Farmer's Markets and Farm-To-Table Eating In Beirut
Souk el Tayeb has a backstory that would warm the coldest of hearts. Lebanese food justice hero, Kamal Mouzawek, was instrumental in creating the souk, which has become the premiere farmer's market in Lebanon.
Producers from all over the country...
Know your farmer - Know your food
This is my go-to weekend market.
This Zero Kilometer weekend farmers market is one of the very best in rome. Producers from all over Lazio bring in produce, meat, wine, craft beer, cheese. Some is organic, all is local.
Plan on staying for lunch....
A Mouthful at the Market
Among the verdant rice fields, quiet villages and cerulean seas of eastern Bali lies the bustling Klungkung market. Here visitors will find large baskets of snake fruit, ginger, dried sardines, durian, boiled eggs soaked in lemongrass, garlic and...
Pickle!
What's not to love in a covered arcade, jam-packed with stalls selling pickle, roast fish, toasty rice crackers, fresh fish, grilled meat, every fruit and vegetable, roasted chestnuts, freshly grilled mochi, sashimi on a stick, kushikatsu, green...
Picking up dinner
It's great to walk around the spice market where a dizzying cocktails of sweet, spicy, and earthy aromas fills your nostrils. But don't forget to walk into the significantly less pleasant-smelling chicken market where people barter and purchase...
Christmas Markets (Weihnachtsmarkt) in Germany
There’s no better way to experience the festivities of the holidays than Christmas markets (Weihnachtsmarkt) in Germany.
The markets take place usually in the center of the town, and you'll find all manner of stalls selling a wide array of crafts...
Dong'anmen night market, Beijing
After an aimless walk through the calm Hutongs in the centre of Beijing we suddenly came to a crowded night market.
It was only one row of food stalls, but this row was a few hundred metres long! You can even buy grilled seahorse or scorpion.....
Pescheria (Fish) Market, Venice, Italy
Most tourists get to Venice's famous Rialto Bridge, but how many cross to the right bank of the Grand Canal to experience the Erberia (vegetable market) and the Pescheria (fish market)? Elbowing my way through the crowds on the Rialto was worth...
Calcutta's Secret Citrus Market
While traveling around India I learned to expect the unexpected. Every turn delivered a surprise. When I was in Calcutta, a traffic jam forced my guide and I to abandon our tax ride to the Marble Palace. As we stumbled out the cab door we found...
