Thursday, February 22, 2018

BAGUIO FLOWER FESTIVAL: THE MARKET ENCOUNTER

The Market Encounter is a full month event participating in Baguio city’s Panagbenga. Business owners would get a stall at this tented activity along Burnham Lake Drive. All kinds of things to buy in a bazaar are also present in this encounter. From shoes to clothing to crafts… Market Encounter basically covers everything to buy and check in Panagbenga. But the food, oh the food. Panagbenga is the best time when all kinds of street food are available for grabs.




There are stalls selling shoes - leather, rubber, flats, sandals, boots and all kinds of shoes. Another There are also clothes offered by other sellers - shorts, shirts, jeans, pants. And for souvenir, different colors and different designs of Baguio T-shirts are on sale.













Other souvenirs are key chains and wood carvings. Baguio city has been known to offer carvings which are appreciated by locals and foreigners alike from big warrior statues, wood masks, ash trays and even the famous “barrel man”.



































Paintings and art craft are also a part of this encounter. There are stalls selling paintings already in frames. There are also stalls which offer arts for kids and adults alike.





















And then the food… all kinds of food can be enjoyed in the market encounter and people are truly enjoying them. The best smelling beef shawarma is sold in regular, medium and large sizes. Shawarma rice and shawarma burger are the new addition to the shawarma group. Regular shawarma costs 35 and can be bought for 100 if you get 3. Medium shawarma is 45 and large costs 55. Shawarma burger can be bought at 35 and shawarma rice costs 55.

 
Chicken stalls sell chicken skin, fried chicken and other varieties. Then the footlong has been an all time favorite too. People just enjoy having enormously long hotdog burger with veggies and all sorts of mayonnaise and ketchup in it. Footlong costs 35 and can be at a discounted price of 100 for 3 footlongs.
















Different drinks are also sold. From smoothies, shakes, fruit juices and basically everything non-alcoholic. Food and beverage which are nice to enjoy while walking around.







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