![]() A big truck loaded with chickens, fruits, vegetables and charcoal becomes the center of all the commotion. The produce are fresh, the vendors friendly, the location is excellent and the price is reasonable.Įvery Friday night, the corner at Escario near the Capitol building goes on a faster pace. I often stop at this public market to buy fruits and fish. To the city planners, its an idea folks, worth looking into… It gives visitors a peek at the everyday life of the buying locals, enjoy local food and also interact with the entrepreneurial locals. They were relocated at the Ramos Public Market during the construction of the new mall.Īnyway, in most cities, a public market is often a tourist attraction- with galleries, cafes and restaurants. These vendors are the original vendors that had their stalls near Chong Hua which is now Robinson’s cybergate. There is a long strip of fruits stalls near the large water tank. Their customer base include the families, small carenderia owners in the neighborhood and surprisingly some of the major standard class restaurants in the city. There is a large fish section where one can have a choice of small, medium and large fish. Most public markets have stalls for fruits and vegetables, meat and fish.Īt the Ramos Public Market, the micro-entrepreneurs provide the public with three of their most important needs- fresh fruits and vegetables, meat and fish. It gives micro-entrpreneurs an opportunity to engage in a personal relationship with their customers on an almost daily basis. Perhaps, crime prevention… Perhaps under the category of p- public market, police station, “pickpocketeers”, pineapples, potatoes…Īnyway, a public market is a must in every neighborhood. I wonder what the city planners had in mind. Well, a police station and a public market is a unique combination. Now, it is on the ground floor with the police station on the 2nd floor. The only change is that -before it was on the second floor with the police station on the ground floor. It is housed in the same location as it was in the 70’s. Lettuce salad with 3 types of dressing (tofu mayo carrot jalapeno mango-squash-avocado),Ĭoco jackfruit, mango seaweeds with sesame seed vinagrette, sweet cornīisaya vegetarian international vegetarian vegetables vegetarian dishesĪs far as my memory serves me right, the Ramos Public Market has been a community landmark. I discovered that the enigma of wellness, I got the highest rank, way above the mean,įor cholesterol, uric acid, sugar, fatty liver, Very recently, i was declared topnotcher, Get togethers are no longer eating focused but exercise centered… Talk centers on blood test results, urine exams, mris and 2d echos, Young cebuanos love to gorge on this type of food,Įating contests are held at all you can eat restaurants…īut hitting forty come with the effects of all that unhealthy food, High: blood pressure, cholesterol, uric acid, sugar,įatty liver, failing kidneys and over the top waistlines… Sustainable Eating in the Philippines and the Bisaya Vegetarian
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