Comments on: BEST PLACE for FOOD shopping – The Beautiful town of Ooty 🇮🇳

By: Michael Ellard

Michael Ellard — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Love seeing these markets .A wonderful way of life and a great experience to have. I do enjoy visiting similar in Europe which are not as varied. Very friendly people. The smell must be fantastic. I would shop everyday if I had vegetables and seasoning as fresh. .

By: Steve Owens

Steve Owens — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

In reply to Pradeep Rajkumar. Indeed.. :o)

By: Steve Owens

Steve Owens — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

In reply to Aphex. Indeed but they don't have any Health standard issues, the food is bought to the market and sold daily. These are not the markets in the news, nor are 99.9% of wet markets. Thanks :

By: Aphex

Aphex — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Wet markets are super fun and interesting, it’s a shame that their lax health and safety standards have given them such a bad reputation in the west.

By: Steve Owens

Steve Owens — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

In reply to June Cosgrove. Thank you! June

By: June Cosgrove

June Cosgrove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Yes, I can hear the excitement in your voice and your smiling shows your appreciation of colorful cultures. Markets are exciting destinations in vacation plans.My husband loved them and he enjoyed shopping. Thanks for this Steve.

By: Steve Owens

Steve Owens — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

In reply to periya vela. Thank you

By: periya vela

periya vela — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Beautiful vlog…ooty..i remember when i went 13years back with best friends

By: Steve Owens

Steve Owens — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

In reply to Infanta Priyanka. So nice of you to say.. Thanks

By: Infanta Priyanka

Infanta Priyanka — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

It's my home town i feel soo happy tht u have vlogged about it

By: Chris Hereford

Chris Hereford — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

In reply to Z W. I grew up in Ooty, and I can absolutely relate to that!

By: Steve Owens

Steve Owens — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

In reply to Z W. Indeed and It's great to hear people talk with open and thinking minds, You'll see other comments saying things such as "Filthy and dirty places" how the narrow minded are so easily herded into repeating "fox news etc." narrative without developing their own ability to think.

By: Z W

Z W — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

In reply to Z W. @Steve Owens Quickly, after butchering, meats and even fish develop a pellicle. You see it on your own skin when you get a scrape. It is hard and flies and pests cannot penetrate it. That is why the meat can sit out like that, Everyone is into dry aging. Well dry aging takes advantage of pellicle formation to allow the meat to be sealed. Best was the variety and freshness of the produce, gorgeous! Thanks so much for sharing and keep doing it! Everyone to their own taste, said the old lady as she kissed the cow!

By: Steve Owens

Steve Owens — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

In reply to Z W. Lol.. indeed, I had my own self sufficient hobby farm for some years, so I have done a lot of butcher work Z Worm. I appreciate what you say..

By: Z W

Z W — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

That was a beautiful clean market. I wish there was one like that nearby us. Lexington Market in Baltimore is the closest. Of course, there are plenty of the smaller and much touted local markets that people rush to buy from them and know nothing about the history of what they are buying. None are half as nice as the Ooty market. If only people knew a little about their food history. A couple of generations ago we all went to real fresh markets like that one.

By: Steve Owens

Steve Owens — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

In reply to Michael Ellard. I totally agree! Michael. :o)

By: Steve Owens

Steve Owens — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

This was filmed in the Hill Station Town of Ooty India, before we came to Turkey and before the current issues.
When I used to film in Wet markets in Mexico, Italy, Vietnam and China the response was positive. Lately the words “Wet Market” are spat out with disgust by news presenters around the world. It’s a shame because wet markets are just, wet goods markets or perishables as apposed to dry goods, such a clothing, electronics and the likes.
Although the market in China blamed for this out break was an unpleasant “Wildlife Market” because it was within a Wet Market, all Wet Markets are being tarred with the same views. I have been to China many times and there are many millions of Wet Markets, it is as rare as Hens Teeth to find one that sells wildlife as food. I totally agree these wild life traders need shutting down but to be angry towards Wet Markets is foolish at best. It should be noted, that the USA company WALMART operate many indoor Wet Markets in China and like most they are no different from other open markets around the world.

By: Steve Owens

Steve Owens — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

In reply to petri784. Hope that wasn't too misleading Petri.. See you next time :o)

By: petri784

petri784 — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

In reply to petri784. Steve Owens, it wasn’t. I just saw something with red print and assumed it said live. The more I watched the video I was like, “Wait a minute, they were in Turkey, how did they get back to India.” I eventually worked it out.

By: Chris Hereford

Chris Hereford — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

In reply to petri784. Hi Petri, Now I know where I can find you without any trouble. Hee hee! Have a great day!

By: petri784

petri784 — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I’m not sure why but I thought this was live video from you guys. None the less, I still enjoyed the video. As always, that’s for sharing and see you and Michelle in the next video! Have a great day/night.

By: Steve Owens

Steve Owens — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

In reply to Tom Shem. Indeed Tom but historically your farmers Markets in the West are and were a "wet goods markets" The problem is not and never was these markets, it's the deplorable Media, with their endless need to propagate fear.

By: Steve Owens

Steve Owens — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

In reply to Tom Shem. Oh and thanks buddy ;o)

By: Tom Shem

Tom Shem — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Hi Steve, another great job… My thoughts regarding the “negative’ connotation that the “west” puts on the term ‘wet market’ is mostly disgusting and racist… yet if you were to call it a ‘farmer’s market’ you’d have a whole different set of positive attitudes layered in… I daresay the veg, fruits, etc you find in the market there hasn’t half the pesticides, antibiotics, and preservatives which are contaminating the same in a mega-mart in the west… I love the markets over there (Singapore, Asia, India, etc), far more variety for much cheaper… It won’t last a month in the frig, but then again, it’s not supposed to..

By: Steve Owens

Steve Owens — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

In reply to ngatiramona. Thanks for watching! Mona, you do have very good tap water in NZ though I think ? XO

By: ngatiramona

ngatiramona — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Loved the water dispenser idea, wish we had that in New Zealand. Beautiful friendly people, and very interesting and a fun look at Ooty wet market Educational and full of heart. Keep safe, lotsa love to you and our darling Michelle.

By: Steve Owens

Steve Owens — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

In reply to Steve Owens.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet_market

By: Becky Johnstone

Becky Johnstone — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

In reply to Steve Owens. Thank you for taking the time to educate us. We've been told the wet market in China sold wild game. Apparently some thought all wet market sold wild game or that is all they sold. I've enjoyed shopping the wet markets in Japan. So much more enjoyable than Walmart in the US. They are more like the farmer's markets in the US where you buy more locally produced food from the family that produced it. Keep educating us.

By: Chris Hereford

Chris Hereford — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

In reply to Steve Owens.

Steve, ‘Art’, is something to consider, while this lockdown lasts.
https://youtu.be/GBySg6z3cts
Here’s one of my favourites.

By: Pranesh Belli

Pranesh Belli — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

In reply to Steve Owens. Hi Steve, thanks for making a video of my hometown. The plants and trees you where were talking about was brought by British to the Nilgiris's. Hope u visited tribal villages too.