Moran Market
Do you lot know the ‘Girl who has everything?’ Take her to Moran marketplace together with she volition live certain to abide by something new!
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Seongnam Moran marketplace is the largest traditional marketplace inwards South Korea. It is located at the Moran jitney lastly together with runs on the traditional Korean marketplace schedule. This way the marketplace is opened upwardly on days ending inwards iv together with 9. Over 1200 merchants, from all over Korea, sell a large diversity of products at a 20-30% discount.
The marketplace is virtually ordinarily known for the selling of Canis familiaris meat. Here, farmers from throughout the province select farm-raised dogs that select been bred for meat. Nureongi is the cite of the top dog breed that is sold here. Hundreds of dogs are placed inwards cages. Just exterior of the cages, butchered Canis familiaris meat tin live purchased yesteryear the pound. Whole dogs tin equally good live purchased together with butchered on site inwards dorsum rooms. The selling of Canis familiaris meat is illegal inwards Seoul but non strictly enforced. Many foreigners abide by the selling together with eating of Canis familiaris tragic. The aisle tin easily live avoided. It tin live establish yesteryear taking your get-go right, into the marketplace when coming from Moran metro station Exit 5.
Beyond dogs, many farm raised together with domestic animals are sold here. Chickens, ducks, geese, rabbits, together with goats gain total little cages. Boxes of babe chicks are equally good for sale. As you lot walk your way downwards the aisle, men purchasing boxes of chickens weave their way approximately you lot with dollies stacked iii boxes high.
Just across the way from the farm animate beingness department is the domestic pet section. Many dissimilar breeds of puppies tin live purchased hither good nether pet shop prices. Kittens, rabbits, fish together with birds are equally good sold. Occasionally, it is fifty-fifty possible to abide by reptiles such equally iguanas at the market.
If you lot are interested inwards eastern medicine, herbs together with grains, Moran Market has an elaborate section. Medical Herbs are rattling of import to Korean culture. At Moran marketplace both traditional Korean herbs together with imported medical herbs are sold. Peongtigimen, a Korean grain, is cooked correct at the marketplace inwards large dark containers that fry it. It is rattling similar to the procedure of making popcorn. Nuts, seeds, roots together with grains are equally good sold.
‘Designer’ clothing, purses, sportswear together with sunglasses are sold at the marketplace equally well. There are equally good little sections with electronics, kitchen wear, ‘As seen on TV’ trade together with other unique items. Often, in that location are a few merchants selling traditional Korean souvenirs, imported gifts from other places inwards Asia, statues, pottery together with carvings. 
Head over to the fish marketplace to abide by a large diversity of seafood. Moran specializes inwards some unique seafood that you lot volition non abide by inwards other fish markets inwards Korea. Turtles, perfect for soup, swim inwards bins. Slithering snails gain total boxes. Both living together with fish on H2O ice are sold here. If you lot prefer to buy "live" fish many of the merchants volition laid upwardly them for you lot on the spot.
Produce together with fruit, coming straight from farms, are displayed at Moran. The fruit is at wholesale prices together with rattling fresh. Beyond fruit together with vegetables Moran marketplace equally good sells unique foods, drinks together with snacks!
Houseplants, trees, bushes, vegetables together with fruit trees are sold inwards the industrial plant life section. All are sold at groovy prices, much lower than stores. Once you lot select selected your plants, merchants volition fifty-fifty pot them for you lot if you’d similar this service.
On the reverse side of the animate beingness market, is the nutrient market. Here you lot tin abide by a diversity of traditional Korean meals to eat. If you lot require a intermission from walking the market, these stalls are a groovy house to relax together with part nutrient or drinkable alongside friends.
Open: Days ending inwards iv & 9: 4th, 9th, 14th. 19th,24th together with 29th of each month.
Hours: 7:00 am – 7:00 pm
Subway: Line issue 8 Moran Exit issue 5. Walk straight to the Seognam Bus Terminal.