El Mercado

The other day I visited the Boqueria market in depth for the first time.  I has walked through the market before but I never really took the time to notice all the interesting and unique things in the market.  I love all of the stand that sell different thing but at the same time seem extremely similar...i guess you have to be a native to know what the real difference is between one butcher and the next.  The Boqueria market is really a trip for the senses.  The vibrant colors or the fruits, the horrible stench of fish and the people yelling at each other in Spanish...it truly is a Catalan experience.

I really enjoyed visiting the market however I wasn't brave enough to buy anything.  I am a huge food lover but for some reason I couldn't get up the courage to buy some strange food at the market.  one thing that kept catching my eye was this white spongy looking thing that all the butchers had.  People seemed to be buying piles of it and I couldn't figure out what it was.  A few days later i found out its tripe...stomach. Eww gross! Now i have a desire to eat it after its been cooked just because i love to try new and exotic foods. I really loved that at some of the seafood stands some of the shrimp and the fish were still alive...thats freshness for you!! Visiting the market made me want to go to all the markets in Barcelona and compare them to each other...maybe my next blog post will be about this.  Or maybe it'll be about my experience eating tripe.  

I didnt take many pictures just one...i was too distracted by all the cool foods and pretty colors to take my camera out. 

I really liked these Giant lollypops in the market!