I've been wanting to include a blog update about markets, but have struggled until now to get some good photos - however having now got to know some of the stall holders well enough I was able to ask them if I could take these pictures. These two stalls are typical of the covered, permanent market in the centre of Kasulu. I always buy my eggs from this chap and we've become good friends! Lovely fruit and veges are always available here - tomatoes, peppers, carrots, cabbages, onions, garlic, potatoes, and pineapples, paw paws, avocados, and bananas of every shape, size and variety. The mangoes are now coming into season. It's 500sh for a "pile" of 5 big beef-tomatoes - that's 20p! The markets are always fun and colourful, and very friendly - most people know me as the "pastor" - in Swahili that's "mchungaji" - and I'm greeted warmly. I tend to go the market most days on my way to or from college as fruit and veg are the main part of our diet.
At the other end of the market are stalls selling dried fish in a variety of shapes and smells, and stalls selling very "real" looking meat! - not for the faint hearted.
As well as this covered market there is a 3 times a week open air market where local farmers sell their goods directly - it's huge and everything is very cheap if you can face the crowds and bustle.
Shopping here certainly makes British supermarkets seem very boring and life-less.
No comments:
Post a Comment