Tuesday Market

Yesterday we ventured out to the famous El Tianguis (Tuesday Market). This market is filled with everything....fish, meat, fruit, vegetables, cheese, clothes, shoes, jewelry, toys, pottery, etc. We only managed to get to about one quarter of it but we have lots of weeks for more exploration. Everything is just picked and so fresh. We also found someone who makes fresh cheese and it is so good. Most people go to this market to get everything they need for the week. You can even sit down for lunch as we did. We had no idea what everything was so just decided to choose a place and go for it. We ended up a with the equivalent of fish tacos except the fish was a whole tilapia deep fried and it was served with cabbage and fresh tortilla chips. Then you add hot sauce of course. I will put a picture of it up here.

Last night kids started with their Spanish tutor named Leonardo. He graduated from U.C. Berkley but is a Mexican and is an artist and musician. Last night he arrived with his guitar and the kids enjoyed their hour of learning Spanish and singing songs. Even Owen wanted to listen in as they were having so much fun.

This morning Charles and I followed another Waldorf parent's recommendation and found a very local place for fresh tamales and a local drink. The drink is like corn past, milk and cinnamon and is served hot. It is delicious and sweet. We bought 2 tamales and 2 drinks for the equivalent of $2.50. Not bad and fun to have a Mexican breakfast. You would never know this place existed...just a woman' house with a table set up way off the road. We need to find more of these places!

We wash all fruits and vegetables in an anti-bacterial solution. All the markets sell it and you just place a few drops in water for about 15 minutes. We are inhaling the strawberries as they are amazing around here. Also made fresh mango salsa last night to put on our fish. Delicious!