Graz: Farmer's Market

Graz is in the heart of the countryside and everyday, the farmers from the surrounding area come to the Kaiser-Josef-Platz market to sell fresh produce, hand cured meats, lovely flowers, yummy pastries and homemade crafts. If you can bring back only one thing, make sure to get some of the local pumpkin seed oil. Pumpkins are a specialty of the region, particularly in the fall and believe it or not, but Austrians love to put pumpkin seed oil on just about everything--even ice cream! I was skeptical but it's very earthy and tasty good. You won't want to miss the homemade sausage samples either!