Medellin, Colombia - The Market

Medellin's Central Market

The walk from the Cisneros metro stop north towards the central market was filled with sketchy looking characters and dark alleyways.  We saw many who'd laid down on the sidewalk under a tarp and were still asleep.  How someone can sleep through the nightly downpour this way is unimaginable to me.

The market occupied a whole block and was filled with small kiosks selling every possible fruit, vegetable and meat.  Some recognizable, some not.

There were plenty of bananas for sale but more than anything, corn stole the show.

It was for sale by the pallet, by the husk, unhusked and even by the kernel.

There was an army of workers expertly separating the kernels from the husk with a sharp knife, sliding it downwards, one row at a time.  Both the husks and the kernels were larger than what I'm used to.

We walked many of the hallways and found a small cafe tucked into a far corner.  We sat and ordered, not quite getting what we expected.  First, the most typical of the typical: arepa de chocolo con queso, which are corn cakes with a slab of cheese.

For the main course, a typical Colombian egg dish.  Scrambled with tomato and onion.  Would have been better had they dialed back the salt.