This weekend, I finally made it to la Feria, or market, with my host family. They go to a local one about once a week to re-stock the fridge with produce. I've been meaning to visit with them since the week I got here, but was too busy traveling to make it before. Considering the fact that I love cooking, especially with fresh, local ingredients, I really enjoyed looking around and chatting with vendors.
I was also surprised that la Feria also had a lot of stands that had a garage-sale sort of feel, featuring clothing, toys, and knick-knacks. After about an hour, we came home with quite a load- one full carrrito (personal shopping cart) and one giant plastic bag full of corn, pumpkin, tomatoes, eggplant, onion, beans, bananas, pears, plums, cabbage, lettuce, carrots, peppers, and spices, not too mention a new bed cover.
My Host Family
Waiting for the Bus
la Feria is about a 35 minute ride from our apartment
Trigo
for mote con huesillo
A Variety of Grains...and Pet Food!?
Produce Trucks
Porotos (Beans)
Cebolla (Onion)
I ended up chatting with one vendor for awhile, and was curious about the seafood pictured above (unfortunately I don't remember the name anymore). Anyway, he was nice enough to offer to cut it open and show it to me!
Huevos (Eggs)
... and Ropa, Juguetes, Espejos etc. (Clothes, Toys, and Mirrors )
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