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| Photo taken by Amanda Lau 4 Joy: The uncle selling fish at Blk 89 MacPherson Market specially picked up a big fish from his storage for Amanda to take this awesome picture. |
Should wet markets go or stay? Wet markets have been around before many of us were born. Just Tekka Market alone was built in 1915! The first concrete wet market was built in 1894 and it is Telok Ayer Market. However, this was not the first wet market. Surprise! Surprise! The truly first wet market in Singapore was ordered to be built by Sir Stamford Raffles himself in 1825 but torn down shortly as it was inadequate.
We, as kids, find the wet markets stinky and filthy. Some of us have even witnessed live fishes taking a leap from the tray on to the wet floor. One of us has even slipped and fallen on the slippery floor. Nonetheless, our parents still go to the wet markets week after week. Why?
We found out that wet markets sell fresher produce than supermarkets. Also, we get to buy live animals like fish and prawns from wet markets and get to see them killed and cleaned. That helps us ensure that the food is really fresh and safe to eat. Wet markets also have fresher and more unique fruits and vegetables like figs.
On top of that, if we are familiar with the stall vendors, we get freebies and discounts. At wet markets, the stall vendors will not count to the last decimal point the weight of our purchase. We often enjoy a bit more of what we want. Also, we get special advices from the vendors if the food is fresh for a certain way of cooking. You never get such treatments at supermarkets!
So do you think wet markets should stay or go?
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| Photo taken by Amanda Lau 4 Joy: Uncle selling vegetables at Macpherson Market Blk 89. |
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| Photo taken by Amanda Lau 4 Joy: A happy fishmonger at the market. Amanda interviewed her and found out about her work. |
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| Photo taken by Amanda Lau 4 Joy: Uncle selling eggs happy that Amanda is patronising the stall. |
57 comments:
I want wet market to stay.I and my mother can make friend with the anutie and uncle.If we are friends,
the anutie and uncle will give us discount and sometimes free.That is one more reason i want to tell is, i can buy heathy vegetables and fuirts,and it is cheap than the supermarkets.
I think the wet market would stay caused it sell fresh food,my parents or my mate would liked to go wet market again and I have my friend at wet market who selled beefs. I think supermarket could go since not alot of peoples went there to buy foods or sweets.The food from wet market is fresher than supermarket. I was shocked that wet markets built in 1894. I felt exited.
Missy said,,..
Wet market should stay because you have more choicest there.Eg You can buy:fish prawn and more other things. They have more fresher seafood then you buy in fairpice.Wet market are more fun.We can see how they kill the fish.
Wet markets should stay.
If there no wet markets, there will be no fresh vegetable, fish, mushroom and even chicken. And it is so much cheaper then the supermarkets. I should buy more at wet market. WET MARKET MUST STAY!
I think wet markets should stay!
If wet markets are gone,we cannot buy such fresh varieties of food.And we cannot get any more freebies.In fact,we should have more of them!:)
Wet markets should definitely stay! The ambience at a wet market is very unique; the sights, sounds and smells always fascinate me. Like Athena and Ngoc, i enjoy the going to wet markets because of the personal shopping experience it provides. The friendly people there are always ready to offer advice on how to cook certain vegetables or how to choose fresh fish.
PS: Your pictures are lovely, Amanda! Well done, 4Joy.
Wet markets should stay as one of the websites say that Singapore is known for it's wet markets! Wet markets should also be managed by vendors and rent the place instead of letting Sheng Shong run the whole wet market. The food that they have is also more fresher.
Wet markets MUST stay!!!! i usually prefer going to the wet market their foods are fresh they also sometime give freebies.They are really kind!!!!
Izzan :
Wet Market should stay because we could get free discount with out membership application and some application needs money . i prefer to go to the wet market then the supermarket because we can have fresh food / fruits and some markets have food courts so we can have breakfast and lunch there !!! :)
Wet markets should stay.We can get fresher produce there than in the supermarket
Wet markets must stay.The wet market has a lot of cheap things and if you are their regular customer, they will chop up the meat for you or they will give you extra ingredients to use.
Wet markets should stay! If we demolish ALL the wet markets, the future generations cannot get to see what a wet market is and expirience what is it like in a wet market.It's an inmportant part of history too. :)
Wet markets should and must stay. The wet market's food is always fresher than the ones in the supermarket, and plus, wet markets are a part of Singapore's history. So therefore I think wet markets should stay.
I think wet markets should stay because we can buy thhings that the supermarket never sell . However , I hate wet market because i really cannot stand the smell.
i think wet markets should stay because it is more convenient to go there and you might get discounts
Wet markets should stay as they produce fresher foods than the supermarket and regular customers will get a freebie or two.
Wet markets should stay as many people prefer it to supermarket as it is fresher...
I think wet markets should stay as regular customers get freebies and discounts from the stall vendors if they purchase anything and the things sold there are fresher than supermarkets.
Wet Markets should stay because we can get fresher produce in the market and if we are fimilar with the stall vendors,we get freebies and discounts. We will also special advice frojm the stall vendors if the food is fresh for a certain way of cooking.
Wet markets should stay!they have fresher food than supermarkets and throw a freebies ,they are also part of singapore history
We should keep the wet markets as you see people makes a living there, their enviroment of working has been the same for decades. We also have air-conditions markets too so i dont think that it is a need for us to take them away .
By the way if we change them then we will waste money for the electricity and alsothe fish smell will stay in the place and it will not be as susseccful as the people that supported thought.
The Wet market should stay. Over the years,as more and more supermarkets are being built,people are forgetting what was and still is known as history.Wet markets are part of history that we should not break down.Although I do not like to go to the wet market ,the uncles and aunties earning a living will not be able to support or give your children fundation.For them ,I want the wet market to stay
Wet markets should stay because you can get fresher food than in Supermarkets.Eventhough i don't like going there, i still think it should stay because it is part of Singapore history.
The wet markets should stay as we can get fresher food from there then compared to the supermakets.
I think they should stay.Because there are discu=ounts in the wet market can bargain for prices and it is an integral part of Singapore
IT sould stay as supermarketare traditions and it holds many stallholders. If it is demolish, the stallholders will not have jobs to do.
Wet markets should stay as the people in the wet markert are friendier
i think we should let them stay to surport them and encourage them to not give up. i love the wet market because the food is fresh.Even if, the wet market smells they must not give up.I will never forget the wet market when i get older.selling food and stuff,is the only way to stay alive because at old age they can't get any job after 50 years old.
Wow! All these are very insightful comments. I have learnt so much from this discussion. I am also pleased that while some of you do not like certain aspects of wet markets like the smell, you still propose that they should stay as you understand the importance of preserving our history and our culture. :)
Wet markets should stay.
If there no wet markets, there will be no fresh vegetable, fish, mushroom and even chicken. And it is so much cheaper then the supermarkets. I should buy more at wet market. WET MARKET MUST STAY!
The difference between supermarket and a wet market is in the supermarket, we need to go the cashier but it is not like that in the wet market. But the wet market's floor is dirty and slippery but it isn't in the supermarket.
Wet markets should stay! If we don't have wet markets, it is very hard to communicate. Imagin that a person from a super market, scoding you because you are very noisy. And once again , wet markets should stay!
I think it should stay.People in the wet market are friendly:]
I think wet markets should stay.Te food there are fresh.
wet markets should stay as they give freebies
Wet markets must stay . The auntie and uncle there are nice and friendly!Sometimes they even give freebies.Don't forget to leave a comment now!!!
I think wet markets should stay.Nowadays many people are attracted to supermarket than wet market as Super markets are fancy ,attractive with AC and escalators which attracts kids and adults.Many rich people will prefer to buy in supermarket as it is neat and convenient to buy. However, from my opinion wet markets are still the best as we could get fresh vegetables, fruits and also live fresh fish, chicken and prawns.This ensures the quality of the product we buy.Moreover they are cheap and discounted. Hey.... always old is the best..........get one and forgo another.....get fresh product at the cost of the compromise on the environment where it is sold.
I think that wet markets should stay. They are the Singapore heritage. It is one of the things that remind us of Singapore was like inthe pass.
I think that the wet market should definitely stay. The wet market is one of the places that we could get most of our fresh food from even though the place is stinky,dirty and wet.
The food sold there are cheaper and discounted than the ones sold in the supermarket.
I think the wet market should stay as in the wet market there are free goodies to get rather than the supermarket not only that, but the food is fresher than the supermarket so therefore, i would want the wet market to stay.
I think the wet market should definitely stay because my father always buy fishes from there.All the fishes sold there are also fresh and the fishermen always sell the fishes once they catch it.I want the wet market to stay.
Wet market should definitely stay.Although the wet market is stinky and filthy and slippery than the supermarket,the fishes sold at the wet market are much more fresher than the ones sold in the supermarket.In the wet market,we also get to buy alive fish and prawns we can also get to see them killed and cleaned.In wet market,we also get to buy fresher and more unique fruits and vegetables.The stall vendors also sell eggs.The food sold at the wet market are all cheap as well as discounted.We can also get special advices from the vendors if the food is fresh for a certain way of cooking.There are so many things we can learn from wet markets too.Wet market also provide many things which we can't get from the supermarket.
I prefer wet market even though it is wet and smelly. You get fresh vege and fish.
Very interesting way to expand pupils', thoughts on the article ! I still prefer wet markets due to the freshness of the food items :)
Although i don't like the wet market,i think that it should be kept. The wet market is Singapore's integral part of the country's history.
i think it should stay .As we can ask for discount and they r much more friendlier than the ones in the supermarket
I like wet market because everyone there are friendly and kind.I think wet market should be kept
I think that the market should stay.It is because the elderly people used to be buying food and other from the wet market.If the government destory it,the elderly people cannot buy anything at the wet market and will not used to supermarket and those who selling things in the wet market will lost their jobs and no one will hire them and they will get more poor.
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wet markets should be kept as a memory for singaporens.. and we can also bargin for lesser prices but in the supermarket they are fixed price .
I think it should be kept.It is an important part of the country's history.And people in the wet market will give some freeebie things when we buy vegietables,meats than other markets shop(coldstorage).
I think that the wet market should still be here even though no onwe likes it it is an important part of singapore.
Wet markets should stay! I believe some fishes are fresh and we can bargain for a lesser amount.
I think wet market should stay because we can ask for discount when we buy things.
I agree and does not agree because
Agree is because the wet market sell those uncooked food or either fresh vegetable or fish is very cheap and it can help my/our parents to save at least a few cents even it is only a few cent but even 1 cent is also money and meaningful to us.And the workers at the wet market can also earn some money at there.
Disagree because there is some flies and it made the food dirty.Sometimes the wet market food verses supermarket food the food in the supermarket is freshes and has OFFER sometimes.But using the price to compare I prefer wet market price
Although wet market are smelly and old but without it i will have no more very fresh fish and veggies to eat!Wet market has Kampong egg which is so much better than the normal egg and even cheaper,wet market must be kept and we also must think of the living of the aunties and uncle.
GO WET MARKET!!!!!!!!!
I think wet markets should stay as they are like the treasures of Singapore in the past and the younger generation children would get to feel,understand and learn how it feels to be in a wet market.
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