Hungry in Berlin

This is the first in a series of market reports, in which Hungry In Berlin visits the city’s outdoor markets to see what’s fresh and what’s a bargain. Today’s report is from Kollwitzplatz.

-

Yellow squash: rare, but beautiful – and expensive at €2.50/ kg. Beets running at €1.90/ bunch (usually 3) and really quite nice, as it was in a cold soup I made this week.

Most-appetizing prize goes to the peas, though they were in short supply. (Why do they seem so difficult to find, unless you head to one of the Turkish markets?) And they’re dear at €2.95/500g. Stone fruits – peaches, nectarines, apricots, and plums – are bulging out of their crates and even coming from Germany, rather than (what was available earlier) from Spain and Italy. Berries (mostly) from Germany are – finally! – everywhere, and perhaps the rumors of a rain-busted berry season were unfounded. Cherries at €2.95/500g and sour cherries (pies, people! Be American, and give me a piece!) at €1.50/500g. Strawberry prices have gone down a bit (now €1.95/500g), but they looked slightly past-prime and mushy.

Prettiest is the purple garlic, though way out of my reach at €1/piece. Most exciting appearance, for me at least, is sweet corn, but €2.50 for three relatively small ears seems a bit much. Wondering where all the beautiful rainbow chard went.

-

(Note: We’re always looking for volunteer reporters from Berlin’s other markets, such as those at Wittenbergplatz, Maibachufer, Winterfeldplatz, and the Rotes Rathaus. If interested, drop us a line.)

-

You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.