Combine my love of cooking with my love of fruits and vegetables and you get my endless quest for fresh and affordable produce.  Some of you may remember the $10 watermelons I never bought in Korea.  Well thankfully, Spain is a lot more produce friendly.  There is a small chain of stores in Moron de la Frontera called Fruiteria Campito and from the name you can guess they are small closet-sized stores selling fresh and, more than likely, local produce.  I am in HEAVEN!  I stumbled upon one a few minutes from our house the other day and picked up:

2 bananas

5 small potatoes

4 yellow plums

1 tomato

the largest red bell pepper you have ever seen

Guess how much I paid?  Not even close to 10,000 Won.  I paid 1,50 Euro or the equivalent of $2.25.  Can you believe it? I was floored, I thought the girl behind the counter had only rung up my potatoes.

And yesterday Celina and I headed to the market in Utrera and picked up:

2 kilos of zucchini (8 medium sized zucchinis)

1 kg of fava beans (about 2.2 pounds)

2 of the largest oranges you have ever seen (what’s with the oversize fruit here – it must be something in the water)

All for a whopping total of  3,50 Euros or about $5.50

Not that any of you care about my vegetable purchases but it’s just another reason I love Spain!