Fresh fruit and other Amman, Jordan Shopping Tips

Name of Shop: Fruit and vegetable souk

A wander through the fruit and vegetable souk in Amman is very satisying to the senses - it will fill your eyes with colour, your nose with the wonderful smell of fresh produce and your ears with the sounds of a busy market place. You'll be invited to try, even if you're not going to buy. In spring there are fresh chickpeas - green and floury, quite unlike the dried ones you're probably used to; little green sour plums -an acquired taste; loquats - the only way to eat these is when they are picked ripe as they have been here. Other seasons will bring other treats.

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Theme: Food and Drink
Address: Between al-Malek Talal and Quraysh Streets

Name of Shop: Jordan River Foundation Shop

The Jordan River Foundation shop is a wonderful showcase of traditional handicraft, much of it in a very modern guise, and all of the very highest quality. All the items on sale are made by village women working in a variety of programmes that encourage and empower village women and their families by providing employment and fostering entrpreneurship that benefits vulnerable communities and is an agent for the most positive change.

What To Buy: Lovely embroidery and applique work on cushions, tablecloths, bedspreads and a host of smaller items, dolls, mosaics, soaps, baskets -there really is something for everyone here.

What To Pay: Anything from just a couple of dollars and up

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Theme: Local Craft
Address: Rainbow Street
Directions: Jabel Amman
Website: http://www.jordanriver.jo/index.aspx

There are a number of herb and spice shops scattered around Jordan. You can always tell when you are near one from the marvellous aromas drifting outward.

Don't miss having a look inside at least one of them, you will probably find yourself buying something from the sheer fascination of it.



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Theme: Food and Drink
Other Contact: Posted by Lulu