Markthalle Neun

If there is one thing that Adrian and I like to do, it is eat. Entire vacations have been organized around what cool and delicious things we could try. One of the reasons we decided to drive from Columbus to Florida to visit his parents? So we could make our way slowly through the South and eat crazy amounts of barbeque.

So it should come as no surprise that when we heard about an awesome food stall market, we immediately knew what our Thursday night plans were. 

Sorry about the pictures. I only have my cell phone, so the quality is pretty awful.

The Markthalle Neun is a regular food market three days a week, selling produce, meats, and other grocery items. But on Thursday nights, the hall turns into an international food market. 

The aisles are packed with people, both tourists and locals, as vendors call out their wares, trying to tempt customers in. The variety of stalls is incredible! There were wine "bars", noodles, barbequed meats, empanadas, antipasti plates, macarons, ice creams, tacos... Almost anything you could want to eat could be found somewhere in the labyrinth.

Aw, yeah!

Pretty much as soon as we saw the sign for carnitas, we knew what we were going to get. I never realized how much Mexican-inspired food Adrian and I ate in the States, so I had no idea how much I was going to miss it!

Wow. I apologize for the just awful pictures today.

I don't know if we were just super hungry after walking around the entire market or what, but Adrian and I both decided that these were some of the best carnitas we have ever eaten! 

Spicy chicken bao -- that's the food, not Adrian's nickname. ;)

We ended the night with delicious cannoli and ice creams. And oh my god, you guys. I have found my new favorite ice cream flavor. Lemon-mint tasted like summer, sunshine, and happiness. It seriously was the best tasting ice cream I've ever had (and I have had a lot of ice creams!).

Adrian had bourbon pecan, which I had to try. It was pretty boozy and wonderful!

Cannolis!

There's so much cool food to try! So if it's Thursday night, you'll know where to find me!