fishfrier
Jan 25, 2010, 5:53 AM
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Re: [roni_smith] Minatlitlán to San Cristóbal de Las Casas
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That post that Ron mentioned came from my wife, Yucatan Dreamer. I agree with everything that she wrote. I am routinely disappointed with the lack of variety of vegetables and fruit at Merida's main mercado. Booth after booth of people all selling the same thing. The much smaller mercado in Santigo generally has a greater variety of produce than that in the main mercado. It's only my opinion but I think the majority of people that shop at the main mercado are from the outlying towns and villages and they are very set in their ways in what they prepare. Limited menu options hence limited produce needed. This is not a group of people that is very creative when it comes to meal preparation. There are certain meals that one eats on certain days and heaven forbid anyone venturing outside that box. The mercado in Santiago caters to Meridanos that also regularly shop in the grocery stores and so they need to compete with those same grocery stores that have a much broader selection. Heck, on occasion, I've seen mushrooms and green beans in Santiago but never in the main mercado.
One other difference to the mercado in San Cristobal to the one in Merida is San Cristobal's mercado has a farmers' market section. Merida's does not. If it ain't a habinero chili then it's got to be trucked in. Very few vegetables are locally grown so most everything else is trucked in. We do a little better in the fruit department. Over the time I have noticed that vegetables are generally of better quality and cheaper in the grocery stores while fruit is a little cheaper in the mercados.
(This post was edited by fishfrier on Jan 25, 2010, 6:44 AM)
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