点评:When we visit, we book an accomodation with a full kitchen which allows/forces us to cook all our meals on site. It may sound like a lot of work, but the ability to shop locally for food and avoid the restaurant prices is for us, a big plus.
Thus I was aware of this farmers market which runs full tilt two days a week, but to my surprise, there are supporting vendors in the main building that offer their wares six or seven times a week.
On a Tuesday, a limited amount of fresh, local produce was available. The small shop with the produce also has local items such as jams and nut butters and some baked goods. There was also a vendor serving up fresh coconut milk ice cream. And the 'mustard guy' putting on an amusing invite to sample his product.
I went back on Wednesday and bingo...lots more produce and other local food items like the coconut water vendor... preparing fresh coconut to drink the water from within. In addition, there was some live music. Frankly, I paid no attention to the pricing...maybe it was more expensive than the nearby Times market or Safeway or Foodland Farms, but so what? These are items that were in the ground or on the tree only hours before I bought them. The quality was outstanding.
I bought enough for a number of meal sidedishes and with local beef from either Safeway or Foodland Farms, I'm dining like royalty.
What a great resource.
翻译:我们每次去都会预订带全套厨房的住宿,这样就得自己做饭。听起来好像很麻烦,但能买到当地食材,省去餐厅的高价,对我们来说是一大优势。
因此,我知道这里有个农贸市场,每周两天热闹开市。但令我惊喜的是,主楼里还有一些摊贩,每周六七天都摆摊。
周二那天,新鲜的当地农产品供应有限。卖农产品的小店里还有果酱、坚果酱和一些烘焙食品等当地特产。此外,还有一位摊贩在卖新鲜的椰奶冰淇淋。还有一位“芥末小哥”热情地邀请大家品尝他的产品。
周三我又去了,果然……农产品种类更多了,还有其他当地美食,比如卖椰子水的摊贩……正在现场制作新鲜椰子,供大家饮用。而且,还有现场音乐表演。说实话,我根本没在意价格……也许比附近的时代超市、Safeway超市或者Foodland Farms超市贵一些,但那又怎样?这些东西在我买之前几个小时才刚从地里或树上摘下来。品质真是棒极了。
我买了足够做好几道配菜的量,再配上Safeway超市或者Foodland Farms超市的本地牛肉,简直像皇室成员一样享受美食。
真是个好地方。