What to Expect in Ba Le Market (Hoi An)?

Ba Le Market is one of the largest local markets in Hoi An, serving residents from Cam Chau and Cam Thanh areas. It comprises a building filled with shops of cloth, shoe, spice, bag, household items,… and open areas for meat, vegetable and other fresh products. At night, along Le Thanh Tong Street (front of the market hall), there are a dozen of stalls selling street foods like grilled pork skewers with rice paper, duck porridge, noodle dishes, traditional cakes, fruits, juices,… (closed around 9:30 pm).

Today, Ba Le Market is one of popular places to visit within local cooking classes in Hoi An, especially tours with basket boat ride in coconut forest or bicycle ride through rice fields.

At Ba Le Market, it’s possible to see:

Vegetables: rau cai cay (mustard leaf), cai ngot (choi sum spinach), xa lac (lettuce), rau khoai lang (sweet potato leaf), rau muong (water spinach or morning glory), gia do (bean sprouts), bap cai (cabbage), rau den (amaranth), cai thia (bok choy or spoon cabbage), rau ngot (star gooseberry leaves), sup lo (cauliflower), rau mong toi (wine spinach), cai thao (napa cabbage), rau cai cuc (green daisy),  (pennyworth), hoa bi do (pumpkin flower), hoa thien ly (tonkin jasmine, seasonal), rau cai non (baby mustards)…

Herbs: rau hung que (basil leaf), rau bac ha (mint), la hung chanh (lemon basil), diep ca (hear leaf or fish leaf), hanh la (spring onion), la he (shallot leaf), rau dang (knotgrass), mui tau or ngo gai (cilantro), la tia to (perilla), rau ram (peppermint), rau ngo (rice paddy herb), rau ngo (corriander), rau kinh gioi (vietnamese balm)…

Fruits: qua du du (papaya), qua chom chom (rambutan), qua tao (apple), qua chuoi (banana), qua xoai (mango), qua mang cut (mango steen), qua nhan (longan), qua thanh long (dragon fruit), qua cam (orange), qua quyt (small orange), qua buoi (pomelo or grape fruit), qua na (custard apple), qua man (water apple), dua hau (water melon), qua me (tamarind), qua sau rieng (durian), qua chanh (lemon), qua quat (kumquat), qua mit (jackfruit), qua chanh day (passion fruit), qua nho (grape), qua vai (lychee, seasonal), qua hong xiem (sapodilla), trai lon bon (langsat, seasonal), trai vu sua (milk apple, seasonal), qua mang cau (soursop), qua hong (Japanese persimmon, seasonal), qua dau tay (strawberry, seasonal), qua luu (pomegrande), qua oi (guava), qua dua (coconut), qua bap (sweet corn), qua va (Vietnamese fig), qua bau (gourd), qua bi dao (winer melon), qua muop dang (bitter melon), qua muop (Vietnamese loofah), qua ca chua (tomato), qua thom (pineapple), qua gac (native to Vietnam), qua bi do (pumpkin), cu den (beetroot), khoai tay (potato), khoai lang (sweet potato), cu cai (daikon), ca rot (carrot), dau bap (lady finger), qua ca tim (aubergin), qua dua leo (cucumber), qua ca bat (egg plant), su hao (German turnip), cu hanh tay (white onion), cu hanh tim (purple onion), qua ca phao (minin egg plant), dau dua (long bean), ot chuong (bell pepper), beans, seeds, mushrooms, khoai so (tarro), qua su su (chayote)…

Spices: cu toi (garlic), cu hanh tim (purple shallot), cu gung (ginger), cay xa (lemongrass), cu nghe (turmeric), cu gieng (shell ginger), ot xanh (green chilli), que (cinamon), hoi (star anise),…

Other local eatable products: qua cau (areca palm), la trau (betel leaf), la lot leaf,…