Barcelona’s public market, La Boqueria, was on our must-see list when we visited the city in 2015. It’s rightfully famous for its size, variety of food, tapa bars and number of tourists. Not surprisingly, Catalans have become a bit grouchy about the latter. “Buy fish, don’t take photos!” one yelled at me. Little did he know that I was helping him out. If more people featured ugly seafood in their photos of La Boqueria instead of chocolate and oranges and mushrooms, and peppers, and corn, and garlic and strawberries, and cheese, and delightful tapa bars, fewer people would visit. Heck, fewer tourists would likely come to Barcelona. Problem solved.
So think of this as my campaign to help the Catalans who are hoping that the tourist numbers don’t climb into the stratosphere again when the coronavirus ends. The slogan for the campaign is, “Barcelona: Stop and Smell the Fish— but Don’t Let Them Bite You!”
NEXT POST: It won’t be on ugly seafood. (grin)
Wandering through Time and Place 
Just let me note: I’ll take spiders and snakes over some of this stuff any day. Shrimp are good, and oysters. Clams, too. But squid, and other of that ilk? No, thank you.
I think that last pic is of razor clams. I remember buying them once in Barcelona.
Agree with leggypeggy, they look like razor clams trying to escape. We have a fabulous covered market in Narbonne and the beauty pageant has many of these gorgeous beasties! The Barcelona market is something else though — so hard to leave there without having spent a fortune 😉
I never did think I was going to get Peggy out of the chocolate section! And you and Peggy are right. I checked and razor clams they are! Thanks. 🙂 –Curt
I agree. Look horrible, taste delicious!
Looked it up and you are right Peggy. Thanks. 🙂 –Curt
Glad my identification skills aren’t completely gone.
Hmm? When we visited a long time ago, I seem to recall my own photos were of pleasing displays of colorful fruits and vegetables, huge hanging hams and stacks of eggs. Your seafood photos are interesting but……
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We have the pretty photos as well, Ray. 🙂 But I couldn’t resist the fish!
There are some ugly looking critters in those European fish markets Curt.
I was pretty amused as I walked around with my camera, Andrew.
I have said most of my life, “I can eat my weight in seafood.” NOW – I think I wish to amend that statement ….
Laughing G. Better you bite it than it bite you!
Well that’s interesting, I’ll give you that! 🙂 While I have not been to Barcelona, I have been to Madrid, and there was something equally fishy going on at their public market 🙂
Just a little fun with some ugly creatures, MB. 🙂 I’m sure that the moms thought they looked beautiful. –Curt
Lol looks only a mother could love!
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Give me sea food over chocolates even though the latter might be easier to look at. My total sugar intake is a spoonful in my coffee or tea and that’s that. Never been fond of sweets except when young. Give me a nice herring anytime or a bunch of smoked young eels.
This may be one of your most disgusting posts! Just kidding — but these creatures photographed up close are pretty scary! And that last goop — uggghhh!
Razor clams! Tried them once. Only once. 🙂