The Hakodate Morning Market was our last stop in Hokkaido. After this our tour group would be catching the bullet train to Honshu Island.
There was a huge selection of seafood, both dried and fresh, and seaweed-related products, as well as fruits and vegetables.
What was really cool was that the vendors would usually knock off a few dollars from the posted price. Even if they might do that for everybody, it still made me feel kinda special.
This guy in particular gave Sweetie some good deals.
I think this is squid stuffed with rice.
This was one of the packages that I busted open as soon as I came home. It was really good . . . soft and tasty.
I really wanted to try some grapes but just couldn't bring myself to spend that much on it.
I think this vendor gave Sweetie a 3/$something deal.
"Cheaper" grapes were here. I should've bought, yah.
I shoulda got some sliced melon too.
I think Sweetie woulda brought home some of this ikura and uni if it was more towards the ending part of our trip, but we were still only midway.
This says "soft toba". Wonder what that is.
This is where you could catch squid.
And they would prepare it for you to eat right away.
These scallops were $7 each.
Here is a map that our tour guide provided with interesting stores highlighted in pink for us. We only got to visit some of the stores in the bottom half before our time ran out. Boo hoo.
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Oh my! I would have asked them to just leave me there and let me catch the bullet train to catch up later. Wonderful place!
Wow, talking about an arm and a leg. I love fruits, but I rather spend it on eating and the other pleasures. Maybe the grapes are organic. I stand correct,the cities in Japan are awesome; so dynamic. Loved Osaka.
LOL, I can just picture you, Aunty!
For real, arm and a leg, Chet!
$40 for grapes!?!? HOLY CRAP! I betchu they're realllllllly good but! I woulda fished for squid. Did you try? Looks fun!
I love seafood, I'm salivating here!
Oh what fun to see. We were there too and did the squid catching thing also. Didn't much care to eat the wiggling tentacles though. I'm still horribly jet lagged and trying to go through our S. Korea photos. Very slow business. Raiden melon? I've only heard of Hidari. I love seeing all your photos, but I'll have to come back since my life is crazy right now.
soft toba is a dried salmon but softer/tender than jerky
OOOOOOOH! Soft toba is dried salmon? Totally worth 600 yen for the bunch! Pike's Market sells dried salmon sticks, SO delicious, but very expensive - when I was there 16 years ago, it was $19/lb. Tastes ono just like that or we would put it over the fire and singe the edges and eat. Ono ono ono!
No, we neva try, Les.
LOL, Susan.
Ooooh Kay, looking forward to seeing your Korea post.
Thanks Kat . . . I thought it might be salmon by the look of the skin. Sounds good . . . shoulda bought.
THAT SOUNDS SO GOOD, Aunty!!!!
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