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Markets and street food: a riot of colour on the stalls

From spices to fresh vegetables, scenes from markets around the world.

Text: Liam Brennan ·

  1. Spices and dried herbs piled high in wooden crates for sale.
    01 Spices and dried herbs piled high in wooden crates for sale. Photo: Danielrosehill / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
  2. Greens, chillies and small aubergines laid out on a sheet on the ground.
    02 Greens, chillies and small aubergines laid out on a sheet on the ground. Photo: Balon Greyjoy / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
  3. Freshly baked loaves of bread lined up on wooden shelves.
    03 Freshly baked loaves of bread lined up on wooden shelves. Photo: Clark Young clark1 / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
  4. Fresh produce on a market stall (illustrative)
    04 Fresh produce on a market stall (illustrative) Photo: Julian Hanslmaier / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
  5. Baskets of colourful cherry tomatoes with a hand-written price sign.
    05 Baskets of colourful cherry tomatoes with a hand-written price sign. Photo: Anne Preble annepreble / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
  6. Crates of carrots, cabbages and peppers at an open-air market.
    06 Crates of carrots, cabbages and peppers at an open-air market. Photo: Daderot / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
  7. A vegetable stall with crates of onions, potatoes, peppers and tomatoes.
    07 A vegetable stall with crates of onions, potatoes, peppers and tomatoes. Photo: Bdx / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
  8. A colourful stall packed with fruit and vegetables in a covered market.
    08 A colourful stall packed with fruit and vegetables in a covered market. Photo: ja ma ja_ma / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

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