Do you travel for adventure? Scenery? Meeting new people? Architecture? Exploring? Food? All of the above?

I’m most definitely all of the above, but I did fall madly in love with the local food and Barcelona’s fascinating Mercat de la Boqueria, which is open Monday – Saturday, 8:00 AM – 8:30 PM.

From top to bottom and left to right:

Dragon Fruit; Mixed Fruit; Rambutan; Mushrooms; Olives; Chives and Greens; Oysters; Ummmm, no clue; Percebe and Langosteno ( ; Fruit; Market Entry; Veggies on Strings; Colorful Popsicles; Clams; Ice Cream Sandwiches; Veggie Chips; Calamari?; Eat your Veggies!; Clams and Friend; Stacked in Blue; Dinner!

P.S. Percebes, known as goose barnacles in English, are a Galician delicacy from Spain and are among the most exclusive seafood in Europe. Customers in Spain and Portugal pay up to 200 Euros per kilo for superb quality Percebes. This extraordinary price results from the extreme circumstances in which the rare barnacles are harvested from the rocky cliffs off the Galician coast.

The edible part of the goose barnacles are the stems. These are usually boiled for only a few seconds in salt water with a bay leaf. The leathery skin is then removed with a rotating movement to reveal the flesh. Percebes are most commonly eaten without any other ingredients or side dishes – maybe some olive oil at most.

Until next time!