11.19.2005

plantains, chiles and tamarind candy


My friends K and T brought over some very ripe (black) plantains the other night. Fried up they made for an excellent dessert. I could eat them every single night! and Speaking of food, here are a few of our favorite things. •Fresh passionfruit/maracuja juice from the pochote market. •Coffee at Nuevo Mundo cafe (on M.Bravo 206) where i sometimes meet my intercambio (language exchange) partner and friend G. •Sausages and sauerkraut from the germans who sell their goods at the organic market every friday/saturday. •Fresh tortillas from the tortilleria •Mangos (the small yellow ones, or ataulfo). •all the varieties of chiles! •and the cayenne dusted tamarind candies. Here are some market scenes above