Saturday Market in Hanale'i, Kaua'i

Tropical Fruit Salad

Local Vendor at Hanale'i Market

I am a market groupie! Wherever I travel, one of the first things I MUST do is check out the local market. Those of you who know me well, know that I cannot let a Saturday go by without going to the St. Lawrence Market in Toronto. As we are on Kaua'i, we had to seek out the weekly gathering in Hanale'i. Hanale'i is a charming little village about 10 miles from our Hula Hideaway. Their Sat. market reminds me on the ones in California or B.C, reminiscent of the 60s with tanned surfer types rubbing elbows with wealthy looking matrons and golfers from nearby Princeville. The attractive locals are selling whatever they can to all us tourists.

One thing I found interesting was that available fruits seem to outnumber the vegetables. We bought key limes, star fruit and lilliko'i or passion fruit. We already had local oranges, pineapple, strawberry papaya, apple bananas and grapefruit so our fruit salad was like no other. The fruits taste so good here - even the tangerines make one sit up and take notice with just the right combination of sweet and sour. Locals cut open the passion fruits and use them as a kind of dressing for the fruit salad - mouth watering!