I’m homebound for the rest of the week because my internet installer is supposed to come by!!! My landlady said that if I miss him, I will likely never see him again!
I’ve finally got lots of work, so being ‘stuck at home’ for a few days is fine. Dale is off to the big city and is supposed to come back with Oaxaca cheese, a cheese grater (for shredding veggies), and ear plugs for me, if she can find all that, and she’s available to get anything I need at the store.
Since six this morning, I’ve been getting up at every chime and honk to see if I might catch one of the elusive veggie men. Moments ago, I did! I yelled, “¡Verduras por favor!” and he heard me and stopped.
This guy was younger than the last one and he had a lot more choice and better quality stuff, but I think that that is not a fair assessment in that I caught the other guy at the end of his day.
I went a little nuts and got all this, resisting the urge to get a pineapple, too! All for 58 pesos! My word of the day is very important as it is my favourite veggie: ejotes (green beans)!
I believe that’s a (pauses to remember the English word because she’s been working in French all morning and she can apparently only handle two languages at once) grapefruit at the top. I didn’t check because I like surprises. 🙂 There’s also a white onion, two avocados, a bunch of the best bananas I’ve seen in MX, two white potatoes, two carrots, two chayotes, four limes, two tomatoes, an apple, and two tangerines.
The produce I get back home at the supermarket is so dismal that the veggies and fruits here are a real treat. It’s also hard to keep fresh fruits and veggies on hand because I don’t go to town that often during the summer.
I’m eating an apple right now that is absolutely lovely, so I bought another of the same kind. The veggie man showed me that he had Red Delicious ones, too, but I don’t like them, finding them pasty. This apple is a bit pasty, but still has some crunch to it.
If I can get a load like this every couple of days, I’ll be very healthy by the end of the winter!
um… no garlic? My favorite.
Everything looks good.
I still had lots left! 🙂
Remember that you are paying that guy a premium price because he has to buy gas and he can only serve one or two people at once so he cannot sell as much.
In the market in Valle de Juarez where you have several vendors in a row competing, the guy did not weigh anything, only counted as he placed the items you hand him into a bag. Most things were one peso each, some two pesos. Things like green beans were by the handful. I suspect the selection you have there would be maybe 30 – 35 pesos there.
You will find produce much cheaper at the Maz market but of course you will have problems carrying everything home. Save your packing ability for your protein items.
Having said that, I am positive there were people selling fresh fish and shrimp on the beach on Isla. Maybe ask some locals.
Looks like a good deal to me. Those tomatoes made my mouth water. Apparently I need to buy tomatoes.
Croft, remember that I have to take a panga to go to a market in Maz. The difference in price is made up there! Plus, there is the convenience of daily (or near daily) door-to-door service and supporting a local person with whom I will develop a long-term relationship. I really don’t think I’m paying a premium at all because of all of this.
Linda, I think it is a good deal. The veggies I’ve had today were so fresh, obviously just picked. I will confess to eating most of my ejotes (green beans) raw, but some made it into my stir fry! 🙂