Culinary Adventure: A Virtual Tour of a San Diego Farmers' Market
I was green, red and purple with envy at the Little Italy Mercato.
I tend to think that New York City has everything ... that is, except local oranges, olives and avocados. That's where California steps in.
Now, New Yorkers like myself are not wanting for much as far as culinary delights go. The Union Square Market is huge delivering hundreds of thousands of different varieties of fruits and vegetables throughout the year including nearly 100 varieties of apples alone. Not too shabby at all.
I'm a regular visitor to the Union Square market, but a few weeks ago my sister took me to her local farmers' market, the Little Italy Mercato in San Diego's downtown area. This market is not the only or even the biggest one in San Diego, but it still left quite an impression on me. It's not often I'm envious of another city, but it happened here for sure.
We heard a trumpet belting out jazz tunes as we rode our bikes up to the market. The smell of grilled panini and sizzling crepes made with fresh produce filled the air. All around me were things I'd never seen at a farmers' market before: limes, almonds, purple artichokes, fresh squeezed orange juice -- oh, and yes, I would like a sample of the ceviche. Not to mention varieties of fruits and veggies I never knew existed, like Turkish eggplant and sapote. What's sapote? Well, the variety I tried was a sort of pear-apple mix that my dad dubbed "a beaten up apple." Beaten up or not, it tasted fantastic.
I spent a few delirious hours sampling and purchasing and repeatedly exclaiming, "you can't find these in New York!" Below is a taste of my culinary adventure:
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