The Adelaide Central Market is magic. The sights, smells, sounds—the intangible energy of a productive bustle.

For South Australians, the Central Market has been a fixture in life for 150 years. For many traders, it's been central to the family business for almost as long.

The Adelaide Central Market is the biggest produce market in the Southern Hemisphere, a national food culture icon, a meeting place, and a portal that makes the world local. It bridges nostalgia and the latest international food trends and it reflects the waves of newcomers to Australia and their influence on our culture.

For the Adelaide Central Market's 150th anniversary, authors Katie Spain and Fiona Roberts have compiled a book, Adelaide Central Market: Stories, people & recipes, which captures the memories and stories of the traders of the past and the current faces that encapsulate Adelaide Central Market over the past 150 years.

Kate and Fiona spoke to us about the book and what the Adelaide Central Market means to them.

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