Market day - March 16

This morning we headed to the market again. Jacques goes through Serrano ham the way André goes through ice cream. It was time to replenish the fridge once again. There were 22 people ahead of us at our regular booth. We must have arrived during peak time. This particular booth is always busier than the others but today it was busy everywhere. We must remember to make Friday our day for the market instead of Saturday.

If anyone else besides Nathalie and André and Diane want pkg. of paella seasoning let us know. They are only 2 euros per pkg of 5 envelopes.

We had plenty of time to watch the booths around us while waiting for our turn. One of the things I noticed is all the possibilities for cross contamination. They use the same knife without washing in between for cutting up chicken breast or rabbit or whatever other meat that is ordered next. Some have gloves but they don't take off the gloves to handle the money. This in a country where you have to put on plastic gloves in order to pick your fruits from the bins.

At least where Jacques get all his Serrano ham they only have that kind of meat so less chance of contamination I guess.

Vendors preparing orders for customers. Check out the knives they use.

Vendor preparing our rabbit for supper. He was actually surprised that we did not want the head.

Fish head being cut up. Europeans do not waste anything.