Every week I head to the Monday market in our village of San Antonio Tlayacapan. The market is held from 10 to 12:30 at the Sunrise Restaurant. The restaurant is closed on Monday so its interior and patio are taken over by the market vendors.
I mostly buy vegetables and fermented foods but there are always lots of goodies to tempt me. Today I came home with some baklava along with beet kvass, ginger juice, kale, and some valerian capsules to hopefully help my sleep. Lots of people love the prepared foods available – remember that many people have tiny kitchens and may have been used to buying frozen meals when they lived in their home countries. They love the convenience, I’m sure. Paul sometimes buys pot pies and empanadas but we mostly go for the vegetables.
Below are pictures from the market today. I probably took photos of about two thirds of the sellers. There is also a much bigger market on Tuesdays in West Ajijic. I seldom go to that one as it is far from me but one of these days I’ll go and take some pictures so you can see it for yourself.
These markets are different from the tianguis on Monday in Chapala and Wednesday in Ajijic that are more traditional Mexican markets. Those have mainly fresh produce and meats, small food stalls, traditional clothing and household goods like sewing and kitchen supplies. I have written about the Wednesday tianguis, here.
Fermented foods from LoVegano 
CBD Oil products 
Samosas etc 
Fresh Fruit 
Natural supplements 
Pot pies and baklava etc. (She speaks 3 languages!) 
Fish, Meats, Cheese 
Salads 
Gluten Free bread 
Kale, Chard, Radishes , Water Kefir, Milk Kefir and Honey 
Gluten Free and regular baked goods 
Turkish foods 
Tina’s food setup was behind her – prepared meals different each week 
Soups and stews etc 
Nice veggies 
Paul’s favorite fish seller 
They make nice empanadas 
All kinds of pot pies and empanadas, also scones 
Honey 
His avocados are always perfect! 
Clothing and textiles 
Massages 
Jewelry 
The entrance
Sandy Matts
October 22, 2019Can’t seem to read this post – photos are all “on top of each other” with just a slice of next photo showing. I am trying to read this on my old I-pad so maybe that could be the problem. Thanks for any help
Nancy
October 22, 2019I am looking at it on my ipad mini and also my android phone and it looks fine, I think it might be something with your ipad, unfortunately. Good luck.
Steve Cotton
October 22, 2019Thanks for this post. One reason I like visiting other places in Mexico is to walk through local markets. Even though we have a roving tianguis in the area, it offers very little food or produce for sale — and we certainly have nothing like the markets of Patzcuaro. It is a good reminder that this country has many faces.
Nancy
October 22, 2019Thanks for commenting, Steve.
mary lee
October 22, 2019Wheres the chocolate lady!!
Nancy
October 22, 2019I didn’t see her yesterday, also the people selling figs, blueberries, raspberries and asparagus weren’t there either!
Contessa Jewall
October 23, 2019What a lovely market. Makes meant to visit just to check it out. How fortunate for everyone in your area to have such a wonderful place to visit every week.
Nancy
October 23, 2019Hi Contessa, there are several great “organic-ish” markets every week plus several traditional tianguis. The berries are amazing, this is a great berry growing area. And figs! Asparagus! Really great produce.
Contessa Jewall
October 23, 2019Makes me want to visit….