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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.
A meat market is, traditionally, a marketplace where meat is sold, often by a butcher. It is a specialized wet market . The term is sometimes used to refer to a meat retail store or butcher's shop, in particular in North America.
In China, wet markets are traditional markets that sell fresh meat, produce, and other perishable goods. They are the most prevalent food outlet in urban regions of China but have faced increasing competition from supermarkets. Since the 1990s, wet markets in large cities have been predominantly moved into modern indoor facilities.
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]
A fish market is a marketplace for selling fish and fish products. ... Retail fish markets, a type of wet market, often sell street food as well.
In Indonesia, practically all traditional markets are pasar pagi, open from early in the dawn to mid-day. Often the stalls are temporarily overflowing occupying nearby streets around the marketplace — which normally open for traffic in other hours of the day.
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A fish market is a marketplace for selling fish and fish products. It can be dedicated to wholesale trade between fishermen and fish merchants, or to the sale of seafood to individual consumers, or to both. Retail fish markets, a type of wet market, often sell street food as well.