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The Market:
Hollywood Farmers Market
Hollywood, Calif.
Ivar Ave. south of Hollywood Blvd.
Sunday, 8:30 a.m. to 1p.m.
This market has the liveliest street scene
of any market in California. There is lots of good music -- a
blind Flamenco guitar player, a jazz ensemble, an Andean flute trio, etc.
On a street that crosses the two-block section of Ivar occupied by
the farmers, there are several dozen craft vendors and food booths
offering a varied selection of prepared foods. There are
always a few political leafleteers, and some other public service
tables including one occupied by the master preserver program of the
local cooperative extension service, which always has an excellent
selection of photocopied food preservation recipes. Despite all the
lively sideshows, the farmers market is by far the main attraction
at the Hollywood farmers market. The year-round market features dozens
of vendors, including many of Southern California's top market
farms.
Marketgoer:
Mark Thompson, publisher of this Web site |
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What I Bought:
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Assorted Alliums I
found these four sizes and colors of scallions (slender red, bulbous red,
slender green, bulbous green), the bunch of fresh onions, and I picked up
the leek to round out this selection of alliums. I can never
have too many interesting onions on hand, which I slice up, saute and add
to pasta, stir-fry mixtures, grilled-cheese sandwiches, etc. Price:
$.50/bunch for green scallions; $1/bunch for red scallions and white
bunching onions; $1.50/lb. for leek.
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Yellow Carrots
I didn't do a blind taste test with these, but
they weren't noticeably different from orange carrots as far
as my palate could tell.
Price: $1/bunch
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Honeydew (back) and Casaba
melons
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melons, so-called because they're so late maturing that they
ripen much later in the season than cantaloupes and other
summer melons. Hence they're in season in the early
winter. These are from the desert flatlands of Imperial
County.
Price: $2 each |
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