Back From Barcelona – Mallorca – #3 – Market Day

Before heading out to Palma we visited the little weekly farmer’s market in Santa Ponca (Ponsa) first. Our hotel manager said it was “no big deal really”, and for the most part I would agree with him. However the foods were amazing. Once we saw all the fresh foods for sale, I was completely salivating, but we had already eaten a small breakfast and were pretty full. We were also on our way to Palma, so we had no way of storing anything. The foods all looked so good. I wish we had a way of enjoying it and taking some of it home. Needless to say, we did not get a chance to enjoy any of this scrumptious food. 😦

Just look at these HUGE heirloom tomatoes. Each one was well over 1 lb or a couple of kilos.

And all these different kinds of fresh olives, pickles and capers.

And fresh baked breads.

And of course a wide variety of meats, hams, sausages and chorizo.

I wanted to sample a little bit of everything. My mouth was just watering. And all of this was set up before 9:00 AM. This is put out every week too. Man! I wish they did that here. We do have farmer’s markets, but nothing like this and ours are only seasonal. Unfortunately, our season has already ended.

It was also market day in Palma, or at least this part of Palma as well. We were down by the marina and the Cathedral, waiting for our tour of the city to begin. Here it was mostly restaurants and people selling their wares, but there was some food too.

I enjoyed one vendor making his large pan of fresh seafood paella. Doesn’t this just look fabulous????? Any idea how much these huge paelleras, or huge paella pans cost? They go for around 4000 Euros each. As always, there is just too much good food and not nearly enough time, or tummy space, to enjoy it all.

We actually made a big pan of paella like this, but this will come much later in my Barcelona/Mallorca series. 🙂

I am still on just day one of our trip too. I have oh so much more to share. So hang on. We’re just getting started. 🙂

Have a great day and make everyday great. Stay safe and stay well. ‘Til next time.