Thursday, June 27, 2013

MARKETS! FOOOOOD! :)

Today was market day! :) It was rainy and wet but the weather was still warm. There were over twenty stalls set up with fruit, vegetables, coffee, and mostly healthy food.There was also musical entertainment and a giant dancing strawberry.
 This flute playing man was very nice but very serious about his music. As you can see here he has three types of flutes with him just for playing at the markets.
I was so impressed with the large selection of fruit and veg. I picked many things which I've never heard of before and now I am so excited to cook and eat healthy again. 
The big brown guy on the left is called a Taro.
The 3 little purple guys in front of him are called Sweet hearts.
In front of them are pieces of fresh Turmeric.
The small jar to the far left is Red Gum Honey.
The big jar beside the sweet hearts is filled with a variety of sprouts which taste absolutely incredible!
The big bunch of greens and purples in the back are mustard greens, amaranth, chinese celery, and a couple of other things I didn't catch the name of. 
The light green guy to the right is a Lebanese Zucchini. 
The colourful pink guys in the front are Borlotti Beans.
The oil is Australian Extra Virgin Olive Oil infused with Garlic & Chilli.
The delicious looking rainbow on the far right is a 100% dehydrated fruit flat made of strawberries, dragonfruit, mango, and pineapple.  
And lastly the bunch of chillies, lemongrass, ginger, and other greens which are tied to the orange flowers are a mix which was prepared to by the stall owner for making homemade curry paste.   
   YUM! 
Taylor I posted all of this to make you want to come here and cook for me ;P
We stopped at Manna Haven and Wazza had a green smoothie that was served with a purple pansy flower on top. I ate it and it was delicious. I can now say that I eat pansies for breakfast! Ha ha ha :) Anyone reading this will have to forgive me for this post today. I am amused so easily lol.
Close to where I am staying there is a shop that had this old tow truck. I'm not sure what year it is but I thought it looked pretty antique and cool. 

2 comments:

  1. LOVE THE FOOD POST<3 and yes I have heard of all them but I have never actually made anything with taro myself so let me know how it goes! I love taro chips:) (like sweet potato chips but better!)
    And I hope you made friends with the dancing strawberry lol he looks pretty likable ;)
    love you to the moon babe! xx

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  2. Too bad you didn't have your flute with you - maybe coulda played a tune with him!! lol

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