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8 | July 20, 2016 | Malibu surfside news News
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Market can offer fresh meal, community feel
Barbara Burke
Freelance Reporter
Stop by the Malibu Farmer’s
Market any Sunday and
residents can find a veritable
potpourri of fresh foods
that provide ingredients for
many dishes — from simple,
healthful dishes that a
busy parent needs to feed
a family traditional fare, to
cutting-edge, new products
that intrigue and offer opportunities
to create firstclass
unique dishes for even
the most fancy occasion.
“We come to the farmers
market because we get
amazing food from all over
the world, and we can support
our local vendors and
farmers,” visitor Matthew
Burgess said.
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But the market is not just
about food. It is a gathering
place for the community as
well as for those driving by
on a trip to the beach.
“This is an amazing
weekly community where
people we know and love
gather,” Burgess said while
spending time with his
3-year-old son, Kevin, who
chimed in.
“The food is so yummy,”
Kevin said.
At the market, Malibu
residents can fill their bags
and fridges with fresh vegetables
straight from local
farms as well as with foods
from around the world. For
the basics, you will find
huge bunches of seemingly
endless varieties of lettuce,
kale, onions, peppers, heirloom
tomatoes and all types
of vegetables. Season those
elemental ingredients with
some of the myriad spices
and locally grown herbs.
Or try the avocado oil,
which is great for searing,
and enhances, but does not
intrude upon, the flavor of
any dish because it has the
highest smoke point of any
fruit oil — up to 450 degrees.
For main dishes, there
are numerous options. Try
the fresco pasta and season
it with all types of the market’s
fresh herbs as well as
its fromage options, which
include flavorful mozzarellas
and burrata, a fresh Italian
cheese made with mozzarella
and cream.
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Local vegetables like these are abound at the Malibu Farmer’s Market, available to
residents every Sunday. Suzy Demeter/22nd Century Media
people select fresh, hormone-free
specialty products
and it supports local
vendors,” said Jenny Royal
of Fresco Pasta.
At the market, it’s all
about choice, uniqueness
and a plentiful blend of
necessary staples and novel
specialty foods and spices.
Vendors offer fresh, organic
meats and seafood
straight from the boat, as
well as from all over the
world. Fresh ready-to-boil
pasta of many unique varieties
as well as rice options
abound and offer healthy
basic staple choices.
No epicurean feast of
shopping selections is complete
without one’s sweet
tooth being satisfied.
Enticing beautiful, bright
berries are plentiful at the
market. They’re perfect for
making a strawberry pie,
a tarte or a summer berry
cake. Apples, kiwis, cantaloupe
and citrus of all varieties
also tempt your palate.
For dessert, gourmet specialties
offer amazing dolce
options, including Italian
rum cakes that are so moist
they quite literally melt
in your mouth — try the
chocolate raspberry cordial
or the Italian Butter Rum
cake. Fresh yogurt desserts
served on-site hit the spot as
you make your way through
the market, or you can take
them to go.
Fill your kids’ backpacks
with dried fruit, a healthy alternative
to processed chips.
The market offers dried
kiwi, ginger, cantaloupe,
marionberry and myriad
other choices. Throw in
some dried nuts. Try the raw
Pepitas, or pumpkin seeds,
which offer just the right
combination of saltiness
and crunch.
Fill the adults’ lunch boxes
with hummus, pita or dolmades,
all freshly made and
locally sourced.
After food shopping,
Malibu residents can check
out the flower stands and
prepare their Sunday dinner
tables with the fresh cuts
from the market or brighten
their living spaces more permanently
by taking home
one an orchid.
Thirsty market-goers can
take a break from the food
shopping to try a Brewchata,
a traditional Mexican
horchata mixed with cold
brew coffee. Himalayan teas
provide a unique, healthy
thirst quencher as well. Or,
try the virgin mojitos for
a quick pick-me-up. The
Rooibos Tea with Moringa,
a Red Bush tea from South
Africa that quenches your
thirst and is nutrient-filled,
is a unique healthy option.
Finally, you can try some
hormone-free bullion drinks
that provide collagen to ensure
your body is strong for
the busy work week.
Residents can also pop
into the market for necessary
items, or you can stay
awhile and enjoy breakfast
or lunch. Vendors from all
over the world cook up delicious,
unique ready-to-eat
foods. Try the Akara (Nigerian
bean cakes), the Mediterranean
dishes, the Chilean
empanadas or the Sierra
Leone fried plantain at the
West African cuisine stand.
Vendors offering more typical
fare dish up Mexican
food, hot dogs and burgers.
If you try the baconwrapped
hot dogs, you may
just become a regular at this
farmers market.
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