Food Finds at the Mercato Centrale part 1

Note: This is a late post. 

It was mid-February when I first went to Mercato Centrale in Fort Bonifacio. I met up with my friend, who is a chef/food stylist/photographer.  Mercato was still on its original location, a walking distance from Boni Hi-Street.

I arrived early morning around 7AM.  I was too early, some stall owners haven’t set up yet.  There were so many food choices. 

First meal was the fish and chips from Chuck’s Grubberie.

Deep fried beer battered dory fillet with salted potato wedges and tartar sauce conveniently contained in a paper cone. It came with a lemon wedge. My fillets were a bit burnt and dark though, but still yummy.

Next, we lined up at Bale Datung for the Pan de Bagnet. 

 

Thin slices of crispy bagnet, layered with mustard leaves, red onions, and their secret sauce tucked inside a ciabatta bread.

I also got the Lechon Tortilla to take home.

After our meal, I went inside the tent to look around for goodies to take home.  Here’s what I found…

Cupcakes from Baked by Anita -  what attracted me to her stall was the array of tiny cupcakes  with unusual  flavors.  A bit pricey for such small cupcakes, but I was won over when I tasted the Sticky Date.  It was like food for the gods. 

I got the following flavors - clockwise: caramel apple topped, mango with tamarind buttercream, orange cranberry (with valharona chocolate glaze), sticky date, saffron n black salt, chocolate with brandied cherries (i love cherries!)

Tina’s Pies – I read about these savory pies on lori b’s blog.  I got the chicken cordon bleu and beef san Miguel pies. 

Cereal Bars from the Muesli-Granola Kitchen -  these were healthy snacks I got for my second child, gabby, who loves cereal bars. 

They used muscovado sugar as sweetener and come in different flavors.

 

Anatolia’s  baklava  -  I got one piece to try, the pictachio baklava. These little Turkish delights were made from thin layers of phyllo dough, honey and nuts.

 

Macarons from Empire -  I love macarons.  

I bought the 12 pc pack of different flavors. 

 

Nutsylicious  -  here you’ll find nuts  still in their shells – walnuts, brazil nuts, pecans, hazelnuts, pistachios, almonds, etc.  They also carry the green raisins, my first time to see one. I bought pictachios and dried figs.

And since it was a Valentine weekend, I got a pink cake pop from Lollicake Factory for pipay. 

More Mercato food finds on my next entry….