Medellín Market

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"Among the best local markets, this Roma Sur hub is a place to buy a cornucopia of fresh fruit and vegetables, cheese, chickens, mole, dried chilies, beans, and herbs. The center is always food: look a little deeper and you will discover comida corridas with freshly made daily menus, stalls turning out tacos cooked to order and unfathomably delicious, great mountains of crispy chicharrón, and ripe fruit ready to be juiced. During the holidays, look out for hot clay mugs of ponche." - Henrietta Lovell

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"Occupying one square block in Colonia Roma, Mercado Medellín supplies the neighborhood with quality fruits and vegetables and stands out as one of the few places in the city to find produce and goods from other Latin American countries—Colombian and Honduran flags mark stalls selling rare imported vegetables. I sampled dried chiles, mole pastes, and incredible ice cream from the Cuban heladería (try coconut, cinnamon, chocolate, and Nata), and loved the candied fruits rubbed with chile from the seed and spice vendors." - Scarlett Lindeman, Lauren Stroh

"Latin American Flavors at Mercado Medellín All of Mexico City 's neighborhood markets are fun to browse, with their rows and rows of colorful stalls and equally colorful characters, and you can't go wrong ducking into any one of these mercados as you come across them in your wanderings. Mercado Medellín is particularly favored among expats from other parts of Latin America, as it specializes in foodstuffs from Caribbean and Central and South American countries. This is also a superb market to visit if you're hungry. Vendors sell everything from Colombian ajíaco to Cuban ice cream, so don't hesitate to graze your way through the treats on offer."

"This classic Mexican market has it all: housewares, craft supplies, produce, meat and fish, pastes for making mole, and one of the best flower selections in the city. In true Mexican mercado tradition, most of the vendors will gift you freebies upon purchase: a piece of fruit, a rose, or a slice of cheese. I usually start my visit in the housewares section, which has great, traditional stuff: brightly striped kitchen towels, enamel cookware, citrus juicers, and more. After stuffing my tote bag with ripe mangoes, fresh fava beans, local mushrooms, and bunches of palm leaves, I stop by the candy section for a handful of chili-pineapple gummies."

- Ordered Tlacoyo (stuffed masa with fava beans)