country's crazy...eh?

Since everybody's going crazy over nothing and those who are supposed to assist their children doing them Maths and Science homework in English prefer to have a free shower on the streets instead, reckon I'll soothe me own turmoil by going to the night market. I just love the sights and sounds. People watching is another.

There's this one stall. Always noticed that his stall had this darker shade of green, thinner variant of long beans. Apart from the normal variant being sold everywhere. Having tasted both, the former is good for stir fry, especially with chilli paste and prawns or bilis. The latter is good as part of a stir fry combo with other vegies or them masak lemak dishes.

I know it'd be a tall order to expect answers about the difference of vegies from that young chap but what the heck. So I asked him whether the darker green variant is a separate variety, a new cultivar or just the same variety but sourced from two different areas. And why is it more expensive than the common ones.

'Tak tau pulak saya tapi yang ni Cina tanam, yang tu Melayu tanam' was his reply.

I don't know whether to laugh or cry.