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Last week, as I strolled through the village market in Teulada, I saw it happen: an older woman with a cloth bag and a critical eye held up a courgette as if she were inspecting a diamond. She turned it in the light, gave it a gentle squeeze, sniffed it, and finally nodded approvingly at the market vendor. He smiled. \u201cMuy buena esta semana\u201d<\/em>, he said. And she paid \u2014 in coins, like a transaction between friends. <\/p>\n

Veggies with a story<\/b><\/h4>\n

Whoever thinks Spain is mainly the land of jam\u00f3n ib\u00e9rico, chorizo and prawn paella: \u00a1piensa otra vez!<\/i> In Spain, vegetables are no side dish \u2014 they\u2019re the main act. If you\u2019ve ever thought courgettes, tomatoes or aubergines were just functional food, try visiting a village market on a Thursday morning somewhere along the Costa. There, they\u2019re small celebrities. Everyone has an opinion, a preference, a grandmother\u2019s recipe. And the conversation about that one tomato from last week might last longer than most office meetings in the Netherlands. <\/p>\n

What strikes me time and again is the pride. Not just from the farmers, but also from the buyers. As if they\u2019re both part of a chain that\u2019s much bigger than a simple purchase. It\u2019s a form of respect \u2014 for the season, for the craft, for the land. <\/p>\n

Local isn\u2019t a trend here \u2014 it\u2019s just common sense<\/b><\/h4>\n

On village markets, you won\u2019t find loud marketing slogans. No stickers saying \u201c100% local\u201d or \u201cfresh from the farm.\u201d Because that\u2019s simply how it is here. And people know it. A tomato with a bit of soil still clinging to its stem? Perfect. A peach with a dent? That means: ripe. <\/p>\n

You can taste the difference. Not just because it\u2019s fresher, but because you know where it came from. You know who picked it. And often: what to do with it. <\/p>\n

An ode to the imperfect<\/b><\/h4>\n

I\u2019ll admit it: when I first moved here, I thought the courgettes at the market looked a bit odd. Crooked, speckled, sometimes with a little scratch. But now I get it \u2014 that\u2019s what you want. Not uniform factory produce, but vegetables that carry the story of the sun, the wind, and the water within them. <\/p>\n

And even if you don\u2019t manage to maintain a whole vegetable garden (like Lucas and his balcony garden full of hope and failure), you can still be part of this feeling. By choosing local. By taking your time. By talking to your neighbour at the market about green beans as if they were poetry. <\/p>\n

And that leaves you wanting more<\/b><\/h4>\n

The village market isn\u2019t a supermarket. You won\u2019t come home with a full cart. But you will bring back something else: connection. With your food, your surroundings, your neighbours. And maybe \u2014 if you play your cards right \u2014 the recipe for that perfect tortilla with courgette. <\/p>\n

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This story is part of our June special:<\/b> The Month of the Kitchen Garden<\/b><\/a>. Discover how we sow, harvest, cook, and celebrate \u2014 Costa style.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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