Produce Market

Saturday, October 30, 2010

One place that Julia and I visited almost everyday while in Split was the 'green market' just outside the palace walls, called the Stari Pazar. The market is open everyday from 6 AM to late in the evening. We purchased quite a few things from the market, including pomegranates, mandarins, grapes, vegetables, home-made cheese and sausage, walnuts, pastries and honey. It was interesting to see ladies selling home-made olive oil and wine in plastic Coke bottles. We didn't know this at the time, but there were women who would walk among the crowds and call out 'cigareta'. Found out later that they were selling smuggled cigarettes. Everything was delicious and it was the perfect time of the season for juicy mandarins and pomegranates, which we ate quite a bit of. The produce was relatively cheap; mandarins were about 4 kuna per kilogram (about $0.35 a pound). Everything was either home-made or locally grown.

This will interest our Slavic readers-- there were old ladies selling something out of huge blue plastic barrels. We couldn't tell what it was, but could definitely smell it from a ways off. It had a very familiar smell, and it wasn't until we looked inside that we realized it was 'kisla kapusta' (similar to sauerkraut), just like the kind my grandma makes. We both enjoyed walking around the market with the locals, purchasing local organic produce, listening to the bustle of people and trying new things. 

-Yuriy

10 comments :

  1. Hello, I came across your travel blog through Benj Haisch's blog. I studied abroad in Spain last semester, and your photos make me wistful of all the experiences that come with traveling and exploring : )

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  2. I like your "work" of your new blog Julia. You two are so cute together. Julia, I'm following your pictureparty blog, for almost two months. You really inspire me. You made me discover my passion for photography which I just started to practice. I couldn't wait to see the firsts pictures with the two of you,from the wedding. When finally I saw them, I was like: uau... :) I think everything was awesome. wonderful . new. inspiring. I send you best wishes, along with my thanks for your work guys. I know we don't know each other, but you are in my prayers ( because nothing is coincidence. After I saw a little of your life, I wanted to make something on my own). A lot to talk about this:) ... Say :'hello" to your husband and have a super sweet time, in your travels.

    Hope to hear from you soon.


    with love, bianca.

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  3. I wish we had markets like that in the states.
    The cheeeese! And those pashminas look so beautiful!

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  4. I wish we had a market like that here in Florida! The variety is just mind blowing. Those muscat grapes look soooooo delicious. But what saddens me are the prices. These people are working so hard to reap a harvest and selling things for dirt cheap. They deserve more. If I was there, I would pay above the asking price.

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  5. Those are fantastic photos!!! I love the rich color and the culture of the market shown in them!

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    I can't wait to see more posts soon! But more importantly, enjoy your trip and enjoy each other.

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  7. Hi Amanda, thank you so much for your sweet comment. To tell you the truth, there are so many awesome apartments in Paris, it's hard to get stuck with a bad one. There are plenty of sites with all kinds of apartments in Paris, from cheap to ridiculously expensive. Same thing with the apartment in Split, we just googled it and found a few listings for apartments. Hope that helps, email us if you want to know more specific info. We use the Nikon D700, it's a great full frame camera, which would be a great transition for you since your coming from film. Email us if you want to chat some more about cameras/lens/etc. Thank you.

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  8. I bet it all tasted absolutely amazing! Wishing food was like that here in U.S. This post left a wistful smile on my face :)

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  9. The grapes look amazing...i'm a grape grower myself.

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  10. This looks heavenly! I love markets.

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