Living full-time in Quiche has both its benefits and disadvantages. One disadvantage is that anything you need you basically have to hunt for in the local merket. The market is not what must people would envision either. Essentially the market consists of numerous city blocks filled with vendors selling everything from fruit to cow toungue to sanitary pads. The market occurs daily, however in this town it becomes EVEN MORE PACKED and THRIVING, on Thursday and Sunday, the "market days." Today we hit the town in search of a variety of things. We usually try the two supermarkets (and I use this term VERY loosely) first to see if we can quickly find a few select items that we need. Today we hit the jackpot when Brittany spied coffee filters tucked in the back of one of the stores. At the bigger store we gathered some coveted items including instant coffee, honey, Brittany's favorite brand of chips, etc. The store is also great for breaking large bills to get change for the local venders since things usually range in price from 1 to 10 Quetzal. Walking through the streets we spotted some fresh ginger while I was eyeing the local rolled tabacco. Mark that off the list. We also spotted dill, mint, basil, and parsley, all herbs we have yet to either see, or see a lot of thus far. Here's what we picked up today and how much it cost:
2 lbs of Strawberries - $1.10
3 ounces of ginger - $1.10
4 lemons - $0.15
2 lbs of filngerling potatoes - $0.30
1 Red Bell Pepper - $0.30
Sunday's Scavenger Hunt List:
Fresh eggs from some lady with a little basket of eggs
Parsley
Cilantro
2 comments:
how neat! quiche sounds so interesting. i can't wait to read more about it.
The prices are unbelievable! I love how they sell herbs that have been totally uprooted and a huge handful for Q1. We´re so spoiled with the fresh produce.
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