Colon Night Market

 

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Cebu, Philippines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Work and the flurry of activities around the holidays have

always taken me North of our downtown home. So when my week

 long vacation started last Wednesday, I immediately vowed

to visit the downtown street Colon with its annual Night Market

now on its 5th year. This night market is open starting 6 PM

 when the whole stretch from the Metro Gaisano to the University

of the Visayas is closed to motor traffic.

  

  

  

I had that chance the next day Dec. 23rd. Since it was already

well into the Christmas holidays, I’ve already bought and given

 out my gifts. This was a purely sight-seeing paseo across downtown.

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have discovered a whole new dimension to the Night Market

with the shopping out of the way, the Food Dimension! Oooh the

 many sinful delights!

  

  

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I found some Kwek-Kwek stands. Kwek-kwek is hard-boiled

 quail egg, dunked in a batter and then deep fried. Aside from

 the grease, quail eggs are also known to be high in cholesterol.

 Who cares? That’s just for starters. I also found deep fried

chicken skin in cute little brown paper packets. A little vinegar

for the acid and hanging rice – puso, and you have yourself a

 quick snack.

  

  

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To my delight I saw piles upon piles of sa-ang, a shellfish,

 which is one of my favorites. There are a lot of ways

 people cook this delicacy so they get the meat out of the shell.

 You see, if you overcook it, the meat will become tough and curl

 up so far into the shell that you won’t have any chance of

 prying it out. Some say to blanch it using brine, some say to

 use actual seawater, some even use Sprite, some heat the

shell on hot coals. If you cook it right, the meat will be just

right and will come out just enough for you to pull it out.

 For this guy, he says he blanches them, but obviously,

he had to use a hammer to break the shell.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The perennial barbeque grills were there but to my delight

they now serve grilled seafood too! Like these fat slices

of White Marlin @P60!

  

  

  

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And for dessert, there is always the Sorbetero with his ice

cream cart. Finding this guy at the end of the food stretch

brought back memories of my childhood days and hot

 summer afternoons.

  

  

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What pleasant surprises has Colon brought you lately?

Please do share, I would love to hear about them.