as she weaved her way past stalls stacked high with strawberries from huelva , ripe red tomatoes , creamy yellow pumpkins sold by the slice , courgettes , broccoli , potatoes from the river valleys that bordered the town , sweet smelling oranges from valencia , bananas from the canary islands , pink fleshed grapefruits sliced open to reveal their authenticity , it seemed on the surface that the market was the same as any other european street market .