Shopping Samut Sakhon
Bencharong
This craft is a form of exquisitely patterned pottery, which was used at the tables of the aristocracy. Its name means "five colours" - usually red, black, blue, yellow, green - and only these five may be used to decorate it, although sometimes gold is added. The glaze is applied by hand, and the patterns are small and intricate. Very few artists, like those at Krathum Baen, follow the craft today, so examples of Bencharong are rare and much sought after.
Fruit
The people of Amphoe Krathum Baen and Ban Phaeo earn their living by growing fruit trees, vegetables, and orchids. Tasty fruit produced in Samut Songkhram include coconuts with aromatic juice, sweet pomelos, grapes, and guavas.
Souvenir Shop
Nong Tong Bencharong Setthakit Road, Amphoe Krathum Baen
Nu Lek Bencharong 34 Mu 1 Tambon Don Kai Di, Amphoe Krathum Baen, Tel: 0-3484-3371
Daeng Bencharong 31 Mu 1Tambon Don Kai Di, Amphoe Krathum Baen, Tel: 0-3447-3471
Seafood
Includes fresh and dry fish, shrimp, shells and squid.
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