The Farmer's Market Part II

The Farmer's Market has just about everything you could imagine, from hand cream made locally to barbecue sauces and locally processed lamb. The best part of the Market is undoubtedly the food. There were tons of booths that just sold food, and the majority of the merchants selling other items also had a few baked goodies just for good measure. Our first food stop was the pork on a stick. It's the biggest food attraction at the Market and with good reason. It's not hard to find either because they season and cook all the pork on a set of giant grills that sends a big smoke cloud up and the entire area around it smells wonderful. The pork itself is absolutely delicious and cooked just right with some parts tender and juicy and others crispy. While sampling the pork we walked around the Market checking the prices and items available so we could make our purchases on a second walk through once we'd seen it all. There were several areas where musicians were plying their trade, so we were serenaded by violins, fiddles, and choirs.

The next most iconic food at the Market is the Indian fry bread. There are a lot of booths to choose from that serve this, and many of them are raising money for local charities or groups. Each one offers something a little bit different and usually charges a different amount, so with a little looking you can get the best price. The vendor offering the cheapest fry bread had a big line when we walked by, so we moved on to a smaller booth a little ways on a paid an extra 50 cents to get it it sooner. All of the booths offer toppings like honey or powdered sugar, and this one also had a maple mixture similar to frosting that we added on. Fry bread is incredibly messy with toppings on, so we sat down in the nearby garden and attacked with forks and knives rather than eating with our hands while walking.

We were worried about getting too full as we were still planning on going to lunch at a nice restaurant in just a few hours but we wanted to sample more of the culinary offerings, so we settled on a small treat for our final goodie. Our decision was made when we saw a vendor with several tables of baked goods that had strawberry rhubarb struesel that looked too good to pass up. We split a single struesel and we were not disappointed! That same merchant had an interesting looking ample dumpling that we will be trying out next time we hit the Market.