Viva Espana

As I mentioned previously in my yummy recipe for Peanut butter, this year I am on my ERASMUS year abroad living in Valencia, Spain.  
In Spain, each city has a 'Mercado'; here local producers of fish, vegetables and fruit, meat, bread etc sell their produce here daily; and you won't find fresher stuff than right here! 'Mercado Central' in Valencia is one of the biggest fresh food markets in Spain; constructed in the early 20th century, and with a distinct Valencian style of mosaics, colours and ceramics.  More than just a place to grab your food shopping, it really is a beautiful place. I wanted to share some of this with you through some photos I took... and if you ever do get the chance to visit, I really do recommend it!

What it looks like from the outside.. unfortunately it was a cloudy day but normally there would be blue skies behind this picture!! Inside, is extremely spacious where you can see the mosaic tiles and open architecture....

Fruits and Veg galore!! Along with the hundreds of choice in fresh fruit and veg, some of these stalls sell pre-roasted squash, fresh fruit juices (you can see these in the pictures below) and fresh fruit salads ready and waiting for you to pick up and eat on the go! All of the colours and variety is what makes this place so vibrant and pretty!

Canned/bottled/packaged items, olive oils, cheeses, salts, vinegars, olives..... (I think this woman was a bit shy when I asked to take her photo!)

Dried fruits and nuts....

Thousands and thousands of spices.....

Breads, pastries and cakes

Meats- fresh, cured, dried, marinated......

Fish, Shellfish, prawns, eels, lobster.....

They were still alive!! Eeeeeeeee!!!

Razor clams, and prawns