Market Watch: Mercado de Colores
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Entrance to Manuel Perez Park where Mercado de Colores happens every Saturday. Photo: Monica Eng/Axios
The market: The three-year-old Mercado de Colores, held on Saturdays in Little Village from 11am to 3pm.
The vibe: Super friendly, positive and convivial.
The produce: For now, mainly greens and herbs from Dulce Morales' Cedillo's Fresh Produce farm in Englewood.
- Morales also sells local granola and Monica's Farm eggs for $5.
The food: Free tamales from a local church, plus two things we've never seen before at a farmers market:
- A Botanas Ketusita booth selling just pickled food, including pig skin, chicken feet, quail eggs, cactus pads and peanuts ($6), which we devoured on our way home.
- Chill and Go selling artisanal salsas accented with sesame seeds, peanuts and even cranberries ($10). They also make chicharrones de chile featuring crispy nubbins of deep-fried serrano peppers.
The entertainment: Rotating cultural presentations, which included delightful folkloric dancing last Saturday.
If you go: Don't rely on the market's Millard Avenue address listed online. Go to Manuel Pérez Memorial Plaza at 4345 W. 26th St.