Today was our first day at the Shuk. We took a wonderful tour. We learned first hand which vendors would give us the best meat, fish, vegetables, and fruit. We bought delicious olives from an olive vendor.
We learned the layout of the Shuk and the different street names.
We were introduced to a cousin of the cucumber: the Arab cucumber. After some research online, we aren't sure that they are actually called Arab cucumbers, but that's how they are referred to at the Shuk.
They are yellowish or light green and have fuzzy outsides, just like peaches. They taste a lot like cucumbers, but with a little more crunch and more of a lemony flavor. Not everyone in our family liked the Arab cucumbers, but everyone was at least brave enough to try them!
A nice surprise was seeing how nice some of the vendors were. One member of our tour was feeling a little faint (she's fine now), and a bunch of vendors rushed to help. One offered a chair, the flower vendor misted her with his plant mister, and another offered sugar water and said, "drink, drink. שתי, שתי!". Of course, it wasn't all paradise because we met our fair share of gruff vendors too. Looking forward to going back for our next adventure at the Shuk!
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