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Markets and street food: a riot of colour on the stalls

From spices to fresh vegetables, scenes from markets around the world.

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  1. Spices and dried herbs piled high in wooden crates for sale. 1 / 8
    01Spices and dried herbs piled high in wooden crates for sale.Photo: Danielrosehill / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
  2. Greens, chillies and small aubergines laid out on a sheet on the ground. 2 / 8
    02Greens, chillies and small aubergines laid out on a sheet on the ground.Photo: Balon Greyjoy / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
  3. Freshly baked loaves of bread lined up on wooden shelves. 3 / 8
    03Freshly baked loaves of bread lined up on wooden shelves.Photo: Clark Young clark1 / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
  4. Fresh produce on a market stall (illustrative) 4 / 8
    04Fresh produce on a market stall (illustrative)Photo: Julian Hanslmaier / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
  5. Baskets of colourful cherry tomatoes with a hand-written price sign. 5 / 8
    05Baskets of colourful cherry tomatoes with a hand-written price sign.Photo: Anne Preble annepreble / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
  6. Crates of carrots, cabbages and peppers at an open-air market. 6 / 8
    06Crates of carrots, cabbages and peppers at an open-air market.Photo: Daderot / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
  7. A vegetable stall with crates of onions, potatoes, peppers and tomatoes. 7 / 8
    07A vegetable stall with crates of onions, potatoes, peppers and tomatoes.Photo: Bdx / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
  8. A colourful stall packed with fruit and vegetables in a covered market. 8 / 8
    08A colourful stall packed with fruit and vegetables in a covered market.Photo: ja ma ja_ma / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)