I made my weekly trip to market day in nearby Etla. I may be wrong, but it seems like it is getting bigger each week. And it seemed slightly crazier this week. I mean, I saw a couple, well, actually the taxi driver putting a goat in the trunk of a collectivo, a small taxi. A goat? I shoulda gotta a pic, but I was too amazed... plus I was driving past them. Instead I got these shots.
Hungry yet? Oh, I did get some fresh corn, elote, right off the back of some guy's pickup. It is not the same as the sweet corn one gets in the States, but still tastes mighty fine. I did not have it with the tradional mayonnaise and/or chili powder, just some butter, salt and pepper. You will remember that butter here tastes very different, kinda like real butter, so good.
Yes, the energy of the place was hardly serene and I did my normal run and got out quickly although I was checking out furniture, which took me to an area I don't normally see. I did find a nice coffee table with inlay and a nice finish. I held off buying it because it was so expensive, $30 US... just kiddin'... next week.
As I say, the place was packed and on my way out I heard some decent music, actually quite good, at the temporary restaurant that gets set up on the stone steps each week. It is always crowded and well, next week for these , too.
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Was the butter for the elotes the real thing from Etla or the highly artificially flavored product from the supermarket?
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