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- Fruit and vegetable aisles. The core of the market: towering stacks of seasonal produce, from chirimoyas and lúcumas to tomatoes sold by the crate. Sellers let you taste before you buy.
- Cocinerías. Small kitchens inside the market serve set lunches such as cazuela, pastel de choclo and fried fish at shared counters. Go before the office crowd arrives.
- Dried fruit and nut stalls. Walnuts, almonds, raisins, merkén spice and dried peaches are sold by weight, and they make the best light, packable snacks.
- Cheese and deli counters. Wheels of queso de cabra and fresh quesillo sit beside cured meats and olives, ideal for a picnic.
- Meat and fish section. Loud, cold and very local. Butchers cut to order, and the fish counters show what Chile’s coast actually supplies.
- Tirso de Molina market. The neighboring
- Fruit and vegetable aisles. The core of the market: towering stacks of seasonal produce, from chirimoyas and lúcumas to tomatoes sold by the crate. Sellers let you taste before you buy.
- Cocinerías. Small kitchens inside the market serve set lunches such as cazuela, pastel de choclo and fried fish at shared counters. Go before the office crowd arrives.
- Dried fruit and nut stalls. Walnuts, almonds, raisins, merkén spice and dried peaches are sold by weight, and they make the best light, packable snacks.
- Cheese and deli counters. Wheels of queso de cabra and fresh quesillo sit beside cured meats and olives, ideal for a picnic.
- Meat and fish section. Loud, cold and very local. Butchers cut to order, and the fish counters show what Chile’s coast actually supplies.
- Tirso de Molina market. The neighboring covered market has more food stalls, flowers and a lively, slightly rougher atmosphere.
- Early-morning wholesale bustle. Trucks unload before daylight and cooks load handcarts, which shows how the city’s food supply really works.
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