Last Saturday I went down to the Market in Fahaheel. I was there working on a project with one of my professors and a fellow student who's father had agreed to show us his fishing business down there. However, we got more than we bargained for because after that he took us for a tour of the local market. I just want to stress what an amazing opportunity this was...We were allowed to take pictures inside the market (which is definitely not normally allowed and he had to deal with the security personnel several times). Therefore, the pictures are generally just of the various foods and no real wide-shots of the whole market. As mentioned in previous posts, you are not really supposed to take photos of people (especially not women and children). Thus, this was a great opportunity for me to show you what a market looks like and give you an idea of the wide array of foods available. Also, this is a market and not a grocery store (which Kuwait has plenty of and you can find brands from all over the world including all the American products from home - just like at the Safeway/Giant/Food Lion down the street).
The fish comes straight off the boat to an auction floor. There the fish is bid on by the various businesses. From there they go to the stalls of the highest bidder. Here is a picture of one of the stalls. Please keep in mind that the building is huge and that there are rows upon rows of these stalls.
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