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Kochi’s Farmers’
Market
Maybe
it’s because I like to cook, but I can’t resist a
trip to an open-air market — and this one on
Kochi’s Cheralai Street is no exception.
The ingredients were
as fresh as, or
perhaps fresher than, anything
found in Europen or American supermarkets. In this case I was
shooting, not
shopping, and would be eating later  at the hotel, so I am speculating based on what I
could see. Of course
Kochi/Cochin also has indoor markets which are not
so different from those in Europe and America. As
with the other continents, however, the best ingredients are often
found at the
farmers’ markets.
Cheralai Street is in
the old Mattancherry area of
Kochi/Cochin on the peninsula, which many travelers find to be the most
interesting
part of town. It is not far from the Chinese fishing
nets on the
beach where Vembanad Lake opens into the Arabian Sea, the old Paradesi Synagogue and
the
surrounding
“Jewtown,” the above-ground tombs of the old Dutch cemetery, the Sri
Janardhana Hindu Temple, several very old Christian churches,
and other
attractions.
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Street Market
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Fruit vendor’s stand at the outdoor market on Cheralai Street in the
Mattancherry area of Kochi.