Trip to the Market

During our last stay in Kalkan, we decided to challenge ourselves to shopping in the market and cooking a meal for friends and family at the villa… The market in Kalkan is on a Thursday so we all took a stroll to the town stopping at firstly at the Junction first for fresh juices, smoothies, coffees, and a hearty breakfast to set us up for our market trip  (I try to eat Keto food at home so I was delighted to find that they had avocado, halloumi, eggs and bacon as an option)



Once we had filled our tummies, we were off to the market which is just across the road. We were greeted by a truck filled with huge fresh watermelons and we wisely made a decision to buy it on our way out rather than carry it


Just as Kalkan is full of vibrant life, incredibly generous and hospitable people so is the market. The local traders greeted us warmly with offers of help and shouts of ‘Merhaba’  or ‘Gunaydin’ and we were also greeted by a mix of Turkish food smells and the sight of fresh vegetables, spices and produce sprawled across so many stalls it had our taste buds rejoicing and our shopping bags getting full



The offering in the food and spice section of the market is incredible and the local farmers and traders eagerly try to help us and we were able to ask lots of questions – what is this? When do people usually eat this? What is made from? The list goes on but we were adding to our education and understanding of the culture of Turkey and the area



We entered the spice section and were greeted by a store owner who offered us refreshing Turkish tea ‘Cay’ and fruity apple tea whilst her fellow trader helped us pick out spices and share information on the main spices used in Turkish cooking. With tea drunk, new friends made and spices purchased we moved on to complete our shopping mission

Turkish tea recipe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOAXlqh4qMo