Monday, January 5, 2009

Weekend Snapshot: Fiesta Market

This is my favorite part of Market! Market!...the Fiesta Market where delicacies from different provinces are being sold. When I'm craving for ibos (sticky rice wrapped in coconut leaves and cooked in coconut milk), there's no need to call an aunt in Bacolod to request a dozen ibos to be sent airport to airport. Pili nuts from Bicol, native coffee from Bukidnon, piyaya from Bacolod, sukang iloco from Ilocos, tinapa from Bataan, danggit from Cebu and many more---you can find them all here. I went to Fiesta Market yesterday looking for a bottle of sinamak, an Ilonggo sauce of fermented coconut vinegar with red chili peppers, ginger and garlic. I found the sinamak and went home with a shopping bag full of goodies---all fattening!


native kakanin from Laguna
delicacies from Bicolandia
my favorite stall---Ilonggo delicacies
weekend shoppers


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30 comments:

Napaboaniya.Elaine Ling said...

Looks like a paradise for food lovers!!
I'll be going wild there if I were there :P

Ibyang said...

that's a great place to buy pasalubongs!
thanks for sharing.

happy new year!
ibyang
http://awifescharmedlife.blogspot.com/2009/01/weekend-snapshot-working-on-sydney-new.html

Anonymous said...

Wow! So pinoy! I love the native delicacies! Yummy!

Anonymous said...

Fiesta Market is a place we like to visit. So many things to see and so much to learn.

I hope they have strawberry cider vinegar which I am currently looking for. A blogger friend was not able to find this is Baguio where its supposed to be sold. Our bottle content is slowly dwindling.

Piaya is a personal favorite :)

Juliana said...

oh...i love that kind market also :D

My WS entry this week : in HERE. Hope you have time to visit . Thanks

Kero said...

Happy New Year, Luna!!! I'd love to visit that place. I bet they have palitao too and espasol. i really miss them. My entry is here http://kcelebration.blogspot.com/search/label/weekend%20snapshot

Anonymous said...

i love that place!! my fave stall is the one selling bicol delicacies. i love sweet pili and pili tarts :)

my entry is up..Weekend Snapshot : Teddy's First Plane Ride

eastcoastlife said...

This is in Manila? I would love to visit. there are so many foods I want to try. They look yummy!

Anonymous said...

Hi Luna! Happy New Year! Believe it or not, I've never been to Market Market, Tiendesitas is nearer kase, hehe.

A Simple Life

Unknown said...

hi, EastCoastLife! yes, Market! Market! is in Metro Manila...in Global City to be exact, about 15 minutes from the Makati Business District. hope you could visit!:D

Unknown said...

i'm lucky, Liza...from work, Tiendesitas is nearer, from where i live, Market! Market! is about 10 minutes away. happy new year!

Unknown said...

i'm also a suki of the bicolandia stall, cookie.:D love the pili tarts!

stan said...

this place look familiar. i might have stepped into it in one of my trips to manila. Beautiful lanterns up there.

Unknown said...

hello, Kero! i've seen some espasol there but no palitaw. check out Via Mare's palitaw...it's just across the street from Market!Market!

Unknown said...

thanks for visiting, Juliana.

Unknown said...

there's a stall there selling local wines...didn't notice a strawberry cider vinegar though. check it out one weekend, Julie.

Unknown said...

thanks for droppin' by, khitara!

Unknown said...

hi, ibyang! yup...they have delicacies that are not available in the supermarkets. thanks for visiting.

Unknown said...

the place is bad for my diet! i'm sure you're going to have fun in this market, napaboaniya.:D

SandyCarlson said...

Sounds like paradise.

♥♥ Willa ♥♥ said...

nice photos, sayang di ako nakarating jan nuong nagbakasyon kami.
thanks for stopping by.

 gmirage said...

One of the many places I wanted to visit when I get home...Samahan mo ko ha? :D

Foodie paradise indeed!

Strider said...

Wow! Colorful. HNY!

SASSY MOM said...

Market!Market! is really a standout on that side of the metro. Love your pics!

Heart of Rachel said...

Market Market is indeed a perfect place to get all sorts of goodies from different regions of the country. When we want to buy something for a balikbayan friend or relative, that's where we go.

Thanks for your comments on my blog. I have wonderful memories of the old Antonio's but I like the new one as well. The renovated area is perfect because more people can enjoy the place even when the weather is not cooperative.

Anonymous said...

I wish I had the chance to stop by that place the last time I was in Manila. Sigh. So many places to go to but so little time. Naks! :D

Thanks for sharing such great info and pics! :)

Anonymous said...

i should return there..haven't been there for a long time na:) Sinamak is already available in our groceries here but i'd like to get the ibos and pili nuts.

Anonymous said...

ay naku!!! why doesn't my mom bring me to market market?!! i think next time, I'll nag her to bring me there! thanks Luna for the info!

Dennis Villegas said...

I went here once to shop for the different varieties of mountain rice. Nice place, and I think I should return sometime soon ;)

Reena said...

hi. i saw you won dong's contest. congrats!! nwi, i'm not really fond of malls, but i appreciate this section of market market. my mom and i bought our pasalubongs for our relatives in the states here. it's like nayong pilipino of delicacies. hehehe.