 04:00 to 12:00.
A daily wet market known as Bazaar Baru Chow Kit is the largest wet market in Kuala Lumpur, and a tourist attraction. [6] A wide variety of fish and seafood products are available for customers. [ 7 ]
The wet market was built at a cost of $240,000, and was opened by then assemblyman for Queenstown Lee Siew Choh. [1] The wet market was visited by Queen Elizabeth II in 1972. [3] The market was closed in 2005 due to poor business caused by the demolition of nearby HDB blocks. [2] The hawkers of the market were relocated to other nearby wet ...
Whampoa Makan Place. Whampoa Makan Place is a hawker centre and wet market on blocks 90, 91 and 92 along Whampoa Drive in Whampoa, Singapore.The centre is divided into two sections, with one being the hawker centre, and the other being the wet market.