Friday, February 13, 2009

To market to market



A recent visit to the Saturday morning Neighbourgoods market in Salt River once again reminded me of how much I really enjoy a good market. The hustle and bustle along with the sheer variety of things on offer to eat then and there and to take home. However what has been brought to my attention is that we have very little in SA that compares to the food markets abroad, especially when it comes to fresh ingredients.




If you ever find yourself in Barcelona, do try the La Boqueria Market off La Ramblas. As foodies we were in utter awe of what was available – from the usual fresh fruit and vegetables all the way to the sublime and ridiculous for a South African (i.e. truffles and rabbits). If only we could have this back home…



The sheer vibrancy also astounded us. However our biggest disappointment was that as we were not at all conversant in either Catalan or Spanish it was difficult to negotiate or purchase anything and it was much to our relief that we eventually found a stall with someone who could understand us!

2 comments:

  1. I have to ask: Where is the Saturday morning Neighbourgoods Market is in Salt River?

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  2. Hi Stephen, yes it is in Salt River at the Old Biscuit Mill. Obviously the pictures were not from there, but rather at Le Boqueria in Barcelona.

    Cheers
    Greg

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