A photo journal of the varied and scintillating edibles at the world-renowned La Boqueria market, where I deliriously browsed virtually every day of my trip in Barcelona:
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Edible flowers that remind me of Hawaiian leis. |
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Les petites fraises. I rarely see these anywhere. |
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White asparagus. |
Prawns wrapped in potato shoe strings.
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Fruit cut and blended-- among the rare to-go items I saw in Barcelona. |
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Candy fruit. |
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Chocolate (be sure not to miss the white and red roses, and monkeys in the upper right corner.) |
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Candy jewels. |
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Nuts and nougat.
Your source for peppers, garlic and any other spice. |
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Red hot pepper powders. |
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Juanitu, the owner Pinotxo, of one of the famous establishments at La Boqueria. Despite his success and popularity, he is warm, down-to-earth, charming...oh I can't imagine a man of his stature in a comparable city in the US being so ingratiating with his customers. |
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Cortado, not yet stirred. |
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Tortilla with toast from Pinotxo. |
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Quim's at La Boqueria serving up traditional Catalan dishes. |
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At 9:00 am, the wine is chilling and beer is enjoyed. |
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Five or six men, many of them in Barça shirts on the eve of a big game, shuffle around in the tight space that is the kitchen behind the bar. The boss, Quim, is on the right. These guys let me--a complete stranger to them--enter their kitchen to take photos and video. I was unprepared and floored by this. Unfortunately none of the images I captured were sharp enough for posting (I think I was too excited to hold my camera still) but I came back with a genuinely fond memory of Catalan hospitality. |
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Warning: Vegans and vegetarians may find some of the remaining photos to be offensive. Some of them are unusual (which is why I am presenting them), and well, I didn't know that some of these things were considered food for humans.
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Many of the fish are still alive at La Boqueria. Here, lobsters' claws are rubber-banded together. |
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Fresh sardines. These I wish I could find more of in California. |
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These could double as props in a horror movie. |
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The only other time I have seen sting rays, whole, is at the aquarium. |
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Pigs feet and ears. |
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Cow tongue and other cow parts. |
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Goose and duck eggs. |
I could hardly get enough of this place...and that was just La Boqueria! The narrow streets around the market were dotted with chocolatiers, bakeries, dairy shops and other eateries that I have tried to cover in previous posts. Friends were wondering what I did all day since I didn't make it to the major museums. I was eating and taking food porn 24-7!
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