Tekka Market- a true find!

In NYC, one of my absolute favorite things to do- whether it be summer, spring, autumn, or winter- is to stroll through the union square farmer's market. I love the bounty of fresh seasonal produce and abundance of so many vendors to choose from, and the sunshine that somehow always pokes through the towering buildings to shed light on the farmers who stand there, come rain or snow....Anyways, enough reminiscing! My last week in NYC I was starting to feel sad about leaving my dear friend, the Union Square Market, especially because, after doing some research and asking locals through email, there supposedly was no market in Singapore that would compare. Luckily, and thank god-fully, they were wrong!

Introducing....Tekka Market! Tekka Market is a landmark in Little India. It has a history dating back to when the area was filled with Bamboo ( or tekka in Hokkien) trees. It was a place all ethnic groups came to shop for their produce and cooking staples. It has been around a long time. Enough history. I actually don't usually care much about history. I care about the here and now, not the was or has been.

So...fast forward to 2011 and Tekka Market still stands strong. The first thing that grabbed my attention as I left the car was the smell! Of strong, stinky fish! Then all sorts of smells begin to waft in the air, vegetables, coconuts, fruit, flesh of all animals in front of your eyes...and of course, the most favorite of all smells...Durian! hehe

After my nose got adjusted to the plethora of smells in this huge, covered market, I was able to see how incredible and vast it is! Endless produce!! It is great. I managed to get a large bag of vegetables including a bag of tomatoes, zucchini, a pumpkin, and several other things...for somehow only six Singapore dollars- so about 4.5 USD...a clear bargain! If you don't mind walking past a pile of dead chicken heads or other things you usually don't see in everyday life, then I highly reccommend it- the produce is incredibly fresh and you can find all sorts of vegetables that are not so easy find other places.

I love vegetables.