bk_forever | Doctor Who Drabble: Bazaar

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Title: Bazaar
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Martha Jones, Tenth Doctor.
Rating: G
Written For: Challenge 395: Market at

dw100.
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: Alien marketplaces are full of wonders.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Doctor Who, or the characters.

Martha has never seen anything like this. It’s fantastic; exactly how she imagines a Middle-Eastern bazaar must look. Stalls everywhere, selling everything imaginable, from colourful fabrics to spices, livestock to jewellery, technology to foods… The smells are indescribable.

There are fresh fruits, skewers of meat cooking over grills, piles of cakes and confectioneries and what might be cheeses. Martha wants to sample everything, but when she moves towards a stall selling something spicy the Doctor stops her.

“I wouldn’t, not unless you want to turn blue and have all your hair fall out. Some things aren’t meant for human consumption.”

The End

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From:

cynthia2015.livejournal.com

A big shout out to the Doctor Who props team for making food look alien by adding food dye.*thinks of "The Impossible Planet"*.

I don't recall a moment where Martha ate something alien. I didn't realise this until now.*surprised*

From:

bk_forever

I'm not sure we saw any of the companions eating anything 'alien', but I can't remember. There really should have been though, just to get the props department to create lots of alien food, see how ingenious they can be!

Thank you!

From:

cynthia2015.livejournal.com

I vaguely remembered in the episode "The Rings of Akhaten, both Eleven and Clara eating some blue glowing fruit.

Usually it's some strange drink like in "The Long Game" or "Turn Left"

It's usually just chips that the companions eat with the Doctor. On Torchwood it was pizza.

No Problem.:)

Edited Date: 2020-04-16 10:36 am (UTC)

From:

bk_forever

Who doesn't like chips?

Torchwood had to exist n a diet of fast food. It was more convenient than trying to find time to cook.

Thank you!

From:

cynthia2015.livejournal.com

With fish and a salad.:)

Yeah I worked in fast food. Obviously the amount of time and quality of food factors in how you eat. I had to deal with food waste.:(

I guess the healthiest takeaway food is sushi. But not everyone likes it.

Edited Date: 2020-04-17 01:48 pm (UTC)

From:

bk_forever

Or just on their own. I wouldn't mind chips right now...

That sucks. I hate so much food being wasted when there are so many hungry people.

I'm not a fan of raw fish, but I guess if it's prepared hygienically it would be healthy.

From:

cynthia2015.livejournal.com

Wouldn't we all. I don't care what type so long as it's fresh. Watching Bill Potts dealing with chips on Doctor Who gave me flashbacks to my old job.

I wish the food industry would give the leftovers to the homeless but no one wants to be held accountable for possible food poisoning.

Which is unlikely considering how its okay to sell it at a discount.

Having something grilled rather than fried is best. I like kebabs.:)

From:

bk_forever

I've never worked in fast food, but it doesn't seem like a pleasant job.

Me too. If it's okay to sell at a discount then it should be perfectly edible. The homeless would welcome a free meal.

I tend to grill things if I cook, but I do like chips occasionally. Don't have them often, maybe once or twice a year as a treat.

From:

cynthia2015.livejournal.com

The pay was good and if it wasn't so stressful due to staff turnover, I may have stayed longer. I don't work good under pressure. Although I've notice that waiting time for food orders are longer to how it was when I had to prepare them.

I just dislike the fact that some people look down on this industry. Not everyone can or would like to become doctors, lawyers or whatever is deemed highly skilled/intellectual jobs.

I've heard of small charities that are trying to serve the homeless with leftovers from food industries. It might as well become official. It's just a matter of drawing up an agreement so that it is maintained effectively.

I don't eat it often either but I do like potatoes in other forms. Mashed, baked, in a salad etc. I also like Italian food.:)

From:

bk_forever

I can't deal with pressure and stress anyway, it wouldn't suit me. I admire people who work in the fast food industry for that reason. Their customers can be demanding and complain a lot, they have to put up with so much, and the hours are often unsociable, working evenings and weekends...

Yes, if the government would only work with these charities and the fast-food/restaurant industry, maybe less food would be wasted and fewer people would go hungry.

Potatoes are good but I can't eat pasta because of my intolerance for grain products.

From:

cynthia2015.livejournal.com

Fast pace jobs are not ideal for people with our temperament. I didn't stay long enough to do cashier work. I was always at the back doing food prep or kitchen hand. Now that I'm more self-aware, I would find that kind of job more annoying rather than anxious. If I knew that back then, I would of applied for an introverted job.

Everything in life needs a balance. It's up to people to have the right attitude so that it's not a mix of those who have too much, while others have next to nothing.

Food allergies can be distracting. I eat in small portions too. Sometimes people think I don't like eating because I'm naturally slim. :(

Edited Date: 2020-04-19 10:50 am (UTC)

From:

bk_forever

I've always been skinny. I used to be able to eat anything, and I ate so much but never put on weight. Now, there's sop little I can eat without having stomach problems food has become a minefield. I can seldom enjoy eating these days.

From:

cynthia2015.livejournal.com

Eleventh Doctor: Can I have an apple? All I can think about. Apples. I love apples. Maybe I'm having a craving. That's new. I've never had cravings before. Look at that.

My motto is if you're not addicted to a food, it's healthy enough to eat. I went through a trial period of not having cheese. I didn't miss it. I do know that I have a slight issue with coffee. But I don't have it everyday. So, it's all about self-control. I'm just glad to have options. Even if minimal.

From:

bk_forever

There are so many foods I can't eat it's ridiculous. Apples are among the things I can't eat, along with grapes, and pineapple, leafy green vegetables, onions and garlic or anything with either of those things in it. Those are just a few of the things I can't eat.

From:

cynthia2015.livejournal.com

Oh no. I went to a nutritionist to put on weight and be advised on what foods to take etc. Once I got the gist of it, I went by information online. I wish there could be more done for you.:(

Edited Date: 2020-04-21 10:22 am (UTC)

From:

bk_forever

I saw a dietitian but she wasn't much help. The only thing she could offer were milk-based protein supplements, but I've had to stop drinking milk so that was useless. Every so often I become intolerant of something else. One of these days there might be nothing I can eat =/

From:

cynthia2015.livejournal.com

That sounds like when I had braces for the first time. I didn't know what to eat because it was too painful. I had to eat like a baby and I also lost weight. Not good for someone who is slim as it is.:(

I hope you find contentment with sustenance.*hugs*

From:

bk_forever

I'm underweight because of all the things I can't eat. Have been for years. I lose weight very easily but struggle to put it on. Makes life very difficult.

From:

cynthia2015.livejournal.com

I've only been through a phase on putting on weight, but it was due to eating many omelettes and emotionally eating on popcorn. Which is not healthy.:(

I was told to put on weight by eating more protein based foods. Like my thought processes doesn't allow me to gain weight. I don't know. I just believe it's a genetic thing. Any weight I do put on goes to the wrong parts of my body.*my butt*

I don't want to overthink it because there are people who are in poverty. We are lucky to eat and have options. Even if it is not a perfect diet.

From:

bk_forever

As long as you try to eat reasonably healthily you should be okay.

I can't eat a lot of meat so I get my protein from yogurt, eggs, and cheese, all in moderation. I do have meat occasionally, and fish most weeks, but the mobile fishmonger can't come while the country' on lockdown so there goes another source of food I can eat. I can't abide frozen fish, it's horrible, and the fresh fish in the town's fishmongers isn't very fresh, there are usually flies crawling on it which put me off.

From:

cynthia2015.livejournal.com

So I guess you could eat foods that vegetarians/vegans would stick with. That's similar to what I do. Why must we eat heavy fatty foods to fill full?

Fresh is always best as well as food hygiene. No matter who you are.

My cat's loved it when I gave them fresh fish. That was when they were still kittens. Later on I just gave them the dry/wet cat food.

I don't mean to compare you to a cat. I sometimes ate tuna and my cats would want that too.:)

From:

bk_forever

I like tuna!

But no, I can't eat a vegetarian diet since leafy green vegetables are out and a number of other vegetables are out, along with grain products, which I can only have in very small amounts. No bread, pasta, or breakfast cereals. I just have a very seriously restricted diet.