Groningse Fish Market 🌭 More Than Just Fish
If there's something that I don't like about the colder climate in this region, it's walking in the rain or when the wind's blowing heavy. Last Saturday we made an exception though, because we already made plans with friends of ours and having a laugh with good company makes one endure the bad weather.
So there we were - in the province Groningen - on our way to the shopping center and the Grote Markt (large market) or Vismarkt (fish market) with the grey clouds breaking down above us. We searched for a hiding place from the droplets of rain and found shelter in De Korenbeurs building, that houses a well-known supermarket in the Netherlands. The ceiling in the building was a welcome unplanned surprise.
When the rain "stopped" - it came and went a couple of times - we made our way to the Fish market, that has way more to offer than just fish. It was also clear that Spring is upon us.
For instance, there were bright colored flower stalls at every corner and the clothing stalls sold garments for warmer weather. What stood out though, was the clothing truck vendor that sold what looked to be handmade wool apparel. The merchandise looked comfy and warm.
There was also an abundance of stalls selling locally produced products, like the spice and seasoning section, honey, soap and the sausage vendor. We bought a string of garlic fuet (thin dry-cured sausage of pork in a pork gut), that was soft and well balanced in flavor. The garlic taste wasn't overpowering.
We also gave in to the bratwurst and bought a couple filled with jalapeno and cheese. This treat was warm - great for cold weather - and savory and the cheese was a melting surprise. The jalapeno flavor was mild, so I wouldn't consider this a fiery snack.
And though I'm not really a sweet tooth, we tried our hand at some sweet crackers/cookies (cover picture) and ordered a Caramel Dream. This dessert reminded us of Twix chocolate: wafer/cookie on the inside covered in chocolaty goodness. It wasn't overly sweet, which is why it got my stamp of approval.
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Lots of unfamiliar terms here for me. So bratwurst was that big sausage which really looks so yummy!
The garlic fuet looks like longganisa which I also don't know how to explain 😁
It's really spring! Those flowers are pretty!
But still it looks too cold in your area.
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Thank you and hope you've enjoyed the weekend 😊.
It does (I Googled it 😅) look like it and yet different and I suppose that every country has their own variation of "sausages". I will try and look out for the longanisa. Hope I'll find it over here.
It still is, especially when it's raining. Temperature's here between -1 and 10 degrees Celsius nowadays. I'm looking forward to more sun though.
Oh that’s still cold. Yeah I hope you get more sun there soon, at least it can make the temperature a bit warmer.
The longganisa I guess comes from spanish roots but I’m not so sure. 😊
That's what I read.
This week the temperature ahs been beautiful till yesterday, but it started raining again today unfortnately.
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I love markets this one look super I can jump in all these jalapenos!!!😋
Hahaha yeah a lot of yummy stuff.
Fish market and I don’t see a single vis 😂. Looks like a great place to stroll around though. The fashion in that stall looks like the kinda of stuff the hippies wear here, usually made in Thai or India. They are confortable but over the years have gotten pricey here.,
!LOL I had a feeling someone would mention it 🤣. There were some fish stalls but whenever I'm taking pictures we've walked past those stalls already 🙈. It's also usually the ones that are harder to take a photo from without being noticed.
I can imagine, which is why I stayed from a distance and only read the signs from afar.
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Where's the fish!!! LOL I just saw the comment down below, so no need to answer, and I thought it was pretty funny. :) To be honest, I would have probably forgotten them with all the delicious food surrounding you!
Would I go to this market? YES!!
What is not to love about it? I really like the building, it has such a commanding presence. I lived in Europe and the weather was challenging on some days, but, it was so incredibly beautiful that the bad weather became incidental. Surrounded by all of that, it became unimportant.
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