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Aljezur Market

Mercado Municipal de Aljezur - "Aljejur Market"

Mercado Municipal de Aljezur – “Aljejur Market”

Experiences with Chef Fran from the Portuguese Country Cooking School.

One of my favourite pastimes is going to markets, especially food markets. I guess it is natural of course, because I love food so much. Few people realise that cooking is essentially about sourcing good fresh food and then transforming it into a delectable dish. For me, it is also very visual, my day just lightens up when I see colourful fresh ingredients.

Sharon Fruit looking so much like tomato

Sharon Fruit looking so much like tomato

I have more pics to share about markets I have visited in my travels, but for now, the spotlight is on Portugal’s Aljezur Market.

Pumpkin and squash type thingies

Pumpkin and squash type thingies

I went there with Fran as part of the day cooking course and watched as she created a menu in her head based on what was available. Aah, a woman after my own heart… we use our heads when we cook, and seldom follow recipes.

Here is one of the most interesting pics. Portuguese Oregano.

Portuguese Oregano

Portuguese Oregano

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5 Comments

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    Portuguese Country Cooking School « My Burnt Orange
    December 9, 2011 at 10:22 pm

    […] with an introduction of my itinerary. I had a visit at the local market to look forward to in Aljezur, which would determine what we would cook throughout the day. We would also be making bread from […]

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    Organic veggie and herb garden « My Burnt Orange
    December 9, 2011 at 10:32 pm

    […] we sourced much of the food we were to cook at the Aljezur Market, all he herbs and most of the salad came from the Portuguese Country Cooking School’s very […]

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    Fran’s Recipes: Sharon Fruit Platter « My Burnt Orange
    December 11, 2011 at 1:03 am

    […] Comments « Aljezur Market […]

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    Fran’s Recipes: Grilled carapau « My Burnt Orange
    December 13, 2011 at 10:03 am

    […] Aljezur Market was fresh out of sardines that day, the next best thing was carapau. Our options at Aljezur […]

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    afroblush
    December 13, 2011 at 11:03 am

    Markets are always the best for authentic cooking, those pumpkins look delishh!

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