Padova 22 September 2011

Food Porn in Padova

I have always been captivated by markets, and the ones in Europe are spectacular. There is a lot of choice; there is clearly a relationship between the habitual buyers, who have their favorite stalls and greet the stallkeepers like old friends. That keeps the food good. When we bought food in the markets, first in Sienna, and now in Padova, we are treated kindly, in part (we think) because we try to communicate in Italian, and that gives us points despite the fact that our Italian is so halting and eccentric. The fact that we understand food seems to come through. We get the tender fichi and the juiciest susine (plums) even when we don't know how to ask for them.

Food is obviously an obsession for the Italians, as it is with us. So here are some pictures of the offerings on one late September day in the Padova market.