Salcedo Market

The Saturday market at Velasquez Park, Salcedo Village has been around for more than four years now, but I only went there last Saturday. Ma bought tomatoes, corn and itlog na pula. "Masarap mamili, mahirap magdala," she said. (I spied a stolen Rustans supermarket cart.) And it's true. There are many things there you wouldn't find in most other local markets. Frenchmen making crepes. Baklava. Deli items and specialties from all corners of the country and the globe. Being Makati, there are more expats in sight than usual. There are ready-to-eat choices, but I didn't want to be smoked me by the time I'm done (some grilling going on there).