OK, it is hot. The sun is beating down. What would be good now? How about some ice cream? Or Mezcal? Or maybe even a taste of an unusual and rare fruit vinegar? Well, today was the first day of the the first ever feria, fair, “La Feria de la nieve, del mezcal y el vinagre” in Tlacolula de Matamoros and what a treat it was. Tlacolula is such a special place any time, the market a must visit, but today was off the charts good.
The streets near the church were lined with local vendors of these taste treats. One could walk from stall to stall, sample and if something struck your fancy, you could buy it on the spot. I just wanted to dive in.
Look at all these flavors! I think we sampled most of them.
The vinegars were so flavorful you could drink them by the glassful, but instead they gave you a cup of the fruit to munch on. I had mango with a little chili on top. ¡Muy rico!
Here is Arecely handing me my cup of freeze-the-back-of-my-throat nieve de mezcal. So good!
These folks were selling Agave syrup that was so sweet and natural it was the first thing we purchased. You could buy a large bottle for less than $7 US. Think about that the next time you are looking at those tiny bottles in Whole Foods. And totally organic!
Of course, we took a side trip to the market to get barbacoa de chivo (goat) and to see the new statue that graces the center of the market.
And yes, we bought some special mezcals, although sampling numerous kinds on a hot day was risky, so we mostly stuck to the nieves.
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