It was always a great delight for us to drop by Salcedo Market in Makati every Saturday. As far as I can remember, Salcedo Market is the only market in the Philippines that gives foreigners a venue for their products. The moment you enter the market you are taken to a different place. There’s the French Cuisine guy on the left (and the Filipina ladies that are more  than amused by the way he speaks), the Spaniard and his Paella on the right and Hitler’s cousin and his fat sausages further down. I don’t consider Salcedo a wet market but rather, more like a food expo, even a farmer’s market. You can tell that the produce are so fresh the bell peppers are pealing when you shake them. The overwhelming emotion is happiness. Everyone’s smiling like they’re high, I was eventually looking for crack. That was years ago though. Here are a couple of pictures that were taken years ago during the advent of digital cameras thus the “futuristic” feel.

This is a one whole roasted cow sniffing something from a foil. Looks familiar junkie?

Charcoal grilled tuna fillets. Absolutely beautiful.

I would have wanted to post more if I had more but alas, two pictures are the most that I can salvage. Good thing there’s Kris and her blog My Food Notebook to remind me of what a loser I am because Salcedo Market is just around the corner from where she is. Here are a few bits from her post:

“It was our very first Salcedo Market experience. I say “the first” for two reasons. One, that we will be back there a lot more times. Two, going to Salcedo Market is truly an experience. The sights and smells of the place is just amazing. And while I can’t share with you the smells of Salcedo Market, I can most definitely give you the sights…”

Here you go with the sights. I have no words. Tell us if you’ve been there too.