Hola a todos! Today I went to one of the coolest places in the city of Barcelona called la Boquería. It is a huge outdoor, but covered, fresh foods market. La Boquería is situated on La Rambla, one of the main streets that cuts through a part of the city and is somewhat of a tourist trap. The market though, is a place for both visitors and locals to walk through the various "paradas", or little food stations, and taste and buy different foods. There are many different kinds of stands where vendors sell their food: fruit, vegetable, sugary candy, chocolates, dried fruit, beef, ham, chicken, fish, bread, cheese, nuts, and even more than I can remember. Each food group is sold at many stands though, so the place is huge and there are tons of people everywhere!
My friend and I got falafel pitas because we were starved and it was one of the first things we saw (I probably should have looked around a little bit longer first) and before we left to take the metro back to our apartments I got a strawberry-coconut smoothie, or here "fresa y coco". All of the fruterías in the market have icy spreads of pre-made smoothies to buy in little plastic cups, and there were more than 40 fruit flavor combinations that I saw today.
All in all, I had a great time at la Boquería, and even though I didn't fill out my packet for class as well as I could have, I still believe I learned a lot. Hopefully we go back soon so I can cook delicious, fresh foods here at my apartment! Hope all is well en los Estados Unidos.
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