On the market, a photo from Bogota, North

Photographer's Note

Bogotá - On the market

Both pictures are also taken on the Cerro de Monserrate.
On this summit you can find restaurants, cafeteria and souvenir shops. Certainly not fancy places that you find there but rather eateries and shops where the ordinary Bogotá worker is going to buy or eat.
On Sundays there are huge crowds. Most people are free and on that day the funicular offers everyone a price reduction.

Colombia is renowned for a wide variety of fruits and juices. The diversity of climates and agricultural areas, heights and ecology makes the country well suited for the production of fruit. As all of you know the most famous fruit from Colombia is coffee. More on that later.

The strangest thing I've eaten in the country were ants. In Bogotá street vendors sell ants in small packages. However, I ate them only once at restaurant, also in the capital in a restaurant that had different Colombian specialties on the menu.
I cant say that they were really yummy, rather tasteless. But I thought I should try it anyway.
Generally Ive eaten well in Colombia.

For travelers who arent too brave at restaurant (of course they are wrong), anywhere in the country you can find Italian restaurants.
Personally I think the best Italian food outside of Italy. Ive always liked the Italian cuisine very much. Its a mystery to me that even in small towns in Colombia you find these restaurants. I never heard that the country has attracted Italian immigrants and the chefs were clearly Colombian.

In the workshop a view of the long street with shops that starts at the Basílica del Seńor de Monserrate.

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holmertz (101880) 2016-10-30 12:32

Hello Paul,
A good idea when looking for good food is to go where the locals go, avoid the restaurants that attract tourists. I have no idea what all these dishes consist of, but they really look delicious, and provided the sanitary conditions are reasonable i always love to eat at places like this. It's such a delight to choose between so many unknown things and sometimes make fantastic discoveries. According to many scientists we will all have to learn to eat insects and larvae in order to save the world. Breeding cattle for food is such an incredible waste of resources.
But hopefully I will die before ants and cockroaches become staple food.
Kind regards,
Gert

Fis2 (169589) 2016-10-30 13:32

Witaj Paul!
Mniam, mniam, mniam...
A very nice picture from market.
Good framing and superb colors.
Delicious food!
Good evening.
Krzysztof

lucasgalodoido (27698) 2016-10-30 14:13

Olá Paul,
interessante essa mesa de comidas, algumas das quais nem conheço. As cores ficaram excelentes. Belo trabalho.
Parabéns e Abraço,
Lucas

daddo (28748) 2016-10-30 15:07

Hi Paul. I wonder if once one chooses a dish like the broths, if these are heated, as they do look cold. It is a copious display, colourful and assorted. It looks as if it is set out indoors looking at hints of furniture and tiled floor, if not what about the flies? A very rich composition of a well exposed image. Regards. Klaudio.

macjake (98256) 2016-10-30 15:14

Hi Paul
i'm looking at this photo when i'm hungry, not a good idea! haha

I don't see any ants here :)
Good for you to try them out, I did the same when I was in Thailand.

nice variety of colours and selection, a fine cultural image for TE, and good memories for you from your travels here.
cheers
Craig

emka (157280) 2016-10-30 15:54

Hello Paul, Very interesting picture and note. I think that Italian cuisine is popular every where in the world. I like pizza very much but I prefer to eat something local, with the locals. (And lately pizza margehrita in Naples was local). But I am not specially brave. I have never tried ants or spiders or scorpions or larvaes. Also the view of grilled guinea pigs in Peru was not inviting. But here it looks good. At least I like corn. Soups seem also good. In Peru and Ecuador I liked ceviche - the raw fish. Do they have it in Colombia?
WArm regrad s MAlgo

danos (110407) 2016-10-31 0:06

Hello Paul,
well chosen the tight frame of the scene with all these food to are spread on the table with the excellent light management to enhance the details as the clarity of the scene.The general view of the market street completes perfect the whole presentation.

Regards,ddanos

dkmurphys (79209) 2016-10-31 0:22

Hi Paul,Delicious capture of this food table. I love this kind of places where you can taste the local goodies. Nice shot.

Daniel

jemaflor (146168) 2016-10-31 1:04

Salut Paul,
C'est appétissant la vue de toutes ces spécialités, la netteté est bonne pour essayer d'imaginer le fumet et les saveurs de tous ces plats.

alvaraalto (42804) 2016-10-31 2:12

Dag Paul
Je probeert ons dus lekker te maken met deze tafel vol met heerlijke producten van de markt in Bogota. Het is dat ik net heb ontbeten en dat het nog vroeg op de dag is anders zou het water me zeker uit de mond lopen bij het zien van al dit kleurrijk voedsel.
Mooi plaatje van deze drukke markt zoals we in de ws kunnen zien.
Groet Rob

Nicou (193806) 2016-10-31 4:10

Hlelo

quelle image quelle vue ce tons et couleurs et que de bonnes choses ŕ manger fantastique cela fait envie de manger et de tout goűter superbe.
Bravo et amitié
Nciou

Silvio1953 (220443) 2016-10-31 5:18

Ciao Paul, lovely composition with a lot of good food, excellent clarity, fine details, splendid light and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

worldcitizen (15930) 2016-10-31 9:30

Hello Paul,
I first saw this photo last night before dinner, and it made me very hungry. I can imagine all the wonderful smells coming from this table, and the earthy colors are nice, too. I would probably try a bit of everything there, but I would pass on any insect recipes. :-)

Tue (91450) 2016-10-31 9:44

Hallo Paul,
Deze foto geeft een heel mooi overzicht van al het eten dat hier in de aanbieding is. Er is keus te over en dit alles maakt een zeer kleurrijke foto. Wat dapper dat je mieren hebt gegeten! Ik vrees dat ik me er niet aan zou durven wagen, dan kies ik toch voor de Italiaan!
Lars

ktanska (44416) 2016-10-31 12:39

Hi Paul,
Very colourful and well arranged table of food items. Even the tablecloth matches the theme. I've often tamen photos of market tables myself. But usually there are some disturbing items, I don't like.
Kari

Royaldevon (85576) 2016-10-31 14:14

Hello Paul,

This looks like a wonderful mixture of foods.
Is it a self service cafe/restaurant?
I must admit, I am certainly tempted to try what I can see!
It's colourful, nicely displayed and looks appetising!

The market looks to be selling goods similar to most markets.
The difference to me was the number of people.
It was extremely crowded, obviously very popular!

My warm regards,
Bev :-)
You did well to try the ants!
I had a similar desire to test frogs' legs and snails when in France but surprisingly, they did taste good!

Periko (9095) 2016-10-31 20:46

Hi Paul
Colorful display of edibles. Some seem to be tasty.
Balanced exposure and a good sharpness.

Regards

delpeoples (60342) 2016-11-01 5:18

Ciao Paul

How could one skip over this delicious looking photo? the textures, colours and sharpness are all so good, I can almost smell the aroma of these different plates. Hopefully you tried them all out. Well done, thanks for sharing and now you have made me hungry :)

Warmest wishes
Lisa

lousat (138521) 2016-11-01 9:27

Hi Paul,i'm not so impatient to try ants..ehehe...but i'm watching something of curious and interesting on this table,foreign foods and pic foods are always attractive to me and this is a lovely example very sharp and colorful and with useful note too! Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

rychem (72187) 2016-11-01 9:43

It is not for hungry people, such a richness of dishes, and I would taste each of them
regards Ryszard

adramad (72524) 2016-11-01 13:35

Hello Paul.
That table if it is, a very extensive buffet, we see all kinds of food, stews, roasted, fried, fruit, soft drinks, a real show of good food, is very varied and appetizing.
Gorgeous color, which gives much strength to the image.
Very good brightness and perfect sharpness.
Well done. I like very much.
You have a good day.
Best wishes.
Luis.

jhm (211734) 2016-11-02 3:51

Dag Paul,

Uw tweede foto toont echt hoe het er toe gaat in deze omgeving.
Met de hoofd foto moet men wel honger krijgen, er zijn zoveel ingrediënten te zien alles netjes samen gesteld.
Kleuren en scherpte zijn perfect.
Mooi met de twee verschillende foto's.
Goed gedaan, bedankt.

Prettige dag verder,
John

mkamionka (73198) 2016-11-02 12:24

Hi Paul,
lovely picture accompanied by a great story. On one hand it is always exciting to read about somebody's adventures and dream about the travel, on another hand some experiences do not tempt me that much, like eating the ants for example, by the way I thought they should taste sour due to the acid they produce, but may be they are specially processed :)
Quite an original market stand I wouldn't know what to pick. I suppose I would pick an Italian restaurant :)
Great reportage!
M

COSTANTINO (115407) 2016-11-03 12:45

Hello dear friend and have a nice time
and a happy new day
what could I say for this amazing composition
nothing at all because one shot is one
thousand words
welldone
regards
Costantino

Cricri (176) 2016-11-04 3:53

Bonjour Paul
Une belle variétés des produits succulents du pays, j'aime manger les spécialités du pays, mais de lŕ a manger des fourmis, on non, impossible, merci pour la note et la présentation
belle journée
cricri

s_lush (16602) 2016-11-04 4:40

Hello, Paul,
With this picture, that in the workshop and your note, you give us comprehensive information about Colombian cuisine, foodstuffs and infrastructure for food producing and trade. Very well presented both visually and textually. Excellent job!
My warmest regards,
Sergiy

PiotrF (54246) 2016-11-04 17:26

Hello Paul,
Interesting capture of this food table. Well seen and beautifully captured.
I like interesting note, good composition, nice color, good quality and sharpness.
Good picture.
Regards
Piotr

ChrisJ (171146) 2016-11-07 16:36

Hello Paul,

It doesn't look like a place where a person might starve. A lot of delicious looking food on offer and it looks fresh. Good angled downward pov with excellent sharpness. Tfs!

cornejo (61504) 2016-11-12 12:42

Hello Paul, very good picture of this interesting sample of the country's meals, very well captured in this interesting image, with good clarity, light, color and quality. Very good and interesting work perfectly done, my congratulations, my friend. Thank you for sharing this beautiful work.

Good night and happy Sunday.
Affectionate greetings from the south of Spain.
Angel.

fritzi007 (14698) 2016-11-18 14:33

Hallo Paul,
interessante Markt Szene, gut gemacht!
(kann man das essen?)

Viele Grüße und einen schönen Tag
Wolfgang

jmdias (114150) 2016-12-18 13:36

paul

colombian food was one of the best I found in my trips around the world. I liked bandeja paisa a lot.
very nice mix of many meals in this view. TFS.

hugs

jorge

ikeharel (112391) 2017-06-10 0:55

Hello Paul,
First I was looking at the dishes on display here - most I can't even name, but looking delicious.
Than, saw the WS photo which is an intriguing picture, and vibrant in action. I taken the liberty to correct a bit the WS photo, and by doing this, I only assume - can understand why you did not post it as a main picture.
Wish you a nice weekend,
Ike

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