Market day for fruits and vegetables. Typical scene along the sidewalk in the Mercado area. The woman is cleaning the cactus of the prickly barbs. Radishes the size of limes. For lunch we ate some street-side quesadillas with squash blossoms (cooked on a comal) and drank "agua de pina y naranja".
Had to look up some words on this one. Found, "La piña madura es muy dulce. Ripe pineapple is very sweet." Alright! You drank, "water of pineapple and orange." Next: "Comal definition, a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware." Got it! Heated by a wood fire, I imagine. Believe it or not, I discovered nopales catus grows in Israel, and is a term used for native-born Sephardic speaking Jews ("sabra"). My Hebrew teacher (Yaffa) was a Sabra, although she married an American and now lives in the USA. It's easy to imagine the Mexican woman's life (in your photograph) as a market vendor, and I'm a little envious of her job. I think I would enjoy the simplicity of selling vegetables and the ethical "rightness" of such products, especially if all this produce comes from a family/community farm. Here's a thought: Try to imagine a world without five gallon plastic buckets!
Had to look up some words on this one. Found, "La piña madura es muy dulce. Ripe pineapple is very sweet." Alright! You drank, "water of pineapple and orange." Next: "Comal definition, a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware." Got it! Heated by a wood fire, I imagine. Believe it or not, I discovered nopales catus grows in Israel, and is a term used for native-born Sephardic speaking Jews ("sabra"). My Hebrew teacher (Yaffa) was a Sabra, although she married an American and now lives in the USA. It's easy to imagine the Mexican woman's life (in your photograph) as a market vendor, and I'm a little envious of her job. I think I would enjoy the simplicity of selling vegetables and the ethical "rightness" of such products, especially if all this produce comes from a family/community farm. Here's a thought: Try to imagine a world without five gallon plastic buckets!
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