It's the heart of summer. What's growing is an abundance of veggies, including some unusual ones.
A vendor had button mushrooms. I'm not sure why, but they came out pink in my picture. These were actually brown/white.
These are beets - the red ones with the white rings are chioggia beets. Sadly, they don't keep those colors when they are cooked. Here, we have red and orange beets, and white turnips. The beets had the greens still on - they are also edible.
I had never seen red Chinese cabbage, either. But here it was. We had greens in our refrigerator already, so passed these up, but I do intend to try them if they have them next time.
On You Tube, I even found a musical video about Chinese cabbage. Do give a listen - it's a little bit more than a minute.
And what summer market would be complete without garlic?
Do you have a farmers market near you? Do you try veggies that are new to you?
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Love, love, love Farmer's markets! They are, to me, the highlight of summer!
ReplyDeleteWe do have a very small farmers market every month, but we are very lucky to have small independent food retailers which sell a certain amount of local produce. We have a butcher who sources a lot of his meat from local farms as well as making lovely pies, pasties and scones. We also have a greengrocer which sells local seasonal produce including asparagus, strawberries and potatoes. I'm more interested in buying locally grown food than in new foods to reduce food miles. Crazily, our local asparagus has started being sold at a regional market 80 or so miles away and has to travel there and be brought back.
ReplyDeletePink mushrooms? Looks like something out of Alice in Wonderland
ReplyDeleteLove visiting farmers market.They do have the best produce.
ReplyDeleteNothing better than a farmers market! I love all your photos!!
ReplyDeleteHow did I not realize you were n Binghamton, NY? I used to pass through that way for years!
ReplyDeleteI love farmers markets! The freshness of the produce, being local, and the friendliness is amazing!
We are blessed with a wonderful farmer's market. We grow most of our own foods; however, there are a few items we don't so I like to go pick them up. The unique items are always the most fun! I am going to try growing garlic next year.
ReplyDeleteI was at ours yesterday too! I lucked out and got cucumbers, peas, green onions, radishes, lettuce, homemade cinnamon buns and fresh cut flowers. It was a win!
ReplyDeleteWas the canopy red? I have a red canopy, and that gives much of the stuff underneath a red cast.
ReplyDeleteWe have a wonderful farmers market that is open once a week, along with a pop-up market at a local farm, also open once a week. The farmers markets are great fun and offer a great variety of unusual foods. I get even more unique and unusual foods in my CSA share. It gives me a whole different concept of a culinary adventure.
ReplyDeleteYes to both questions and Chinese Cabbage is very beautiful.
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