Hong Kong Farmer’s Market – Photo courtesy of Crossroads Foundation – flickr
One of my favorite pursuits when traveling is visiting the local Farmers Markets to get an authentic, sensory feel of my destination.
Here I can discover fresh local produce, sampling and tasting as I saunter along from vendor to vendor, smiling while the farmers compete among themselves for my attention and pocketbook. I can get lost in listening to the music of a foreign language, learn where locals like to eat and how to prepare an evening’s meal from unfamiliar ingredients.
Seattle’s Pike Place Market
Even when home in Seattle, I can visit several different neighborhood markets to find unusual teas, melons and spices.
Seattle’s Pike Place Market
And can I ever leave without purchasing a bouquet of flowers or gifts of indigenous handicrafts? Hardly.
Little Red Riding Hood & Friends from Brazil Farmer’s Market
Not a bad way to spend a few hours . . .
What’s your favorite farmer’s market, Wanderboomers?
I love the ones in Provence. The strawberries are unlike any I’ve tasted anywhere. Would love to go the one in Hong Kong.
Oh, my goodness, I had a little red riding hood doll similar to this as a child! Loved that doll!
I also love farmer’s markets.
Hi, Dawn ~ Did you really? What I love about this doll is that when you flip Little Red Riding Hood over, there’s Grandma! And when you flip Grandma’s cap over, out comes the Big bad Wolf. Very cool & fun . . . Thanks for stopping by ~
I love all kinds of markets, Teresopolis, in the mountains above Rio has a nice one.
The daily market in Nice, France, is my hands-down favourite! The selection and prices are the best on the Riviera. I’m counting the days until we are back there in September.
I bet, Patricia! Mind if I come along in your suitcase?
I like markets of any kind, honestly. You never know what you will find. There is an antique market in Alameda here in the Bay Area, once a month, which is fun but mostly because of the people who come out. I enjoy the people watching aspect of an open market as much if not more than the shopping.
We only have one near by but it’s great. So many homemade flours, breads, fresh meat and produce. Of course there are the chocolate-covered coffee beans.
I visited a Farmer’s Market in Gaborone, Botswana and while it was lovely, it was definitely not a tradition native to Botswana. Most of the merchants were white South Africans and most of the customers were Caucasian ex-pats. To get authentic Botswana produce you simply need to visit one of the singular road side stands. There were a few markets, however, that I guess could be similar to Farmer’s Markets, but they were more like flea markets I’d say. You could get everything from cds to Mopane worms!
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