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A Trip to Mexico's San Angel Market

Don Felix
On Saturdays, when you enter the bright colored 17th-century colonial town of San Angel, a suburb of Mexico City, there is an outdoor crafts market in the Plaza San Jacinto. Not only can you find a large selection of handicrafts, but you will also see vendors selling rich sweet candied fruits and fresh fruits with chili seasonings. The highlight of any culinary trip to San Angel is the enclosed food market just around the corner from the square.

Upon entering this market, you'll notice the aroma of fresh tacos and the smell of salty pork rinds being fried and seasoned with chili pepper. Taquerias and butchers border the market. The middle is full of poultry stands, produce vendors, and incredible vendors of chilies and moles.

I highly suggest checking out Don Felix for all things related to chilies and moles. If you speak and understand Spanish, I encourage you to talk with Felix about his different products. I purchased two different kinds of chili peppers: arbol and ancho. He explained that chilies arboles are hotter while the ancho are more mild. Finally, he explained how to prepare them in making salsas and other Mexican dishes. His mole almendrado was extremely delicious cooked with chicken. Check out the gallery below and see the market for yourself.

San Angel Food Market(click thumbnails to view gallery)

Piles of Chiles, Moles, and Seeds at Don FelixChiles ArbolesChiles AnchosPolleria - Chicken Vendor

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Tags: chile, chile peppers, ChilePeppers, chili peppers, ChiliPeppers, food markets, FoodMarkets, markets, mexico, mexico city, MexicoCity, moles, pork rinds, PorkRinds, stores-and-shopping

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