I just thought we shouldn't be talking about "best in the world" when all we have seen is only a small part of it, isn't that a fair statement?
And how do you come to the conclusion that markets in developing countries have certainly less variety in terms of foodstuffs? I live pretty close to St Lawrence Market and visted it many times. If I am not mistaken, I have never seen a lot of things I would like to have
all kinds of fish, live fish that are still swimming in the water
live seafood, such as crabs, shrimps, mussels, clams etc.
live chicken, duck, quails, sparrows etc.
A lot of fresh tropical fruits
How can a market be even considered "great" without these?
Your defintion of a good market is typical beef and cheese eating North American point of view, completely ignoring "the variety of foodstuffs" that you don't normall eat but are essential to a much larger population than just "Europe and North America".
All I am saying is "the best" whatever is purely subjective. The St lawrence market is great only for those with a typical western dietary tradition. But when you say it is great because of the variety of food sold, that's just far from the truth.