Bazaar Chowrasta, Wet Market

[Jenny]

Bazaar Chowrasta, Wet Market

Bazaar Chowrasta is the famous "wet market" at Penang Road. At a "wet market" you can buy groceries, fish, meat, fruit and vegetables. Mostly wet markets are morning markets. They are keeping the fish wet with water, so the floor is wet.
The original Chowrasta Market was built in 1890 by the George Town municipality. The front portion facing Penang Road was rebuilt in 1920 and has remained virtually unchanged until 1981 when a new market was built in its place. In Urdu, Chowrasta means "four cross roads". In the early days, more than three-quarters of the stall holders were Indian Muslims from south India.

Bazaar Chowrasta는 재래시장으로 1890년에 조지타운 페낭로드에 지어졌다.  이 시장은 남인도에서 온 인도 무슬림들이 주로 장사하는 곳으로 식료품, 생선, 고기, 과일 야채등 무엇이든 신선한 것을 팔고 있다. 1920년에 페낭로드에 면한 앞쪽을 재 건축하여 1981년까지 오다가 새로 지어졌다.