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What’s your most memorable market experience?
*Share your most memorable market experience in the comments section of this post. Only one entry per person per week allowed. Winner will be drawn next Monday – May 21st, 2012 at Level 1, 99 Highett Street, Richmond, VIC, Aust 3121. This week’s voucher enables you $100 worth or market goodies at PRAHRAN MARKET. Keep your eye out in the coming weeks as you’ll have another chance to win a $100 voucher for Queen Victoria Market and South Melbourne Market!
Congratulations Jacinta! See her answer below which has won her a $100 Market Shopping voucher!
I go once a month with my boyfriend- we walk around together for a little while then split up and each choose 3 random items we want to cook with, come back together and try to decide what dishes we can make from them! It can be a mish mash of cuisines sometimes but it’s a great way to try new season produce, and really, the eggplant green curry turned out yummy!
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For your chance to WIN a $100 market shopping voucher please answer our weekly question below!* It’s that easy. The funnest sounding and most interesting market activity will win. Make sure you fill in your current email address so we can notify you if you win.
Tell your friends! You may just discover some more of the markets hidden treasures to add to your next shopping trip to the Markets of Melbourne!
You have a new chance to win every week so check the site regularly to get involved!
What’s your favourite thing to do at the Markets of Melbourne?
*Tell us your favourite thing in the comments section of this post. Only one entry per person per week allowed. Winner will be drawn next Monday – May 14th, 2012 at Level 1, 99 Highett Street, Richmond, VIC, Aust 3121. This week’s voucher enables you $100 worth or market goodies at SOUTH MELBOURNE MARKET. Keep your eye out in the coming weeks as you’ll have another chance to win a $100 voucher for Queen Victoria Market and PrahranMarket too!!
Has a highly aromatic pulp that’s commonly sieved and used as flavouring in sauces or beverages. If you plan on eating straight out of the Passionfruit allow the skin to wrinkle for a few days. This will increase sugar levels making it sweeter and enhancing the overall flavour.
Serving Suggestion: Passionfruit and desserts go well together. Satisfy your sweet tooth by making a slice, cookies, cheesecake or passionfruit melting moments – simply delicious!
Quirky Fact: In a 20 year crossbreeding project, scientists were able to cross the Purple Granadilla and the Purple Passionflower to create a plant that produces fruits the size of tennis balls.
Resembles a cap-wearing orange tomato when ripe, with warm orange flesh that makes a great low fat, low calorie snack. Persimmon is high in dietary fibre and anti inflammatory and infectionary agents and contains the powerful cancer prevention agent betulinic acid.
Serving suggestion: Dried Persimmon goes well with nuts such as cashews and almonds, making it an excellent energy boosting mid afternoon snack.Quirky Fact: Persimmons are considered a cure for hiccups in traditional Chinese Medicine.
Available at: Prahran Market: Russo’s Fruit Supply*, Shop 101 South Melbourne Market: Rod’s Fruit & Vegetables*, Stall 39-41 Queen Victoria Market: Vic Market Organics*, Stall 56, I Shed
For your chance to WIN a $100 market shopping voucher please answer our weekly question below!* It’s that easy. The most unique answer demonstrating the greatest bargain wins. Make sure you fill in your current email address so we can notify you if you win.
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What’s the best bargain you’ve picked up at the markets?
*Add your bargain to the comments section of this post. Only one entry per person per week allowed. Winner will be drawn next Monday – May 7th, 2012 at Level 1, 99 Highett Street, Richmond, VIC, Aust 3121. This week’s voucher enables you $100 worth or market goodies at QUEEN VICTORIA MARKET. Keep your eye out in the coming weeks as you’ll have chances to win a $100 voucher for South Melbourne and PrahranMarkets too!!
The Markets of Melbourne is a collective between three of Melbourne’s longest running cultural icons – The Prahran Market, The Queen Victoria Market and the South Melbourne Market. We aim to raise the profile of market shopping amongst Melbournians and educate and inform about the benefits associated with shopping at your local market.
