Our flight got in a little before noon, and we met up with one of my friends at Pike Place Market. I usually avoid super-crowded places like this while on vacation, but the potential for high quality noms won me over.
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A beautiful, but crowded Saturday afternoon. Actually, it was Valentine's Day, now that I think about it!
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Uli's Famous Sausage - I do love me some bratwurst, and I haven't really had any since we were on a trip in Germany years ago.
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I'm ready.
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Just gorgeous sausages. Absolutely delicious. Highly recommended! I am still thinking about these months later.
City Fish Market - It was a bit hard to find in the crowd, but it should have been easy: it's right under the "Public Market" sign (not the main Pike Place sign. The other one.)
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Uni on the half shell - I'm not sure what kind of sea urchin this was, but it tasted very different from the kind we usually have at sushi.
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Oyster shooters - 3 for $6. Very tasty.
Beecher's Handmade Cheese - Another stop on my "must-try" list.
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Dat cheese! I loved seeing people's reactions to seeing this!
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Mariachi Mac and Cheese (small): the sauce was delicious, but the pasta itself was a bit of a letdown. I wouldn't get this again.
Piroshky Piroshky - I wasn't sure I'd have the stomach space for a Piroshky, but my friend said it was a must, so I yielded. I'm not hard to convince to eat something delicious.
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The line was really long, but it was worth the wait! We waited about 20 minutes.
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The salmon pate piroshky was absolutely delicious! Really nice flavour - not too strong or fishy. Light tasting pastry.
Rachel's Ginger Beer - I got very thirsty at one point, and had read the great reviews for this place.
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For whatever reason, the queue at Rachel's was the slowest moving. However, it was definitely worth the wait.
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Very spicy and well worth the long wait. I've now become obsessed with finding a suitable ginger beer locally to have once a week.
Ellenos Greek Yogurt - I saved just a little bit of room in my tummy for dessert on our way out of the market.
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A great selection of flavours! They let you sample.
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Marionberry flavour in their small walk-around size. Extremely creamy and delicious. A real treat! I went with this flavour because I've never had marionberry before (a type of blackberry cultivated in Oregon).
Bottom Line: All in all, I had a terrific
Well played, Seattle. Well played.
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