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Hanging tray with stacked bowls of prepared foods sold by street vendor in Hanoi

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Creator
Margery H. Freeman
Date created
May 1997
Location
Hanoi, Vietnam
License
This photograph copyright ©1997. Terms of use

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  • Contemporary life in Vietnam: Photographs and text describe contemporary life in Vietnam and the impact of economic and social reforms since the 1980s. (Page 8)

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Hanging tray with stacked bowls of prepared foods sold by street vendor in Hanoi

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Bowls of prepared foods being sold by a street vendor are stacked high on a round tray. The tray is suspended by ropes carried on a shoulder pole by the Hanoi food merchant. Customers request and pay for a selected set of side dishes, which they eat with rice.

Cooking and selling prepared foods is a common small business for less wealthy urban families. “Street food” is generally freshly made, inexpensive, and readily available throughout urban areas of Southeast Asia.