The Byward Market is one of my favourite places to wander. Amongst its stalls, I always find interesting seasonal products be it produce or ethnic delectable. During the summers, it is an absolute must visit location for guests. Firstly, the Byward Market shows off the sheer variety of agricultural products available in the National Capital Region. Secondly, no guest of mine leaves Ottawa without ever having tried a beaver tail. It's tantamount to going to Paris and thumbing your nose at authentic patisserie.

During autumn, the ByWard Market bristles with activity until the first.

Here are pictures from a walk my better half and I took September 16th.

Apple Season is Open!

Apples and other autumn produce

Tomatoes

Tomatoes
Believe me, you've not had tomatoes until you've tried locally grown ones from neighbouring farms. Megamart tomatoes smell as good as they taste. When fall comes, it is almost blissful to follow the heady scent of truly vine-ripened tomatoes to the proud produce-people who sell them. One piece of advice: speak to them in French, you'll be handed a better basket.

Pumpkins

Pumpkins

Painted Mini-Pumpkins
What is fall without pumpkins? Be it pumpkins to carve or pumpkins to decorate with.

Cabbage

Cabbage Flowers
Here is something odd that we found at a stall. Yes, these are cabbages. From their leaves, I'd say savoy, but they seem to have been coaxed to grow layers like a blooming rose. I've never seen anything like it before. Unfortunately, we never purchased any as both Jenn and I had some rather unfortunate experiences with cabbage rolls as children. Until we find a good Polish or German woman to make us some properly, we refuse to purchase the vegetable.

Byward Fruit Market

Dragon Fruit and Bananas
From time to time, we like to peek into the Byward Fruit Market by the Byward Market Square. There, I like to peruse their exotic fruit, their gourmet products, and their fine European goods. Besides, the owners have a fine sense of humor as their following sign demonstrates:

Expresso and a Puppy
In their defense, the Byward Fruit Market is more of a fine food store than a green grocer. Kids are not necessarily unwelcome, but they need to be supervised.

As we strolled through the market I kept remarking to my Jenn, "Everyone mush be rushing to enjoy what's left of summer. It's difficult to appreciate autumn's bounty when you're in a rush..."

This just in: I was wandering a ginormous thread (+500 posts) in an online forum on the subject of humorous images. I found a colour version of the sign posted at the Byward Fruit Market.

Expresso and a Pupply, Now in Colour

Particulars:
Byward Fruit Market
36 Byward Market Square
(613) 241-6542



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