One of my favorite foods here is fresh squeezed orange juice. It is orange season and oranges and clementines and mandarins are everywhere. I bought a juicer attachment for my mixer and we have fresh squeezed juice several times a week. The best place to get the oranges is at the open air market. It is on our side of town on Tuesdays so I thought I would share a pictorial journey of going to the market today.
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| A look at the market. It is about 5 blocks from our apartment. It runs the length of a street that is closed off on Tuesdays. It occurs regardless of the weather and you can buy mostly fresh produce, underwear, pajamas, and a few purses. There are also usually a few "odd" things for sale there. In addition, you will findmany gypsies standing on the opposite side of the street selling things directlyfrom their hands or off a tarp on the ground. |
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| Although I may head to the market in search of a single item I always come home with a cart full. I use this "granny cart" whether I am going to the open air market or to the grocery store. Amazing what all can fit in it. |
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| This is what made it home with me today. I spent $10 Euros (about $13.75 in US Dollars). It included 8 kg of juice oranges, 3 kg of green grapes (which by the way have seeds), 5 small pears, 3 bananas, and 3 kg of vine ripe tomatoes. |
In Costa Rica, we peel our bananas, place them in plastic wrap and freeze them, then put them through the juicer and they come out as ice-cream. No sugar or anything added, except sometimes the kids get out the Hershey's chocolate syrup and drizzle a little of that over it. Right now we are on furlough and missing orange season...I'm almost crying!!
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