Se és Português, I can still remember the fresh aromas of this market. Mercado da Graca, in the heart of Ponta Delgada on Sao Miguel Island. Morning rays offer a clue by shining a soft spotlight on locally grown fruits and vegetables. Among the colorful stalls in the semi-covered market, exotic fruits like guavas and perfumey passion fruits recline on angled slats, while juicy pineapples sway on hooks or sit customer-ready inside cardboard carrying boxes. Piled in baskets, turnip greens and radishes hold the floor, and cabbages and red peppers beckon to be made into soups or mashed into a spicy paste to accompany fresh cheese. An unusual lemon called the galego awaits its calling as a seasoning for fish, one of the islands most prized commodities.
Posted on: Sat, 02 Aug 2014 12:21:10 +0000