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The Market:
Laguna Beach Farmers Market
Laguna Beach, Calif.
Lumberyard parking lot next door to City Hall
Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon
You might think an
upscale, artsy town like Laguna Beach, which is surrounded by farmland bathed
in a year-round Mediterranean climate, would support a superb
farmers market. Guess again. The Laguna Beach market is
downright pathetic. About a dozen vendors were at the
market today and most displayed a very uninspired array of tired-looking
produce. There were few shoppers. No wonder. The one redeeming feature of
this market is that it is just
two or three blocks from Laguna's wonderful beach flanked by rocky
bluffs.
Marketgoer:
Mark Thompson, publisher of this Web site |
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What I Bought:
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Pomelo (back),
Oroblancos (sides),
mandarins (front) While I was unimpressed with this market,
at least I found my first pomelo of the year. The pomelo (the large
fruit in back) is an ancestor of the grapefruit. It's chief distinguishing
feature is the very thick white rind, which is well suited for
candying. The oroblanco is a cross between white grapefuit and a
pomelo, which can also be spelled pummelo. Unlike a grapefruit, the oroblanco can be easily peeled,
separated into sections and eaten by hand.
Price: Pomelos $2 each; Oroblancos $1 for three;
mandarins $1.50/lb.
Pomelo cross-section
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Cocktail grapefruit |
| These fruit are a cross between an orange and a
grapefruit. They are somewhat sweeter than a grapefruit
and about half way between both parents in size. |
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Price: $1/lb. |
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