This is the market of my childhood, in the Mexico City neighbourhood of Alamos
Discover and re-discover Mexico’s cuisine, culture and history through the recipes, backyard stories and other interesting findings of an expatriate in Canada
My Places in Mexico
My Mexican Heirlooms
My Slice of Mexico 
Look at all the great colors, the watermelon is so ripe and red.
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If you ask, the vendors will slice a watermelon (or papaya, or pumpkin,…) so you may check it out inside, and they will even let you buy half or a quarter.
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I love how all the fruits look so luscious and fresh. What is that big orange one in the background behind the watermelon and bananas?
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Those are papayas! They are called “papaya amarilla” – “yellow papaya”, and the flesh is also yellow. These are the most common in Mexico; the greenish and smaller with orange flesh are called “Hawaiian” and are more expensive.
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