Full Review: Belmont Farmers Market

The market is located at the cross-street of El Camino Real and O’Neill Avenue at the entrance to the Belmont Caltrain station.  Part of the parking lot hosts the food stands and the rest is for cars to park. 

 

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                     El Camino entrance to farmers market

 

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                 Parking lot                               Food stands

 

The pictures for this review were taken in the summer time.  The market has plentiful organic and non-organic fresh fruits and vegetables.  Bitter melon is one of the fruits highlighted at the market when it is in season. This is a very bitter fruit widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean which is generally consumed cooked in the green or early yellowing stage. This fruit contains many biologically active substances, some of which were shown to have cardioprotective and hypoglycemic effects in animal models and can act as appetite suppressants.

 

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             Grapes                               Flowers

 

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               Bitter melon                                 Organic

 

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                 Oranges                       Strawberries & raspberries

Vendors also sell fresh flowers, honey, baked goods, and fresh duck and chicken eggs.

 

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                 Shoppers                                   Peaches

 

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        Flowers

 

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                           Raisin grapes

 

As with other farmers markets, there are many chances to taste the food including the fruits and desserts!

 

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            Honey                             Fruit tastings

 

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                Fresh eggs                             Squash

 

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            Pastry tastings                               Eggplant