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Fresh Food Market Cha-am near Hua Hin, Thailand. Highlights Je Jim Porridge & Thai Sweets Stall

Fresh Food Market Cha-am in Hua Hin, Thailand

Wherever I go, I love to visit the local fresh food market - they are always full of colours, nice things to eat and a good place to mingle with local people. When we asked locals in Hua Hin to recommend us a "wet" market, they pointed us to Fresh Food Market Cha-am.

Fresh Food Market Cha-am in Hua Hin, Thailand

We reached Cha-am fresh food market at about 6:30am after a 15 minutes drive from Devasom Hua Hin Resort where we spent the night. It was a bright and cool morning.

Fresh Food Market Cha-am in Hua Hin, Thailand

So many fresh, colourful fruits from plantations and small holdings around the area.

Fresh Food Market Cha-am in Hua Hin, Thailand

Durian stall.

Fresh Food Market Cha-am in Hua Hin, Thailand

Fresh pork stall.

Fresh Food Market Cha-am in Hua Hin, Thailand

The seafood section. Hua Hin is on the western shoreline of the Gulf of Thailand. Cha-am fresh food market is just 5 minutes drive from the beach.



Most of the seafood come from small fishing boats like this which bring in their night's catch from the Gulf of Thailand.

Fresh Food Market Cha-am in Hua Hin, Thailand

The fish's eyes were bright and their bodies still stiff with rigor mortis. Everything was fresh and there was no stench of anything stale anywhere in the entire market. The well kept market though wet here and there, was overall clean and pleasant.

Fresh Food Market Cha-am in Hua Hin, Thailand

Some of the squid were 2 feet long.

Fresh Food Market Cha-am in Hua Hin, Thailand

We next turned our attention to the hawker food stalls at the fresh food market.

Fresh Food Market Cha-am in Hua Hin, Thailand

This stall sells many traditional Thai sweet desserts (khanom wan Thai). We bought 2 of each type and brought it back to the resort to eat.

Fresh Food Market Cha-am in Hua Hin, ThailandFresh Food Market Cha-am in Hua Hin, Thailand

We were amazed by the deliciousness of the sweets which were made mainly with fresh coconut milk, glutinous rice, mango etc. I am still thinking about the wonderful sweets now.

Fresh Food Market Cha-am in Hua Hin, Thailand

Buddy Chan loves this glutinous rice with fried pork.

Fresh Food Market Cha-am in Hua Hin, Thailand

This stall is very similar to tau huey and you char kueh (fried fritters and soya bean milk) of Singapore/ Malaysia.

Fresh Food Market Cha-am in Hua Hin, Thailand
Fresh Food Market Cha-am in Hua Hin, Thailand

Herring type fish stewed in savoury salty sauce. The fish meat was quite stiff and the taste was mostly savoury salty. I guess the balancing sweetness will come from rice or porridge.

Fresh Food Market Cha-am in Hua Hin, Thailand
Fresh Food Market Cha-am in Hua Hin, Thailand

Freshly made traditional Thai sweet coconut and rice cake (khanom khrok).

Fresh Food Market Cha-am in Hua Hin, Thailand
Fresh Food Market Cha-am in Hua Hin, Thailand

There was a Thai kway chap stall.

Fresh Food Market Cha-am in Hua Hin, Thailand

There will always be at least one TFC - Thai fried chicken stall 😋

Fresh Food Market Cha-am in Hua Hin, Thailand

There will always be at least one stewed pork knuckle stall.

Fresh Food Market Cha-am in Hua Hin, Thailand

This was like deep fried otak otak (spicy fish paste).

Fresh Food Market Cha-am in Hua Hin, Thailand

Je Jim's porridge stall, here since 1982 (that's 37 years ago).

Fresh Food Market Cha-am in Hua Hin, Thailand

Je Jim with giant pork balls.

Fresh Food Market Cha-am in Hua Hin, Thailand

A small portion of what we ate this morning. A very small portion of it.



The porridge was savoury sweet and amazingly delicious.

Fresh Food Market Cha-am in Hua Hin, Thailand

My tastiest Teochew fish porridge ever (with compliments of Je Jim as she wanted us to try it). Thai hawkers are so warm and friendly.

Fresh Food Market Cha-am in Hua Hin, Thailand

Forbidden pork blood curd because we are Singaporeans on travel 😂

Fresh Food Market Cha-am in Hua Hin, Thailand

When you are at Cha-am Fresh Market, Je Jim's porridge stall is a Must Try.

Fresh Food Market Cha-am in Hua Hin, Thailand

Recommended for you 👍 We enjoyed ourselves a lot at Cha-am Fresh Market. Lots to see, smell, touch, hear and taste. The food we tried were delightful as the ingredients were very fresh. And, needless to say, Thai food is oh so very delicious. The well maintained market was clean and pleasant. It's a memorable experience you Must Try when you are in Hua Hin. (The red hue in the background was the rising sun.)


I do not know the names of many of the Thai food I saw today. If you know, please help me by leaving a comment. Appreciate much.

Fresh Food Market Cha-am in Hua Hin, Thailand

Food Market, Cha-am, Cha-am District, Phetchaburi, Thailand

GPS12°47'44.8"N 99°58'01.6"E 🌐 12.795782, 99.967110
Hours: Best before 9am for fresh food.



Date visited: 26 Apr 2019


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