We arrived at Oaxaca’s main food market around lunchtime, and the smell of roasting meat drew us into this hidden wing that jutted off of the main building. Here the BBQs were in full swing, the air was full of smoke, and sunlight was streaming through vents that had been opened to clear the smoky haze. All this created a photo ‘op’ that I couldn’t resist.
Oaxaca Market
As this was back in the days of film it was only much later that I realized that one of my quick shots contained this classic scene of tasting samples being handed out. You can almost hear the vendadora saying, “try it, you’ll like it!”
What you can’t see is the aroma of roasting meat or the taste when they served it in tortillas with salsa cruda, guacamole and radishes. ¡Qué delicioso!
extras for your ‘carnitas‘ at the Mercado de Oaxaca