Buying crabs in Kep makes for some great photography opportunities. A visit to the Kep Crab Market, from start to finish.
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- Crab fishing in Kep seems to be a predominantly female occupation.
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- Picking out the perfect crab (this one was not it).
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- A peek inside the crab basket.
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- Part of the fun is bargaining the price of a kilo of crabs.
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- Walking down the pier at sunset with a basket full of crabs.
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- After buying live crabs, you can pay to have them boiled at the Crab Market.
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- A dozen women have fires burning and pots set up at the Crab Market to cook your just-bought crabs for 3,000 riel a kilo.
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- Giving instructions for the preparations of the perfect Kep crabs.
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- After the crabs were boiled they were drained and put into a Styrofoam takeaway container.
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- Just out of the pot, a steaming basket of crabs in Kep.
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- The results. Dining table aerial of a kilo of crabs, rice and a couple of Cambodia beers.
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- The hard work all paid off with a delicious crab lunch topped off with fresh chili sauce.
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