Molly by the spice booth |
Molly off s/v Terrapin and I hit the bi-weekly market in
Marigot this past Saturday. It was fun
exploring all the fruits and veggies we don’t have in the states. Molly’s French is WAY better than mine. Unlike me, she can say more than please, thank you and what is - damn it...why didn't I hit the Rosetta Stone again this past summer! So she
asked the market ladies what various items were and how to mange (eat in
French) them.
These ladies were very nice |
Fish markets have been completely lacking on our trip thus
far. Not anymore as they had two big
booths with freshly caught, local fish.
I did not buy any that day but plan to head back another day to get
some. * I have been completely blown
away at the lack of fresh fish to buy. I
found nothing in the BVI and USVI. I
realize the tourist business pays better than fishing but I thought there would
be at least something. Perhaps I missed
it. Another astonishing discovery is the
strong presents of Salt Fish. This is
salted cod from Nova Scotia! Yes, salt
cured fish shipped from Nova Scotia Canada to the Caribbean….where there are
some terrific, fresh fish!!! This is of
course left over from colonial slavery days but it just seems crazy to me.
Check out the 100 yr old Singer sewing machine in this booth |
After buying some veggies and fruits, we decided to buzz
through the tourist trap booths. Most
were t-shirts, hats and such with St Martin printed all over whatever item but there were a few local
artist booths. There was also a fabulous
spice booth. I may need to go back to
that one. There were coconut drink
vendors as well as vendors selling homemade flavored rums and various hot
sauces. One booth on the corner played
island music with CDs for sale.
OMG! |
After cruising through all that, we headed for Sarafina’s –
a French bakery with SO many good things it will make your head pop off. Seriously……spectacular stuff. I bought two baguettes, an olive loaf, and
an apple and peach tart each….which Tom and I enjoyed immediately upon my
return to the boat!
This was only a small part of the choices |
It was a good market
day.
It was a great time! Thank you for letting me tag along. Serrafina's is amazing! If you can talk the tunic lady down - I'm in :)
ReplyDeleteFrench bakeries are the best! Would you believe we found two wonderful ones in Mexico (in two different cities) when we visited there. And we can never go by one without buying an assortment of goodies. Everything is SO delicious!
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