You can get anything here … camomile flowers, fruit, saffron, old chipped bowls, caviar,
soviet paraphernalia, fish, light bulbs, Turkish bbqs, live chickens. We
only touched the surface. It is a mile walk from our apartment and by noon the heat
was on – the kind that forces you to sit down, and drink water. We made some friends and look forward to going
back in the cool of the morning. From a photographic point of view, this place
screams for its own coffee table picture book!
The fruit in this country is amazing - we are eating seasonal. I had forgotten what good plums taste like and the cherries - wow, peaches beautiful. These guys know it - I'm sure I'll be paying the foreigner price, but hell its worth it.
This is our spice man - he made us taste everything in his shop. Purplish-red, lemony sumac is my new favorite spice.
There are lot of pickled things in jars here. I am a little afraid that when the fruit season is over it will be this and potatoes.
But.....in between fruit season and pickled stuff and potato season is where I think pomegranate season fits in. I believe this will carry me through to spring.
Ruby, Paul and a very hip fruit salesman.
This looks like a great place to frequent - I can almost imagine the smell of the spices! I love your photographs and updates (my favorite here is Ruby, Paul and friend).
ReplyDeleteYes, very cool place. Smell of fish portion of market not as great:) but we plan to visit often! Hope you are doing well!!!
DeleteThat is a legit farmer's market!
ReplyDeleteWe are lucky! 365 days a year - year round lucky!
DeleteGreat photos! I wonder what the green liquid is (on the table, covered in cheesecloth, in front of the woman)??
ReplyDeleteHi Jen!
ReplyDeleteI believe its yogurt - or some fermented dairy product, and the green is from the jar - not the milk. You would not believe all the different kinds of yogurt/cheese/lebnah they have in this country. I keep meaning to take photos in the grocery store of all the different kinds of dairy products with subtly different names (in Azeri and/or Russian and/or English). AND I keep meaning to start purchasing these products and doing daily family taste tests! Will let you know how it all goes.
Hope all is well with you guys!
Hi katie!
ReplyDeleteJust got caught up on your blog, such great photos. Love the market! Lemony sumac sounds interesting. Miss all of you!
Kathy
We miss all of you too! Lets connect by email and catch up! Ruby starts school next week - I suppose you do too?
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