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| Olives for sale in Jordan |
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| Spice market in Aswan, Egypt |
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| Another spice market in Aswan |
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| Spice vendor in a Nubian village near the first cataract of the Nile River |
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Markets
Spice and vegetable markets offer color and wonderful scents. The blue substance in the last photo is indigo, used as a dye rather than a spice. Also, check this post from India last year.
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OOooo I want to dig my hands into the pile of indigo.
ReplyDeleteAre the olives fresh or cured? Did you buy anything at this market?
JJ
These olives are fresh and at a road side stand, JJ. There were cured olives to be had everywhere. Our guide in Jordan joked that while there was no petroleum, Jordan did have oil--Olive oil!
ReplyDeleteUmmm . . . olives. Any kind, any where. S
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