'La Cigale, an outdoor market with indoor market stalls (more like shops) in the inner city suburb, Parnell. Outdoors - fruit and vegetables, yogurts,cheeses,breads and all things foodie. Indoors, shops with a french flavour (as the name of the market suggests) and elegant winter clothing, made in NZ.The clothes aren't cheap, but neither is the quality, so well worth a look before you hit the shops in Parnell and Ponsonby.
Taste sensations worth noting
Breads - roasted golden kumera (sweet potato), and honey and walnut
Yoghurt - coffee and walnut
Tapenade - lemon zest
Olive Oil - Extra Virgin, Cold pressed Olive Oils from Turkey, imported in their original bottles. Great visual display potential for your home or cafe kitchen. I was excited to spot these as am going to Istanbul in three weeks so will be able to source them first hand.
I know it's a French 'style' market but there's a stall selling Turkish food imports.
Traditional Turkish delight is sold (not surprisingly at the Turkish stall) in a great variety of flavours. My favourite? Nougat Pistachio.
Just across from the Turkish stall is a stall selling the best fudge (made by "Oh Fudge") that I've tasted in ages. I'm not a sweet eater so it has got to be 'special' to impress me......the sticky fig and ginger fudge is divine (see header photograph and salivate)
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