The firat vendor I saw was selling homemade mezcal with free samples available!!!! I tried three or four samples then realized it was not even noon and all I had eaten was a roll, but, oh well. There was a coffee flavored version and a chocolate version which I was told was "for ladies" and I bought one anyway claiming it was for an amiga. Then the vendor convinced me to buy some mans mezcal, the gold supposedly being the better but I liked the clear better, mostly because of the moonshine factor. I finally found the central market near the cathedral which was my first ever experience in a real Mexican market with everything you expect to see and more. Beyond the chickens and pigs and the fruits and vegetables for sale, past the carpets,
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