Kamphaeng Phet is a "banana capital". Its local speciality are "egg bananas" (kluai khai in Thai), where the Bananas used  are only about 10 centimetres (4 inches) long, almost oval shaped (hence the name), This species of Banana is  much more aromatic then the run-of-the-mill long, bent banana's varieties sold in most non-tropical countries.

Kamphaneng Phet Province exports Bananas worth 200 million Bahts annually. Along Highway AH1 South of the town is the “Talat Kluai khai”, the banana market where dozens of stalls sell various kinds of bananas and other local products. Every year in September the Kluai Khai Festival is held, originally to celebrate the banana harvest, now a fair with performances and entertainment.

While i this vicinity, most visitors would also drop by both the Klong Lan National Park and the Mae Wong National Park. Mae Wong is specially beautiful when it is covered in fog during the winter. other shoppers go to the Nahkon Chum Retro Market. Here join the locals to buy handcrafted products in the midst of an atmosphere of merchants dressed in Thai traditional cloths.  While so much talked about the most famous Bananas  in Kamphaeng Phet, other facts worth mentioning is the Chakungrao Grass Jelly

#1 Picture Talat Kluai Khai hamlet #

Years ago these were the road side stall that offered 2 major products - sweeping brooms made out of plants and Deep fried Bananas Chips

#2 Picture Talat Kluai Khai hamlet #

The thatched stalls - all selling identical products

#3 Picture Talat Kluai Khai hamlet #

Here are the display - deep fried bananas chip is all types of profiles and sizes

#4 Picture Talat Kluai Khai hamlet #

Also in different shapes.

#5 Picture Sugar cane plantation #

In the midst of a sugar cane bush - nothing mentioned in today's publicity. Those day sugar refineries was big business here.

#6 Picture Sugar cane plantation #

Another model - same picture

Updated Today's scene

 #7 Picture Talat Kluai Khai hamlet #

This is Tambon Ang Thong site. Dozens of stalls selling fresh bananas (ripe or green), fried bananas, bananas baked in honey, and rattan products. Oh! the brooms were still on offer and complete bunches of ripened Bananas - some not so ripened yet. Same scene as picture No.1 but different era.

 #8 Picture Talat Kluai Khai hamlet #

A repeat from the intro above - Kamphaeng Phet is a "banana capital". Its local speciality are "egg bananas-in khaiin Thai), whose fruit are only about 10 centimetres (4 inches) long, almost oval shaped (hence the name) and much more aromatic then the run-of-the-mill long, bent banana varieties sold in most non-tropical countries. re out, the species of Bananas

 #9 Picture Talat Kluai Khai hamlet #

Very much unlike us where we would offered almost ripened Bananas in combs. Here Fully ripened in Bunch: Kamphaeng Phet province depended on  bananas as a cash crop. Take years to generate this level of income in the province. No less than 300 million were planted and the plant was a symbol of the province province A good publicity  and at festivals, bananas are featured as part of the October month long festival - Sart Thai Muang Kamphaeng Phet, People love the taste of this sweet and tender choice. Not all the bananas. e.g species Sea is not considered hard core. Then the Thais  created the banana mixture to taste like delicious food. Overall the public consumption of fresh fruit in fruiting season.

‘Lady Finger? bananas are 4-5 inches long, cigar-shaped sweet fruit. They have a bright yellow thin peel with dark flecks when fully ripen. The flesh is creamy and more delicious than the other common banana varieties.