Andersonville has its own farmer’s market, it’s the sort of community that will seem incomplete unless it has one. It’s started 3 weeks ago, and takes place on Wednesdays between 4-8pm. Although quite small at only one block (plus my frame of reference is Union Square in NYC, so everything pales against it), there are plenty of local vendors selling fruit, veg, bread, meat, tofu, flowers, and cheese.

I bought this juustalepia cheese after spying the stall person grilling pieces of it on a small round grill and, most importantly, free samples. It came in 3 flavours — original, garlic and spicy. I stuck to the original one.

Better known as juustoleipä, or Finnish squeaky cheese, it’s a hard cheese grilled or toasted to give it its distinctive charred crust. To me, in taste, texture and squeakiness it’s just like halloumi, of which i’m a big fan. I heated small cubes in the oven and served it with a salad of grilled asparagus, romaine, orange pepper and tomato. Yep, just like halloumi. I’m sure to get some more next visit.

 
Why 2 pics? One used the Nikon and the other the iphone. Not photoshopped. I’m quite impressed with the iphone.