Tomato Travels – Part 4

By Kira Hamman

Barcelona, Spain

How many kinds tomatoes are available in your market?

Three? Five? Ten?

In the mercats of Barcelona, there are dozens of varieties. Big tomatoes. Small tomatoes. Medium tomatoes. Teeny tiny tomatoes. Pink tomatoes. Black tomatoes. Green tomatoes. Pleated tomatoes. Speckled tomatoes.

You get the idea. It’s a tomato lover’s paradise, truly.

Of course, Barcelona is basically in a desert, so how do they do this? The answer is with very Read the rest of this entry »