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Mon - Wed, Sat: 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Thurs, Fri: 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Sun: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
This giant market is just a short walk away from station Jean-Talon, and it's very exciting. It has all sorts of fresh produce, baked goods, meat shops, speciality food stores, and some food stalls. In short, it's a great destination for a lover of food... or someone who needs to buy produce in basketfuls.
There are peppers hung like Chinese firecrackers! Beside a plush ape!
You can even find cheap lawyers! Three for a dollar is the best deal ever for a big offender.
If the outdoors is not your thing, there's a pretty large area that's covered by a roof. And yes, there are washrooms.
It can get pretty crowded.
Look at all those pies.
All the bright colours of the produce are absolutely marvellous!
I found Tintin!
Sheila kept pointing out the "giant green onions" sold everywhere. I thought they looked more like leeks, and after searching up the translation for "poireaux", it turns out that they are leeks.
The red peppers really do look like Chinese firecrackers from far away.
You can even find cheap lawyers! Three for a dollar is the best deal ever for a big offender.
If the outdoors is not your thing, there's a pretty large area that's covered by a roof. And yes, there are washrooms.
It can get pretty crowded.
Look at all those pies.
All the bright colours of the produce are absolutely marvellous!
I found Tintin!
Sheila kept pointing out the "giant green onions" sold everywhere. I thought they looked more like leeks, and after searching up the translation for "poireaux", it turns out that they are leeks.
The red peppers really do look like Chinese firecrackers from far away.
There were also various types of cauliflower: orange, purple, mutated!
Props to Sheila for taking these pictures even though the fractal patterned broccoli gave her goosebumps. I kept referring to them as freaky broccoli, but they're called Romanesco broccoli or broccoflower. I wanted to buy one just to walk around with.
We noticed something interesting at La fromagerie Hamel.
This contraption heated two giant semicircles of cheese.
The cheese was then scraped onto a slice of bread.
I want one of those for my house.
Then, it was served to us as a free sample. Yay!
Hot, melty cheese on bread is delicious. So is salty, cured meat.We were pretty lucky not to have to wait in line. Actually, the line started forming after we got there so our timing must be impeccable.
There are plates of cut-up fruit so people can try before they buy. That is how everything should be.
Also, I love the description of "Super bonne".
Also, I love the description of "Super bonne".Notice the roasting of whole birds in the lower oven.
Of course I didn't just look at all the food. More of Jean-Talon market in the next post! :D
(S) That was the best market ever! Even better than Kensington!
ReplyDelete(S) I needed a salty phase so that free sample hit the spot!
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