In order: Sagada orange, locally grown persimmon, Cambodia atis (sugarapple), imported pomegranates, Spanish tomato, Korean pear and sweet passion fruitPomegranate, atis, pears A visit in Baguio is never complete without visiting the public market. I usually go there a day or on the day I go back to Manila. I’m not so much into the pasalubong fare of processed food and jellies and biscuits, but I’m more of checking out interesting fruits in season. And today, I wasn’t disappointed.
I was expecting the dragon fruits from Burgos, Ilocos Norte but what greeted me were the ones imported from Thailand. Too expensive. So I went around . There were oranges, both the Kalinga green ones and the orange Sagada. I got three of the latter. Then I saw some persimmons that were locally grown. Very delicate as these were already ripe, I got three. While paying, I saw this strange little fruit that they labelled as Spanish tomato. Said to be sweet and sour, I got two.
I passed by some stalls selling strawberries guyabanos. Then just beside the bananas are Korean pears, big, green and just at P25 each. Got curious that I again got two. Within fifteen more minutes, I got a bunch of sweet passion fruit, a kilo of Cambodian atis (sugar apple), and to top these, I got tempted with the pomegranates that I just have to have some.
A bit of a cliche really, but Baguio City, with its cool weather, attractions and stuff has still so many things to offer couples who still believe in its magic to strengthen bonds.
You see these sorbeteros, 'dirty' ice cream vendors ubiquitously peddling this singular flavor around the tourist traps of Baguio City and La Trinidad near the strawberry fields. Just like the taho vendors, they're cashing in on anything with strawberry in it, ice cream included. And like pesky touts in these…
8 thoughts on “Interesting fruits at Baguio’s public market”
Adelle
nice…looks like you’re coming home with quite a bunch. healthy!
Adelle
nice…looks like you’re coming home with quite a bunch. healthy!
estancabigas
yup! and still eating fruits today. hehehe
Bonzenti Panganiban
sugarapple looks like an american sugarapple (american atis-with pinkish covering), in terms of size. We had a tree (atis) before, when I was a kid.
estancabigas
ganahan kaayo ko ug atis bai. but what we usually have is better than this one.
Christian | Lakad Pilipinas
oh my gulay, talagang hinahabol ako ng baguio! ilang araw na puro baguio na lang nakikita ko sa facebook, sa jeep, sa news at blogs! looks like i need to go back
The last time I saw a roster of fruits lined up like that was when I was a child with relative kids in my lola’s garden playing pretend market and bus drivers.
nice…looks like you’re coming home with quite a bunch. healthy!
nice…looks like you’re coming home with quite a bunch. healthy!
yup! and still eating fruits today. hehehe
sugarapple looks like an american sugarapple (american atis-with pinkish covering), in terms of size. We had a tree (atis) before, when I was a kid.
ganahan kaayo ko ug atis bai. but what we usually have is better than this one.
oh my gulay, talagang hinahabol ako ng baguio! ilang araw na puro baguio na lang nakikita ko sa facebook, sa jeep, sa news at blogs! looks like i need to go back
you should bai
The last time I saw a roster of fruits lined up like that was when I was a child with relative kids in my lola’s garden playing pretend market and bus drivers.