In order to celebrate one full week in Valencia, I traveled to the Mercat Central, the largest market in Valencia. Vendors selling all sorts of goodies pack into a historic, downtown building every Thursday through Sunday to supply the locals with groceries and tantalize my initiated taste buds.

After wandering around, sneakily trying to snap some pictures I got the guts to test out my minimal Spanish on some grocers. You’d be surprised how easy it is to communicate with market folk, just smile, produce some money and point to a delicious looking morsel while hungrily rubbing your belly. I plan on coming every week. Hopefully as my Spanish improves and the grocers see me repeatedly, they will take pity on my appetite and sneak me tasty samples.

Here are some visuals of the market, take note of all the ridiculous items for sale.