Vega Central

Santiago, thanks for constantly trying to win back my love this week. It's working. Especially when you use food as bait.

Today, we headed over to Vega Central, the mammoth fruit and vegetable market a few blocks away from our apartment. It was a heavenly experience for us (being the vegetarian-based people we are).

This place is seriously massive. It's open seven days per week, and it's very busy. BUT it's so cheap, fresh, and awesome. Santiago's known for its stinky, bloody, big fish market. For seafood lovers, it's a cool experience. In my opinion, the veggie market is so much cooler. We'll definitely be taking any potential guests to witness it.

In the same breath, however, we'll forewarn any potential visitors to watch their shins as elderly (seemingly ruthless) Chileans push their carts full of plant-based foods through the crowds with reckless abandon. Ouch, dudes!

Beautiful grapes:















Saw a lot of this pumpkin. If you look closely, you'll noticed a knife stabbed into it. Instead of buying the whole thing, you ask them to cut off a chunk. We'll try some sometime:



















Corn, with lightning speed knife-wielders removing husks.















Potatoes:
















Tons of Melon:



















Beautiful Ginger:



















Onions:














Eggs:











Avocadoville:

Over-the-top, irresistible candied fruits:














Matt eating our super-sweet scrumptious strawberry skewer:

We left the market with all of this lovely stuff below for under 10USD!! On the left are purple potatoes. They're amazing and beautiful. When we'd buy them in Austin, they were $6 per pound! Looks like we'll be doing some awesome cooking, potential visitors!