The covered Mercado Central in Alicante is a delight; it’s perhaps not quite as architecturally impressive as Valencia’s Mercat Central, but it has 11,000 square meters of space. It’s well worth a daily visit. It was opened in the early 1920s and today has almost 300 stands.
In January look for mushrooms and black truffles from Andilla, a village close to the Teruel border,
for vegetables search for broccoli, cardoons, beets, chard, pumpkin, squash, borage, Brussel sprouts, kale, red cabbage (lombarda) and artichokes.
For something very local to the entire Valencian area, look for pericana, a spread made of red peppers, dried cod, garlic and olive oil.
I don’t know about unique seafood catches in winter. But the fishmonger section of the market is a feast for the eyes, and the fishmongers at the José Fuster stand can fill you in.
And look for wines from Enrique Mendoza (we toured here) and Pepe Mendoza Casa Agrícola.
