Monday, May 27, 2013

The Farmers Market and Knowing What to Ask For


We found the Sunday farmer's market near our new place and, wow! It's a good one. We also have a huge market two blocks from the house which has several good shops including a butcher, a fish market, an organic/health food store with bulk spices and nuts (and raw honey), and a nice looking produce market. I'm headed over there now to see if they have some free range chicken.

We'll be shopping at these two places for most of our food, so I'm working on making sure I've got the Portuguese vocabulary to ask for what I want. We did pretty well this week.

  • Organic = orgânico
  • Grass fed/pastured = criado no pasto 
  • Eggs from free range chickens = Ovos Caipiras
  • Loquats = nêsperas
  • Plumbs = ameixas
  • Tomatoes = tomates 
  • Pineapple = abacaxi
  • Raw nuts = nozes cruas 
  • Green leaf veggies = verduras
Thanks to some online help, I found out just today how to say "grass fed" or "pastured" in reference to beef and pork. Thank you, internets.

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