La Boqueria - A Foodie Mecca

If you are a foodie, chances are you have heard of Barcelona's foodie mecca, Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria or simply La Boqueria. I first heard of it from Andrew Zimmern's show, Bizarre Foods. La Boqueria is located at the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona with entrance from La Rambla not too far from the Liceu metro station.
The entrance alone titilates the senses.
Here's why Andrew was drawn to the market. They sell heads, testicles, brains, and a lot more that falls under the category of bizarre.
Some people might consider this bizarre as well.
How about this? This looks like a fun way to fillet a fish right? I am guessing this one's a bacalao.
Barcelona is a busy seaport and the fishing is good. Some shell fish I have not seen before.
The sweetest stall in the market- literally - it sells candies, chocolate confections etc.
Olive oil - took a bottle home.
Mushrooms look yummy and so pretty.
Foie gras - took a small package home :)
They have a wide selection of cheese - took three small packages of cheese home.
A taste of bacalao, a good snack while exploring the market. They have a stall that sells a slice of pizza and a glass of wine - sweet!

Friendly storekeepers like this one who with her very little broken English and our almost non-existent Spanish and zero Catalan we managed to stay and "chat" with her and found out that it's a dream of hers to visit San Francisco because she has heard a lot of good things 'bout the city from friends. I guess both cities have a lot of similarities that both cities' residents would enjoy and appreciate.