Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Sagada Weekend Market

One of the places I like to visit whenever I travel to another place is their local market because local cultures and tradition can best be observed there. It was a good thing that our visit to Sagada included Saturday because we were able to witness the Weekend Market therein. Makeshift stalls lined-up the streets from the Town Plaza all the way-up to the entrance of Saint Mary's Church. Just almost everything is offered for sale in this Saturday Market. Freshly harvested produce from local farmers dominate one area in the market where hospitable lady sellers will give you a real bargain and would even let you sample their local fruits including the famously large Sagada Oranges. Lots of delicacies are also offered like local-version of corn-in-a cob, sticky rice cakes, sesame balls, boiled peanuts and the interesting halo-halo with macaroni.

Further, wandering in the market, you will see wag-wag clothes, groceries like canned goods and various condiments, kitchen utensils, dvd and cd, poultry products, school supplies and a lot more. Definitely, with a make-shift market such as this, there is no more need for Sagada residents to go to Bontoc or other main towns of the Mountain Province to do their shopping because just about anything and everything is available at the Sagada Saturday Market.


Fresh Produce - Carrots and Potatoes



Soaps and Detergents For Sale



Various Grains and Salted Fish



Onions and Garlics in a Row



Native Noodles compete with Branded Ones



Posters, CDs, DVDs and Books



Old Sagadan Woman out to Market


For more information about Sagada, you may want to check out Visit Sagada maintained by Benj. I will wind-up this Sagada series with the picturesque Sagada Church on my next post.

26 comments:

  1. i love the colors in every photo. the first shot is absolutely wonderful.

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  2. context: we were left by the bus. hahaha

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  3. The first photo is also my favorite. I remember those oranges from Baguio na sa Sagada daw galing.

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  4. Nice photos. Interesting experience right there. I bet those CDs and DVDs for sale are pirated :)

    I didn't know they have locally produced noodles. Maybe that should be better if compared to commercial noodles.

    But if I'd go there, I'd prefer buying those rice cakes, and any other native delicacies.

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  5. Galing ng first photo. Pwede i-enlarged and i-frame for kitchen display...

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  6. Naalala ko nung bata ako at nagagawi kami sa probinsya kapag sabado sobrang dami ng tao sa market at marami ding binebentang kung anu-ano... jejejejejeje

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  7. The first photo is very stunning. The bayong-like there made a big difference.

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  8. Great shots! Thank you for sharing.

    Happy weekend.

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  9. i guess no matter which market you go in the countryside in the philippines, there will always be "ukay-ukay!"

    those noodles look delish! local products are always a must-have in markets like that!

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  10. the local market/outdoors market is a really good place to observe people in their own "habitat".

    did you buy anything?

    lawstude, how many days were you on this trip. how long do you suggest one spends here to truly see and enjoy the place?

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  11. it was also on a weekend when we were there but we really didn't had the chance to visit each stall.

    great that you featured this.

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  12. Wow. The photos in this post brought back images of my childhood in Sagada. I've seen your photo galleries on Sagada and they're just wonderful. I hope you won't mind - I'll be displaying a thumbnail of one of your photos in my blog as I'd like to feature your photos in a future blog post. Cheers to you and your kind!

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  13. The first image is also my favorite ! Superb!

    I also like to walk in local markets.

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  14. Sorry for visiting late, been so busy lately and not blogging enough. Oh lovely to see the street scene and the market place. I always love visiting these places rather than the supermarket.

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  15. That's so true, a local market is always a good start to know a place more intimately.

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  16. the veggies look really fresh and healthy. I guess the relatively colder weather keeps them much fresher for a longer time :) Me bootleg dvd rin ba ? hehe..

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  17. I though if law studes ang interest nya politics. How come ang nandi2 ay travel?

    wanna exchangelink with my PR 4 site?

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  18. the first and the last pictures are the best... hehehe:D

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  19. I also like the first picture, so vivid. So, it is better to visit Sagada on weekend so we can see this scene.

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  21. LS: Beautiful captures of the market and all the goods.

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  22. Awesome. The first pic is my favorite too.

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  23. What the heck are wag-wag clothes?

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  24. Markets are some of my favorite places to visit - not only for the food but for the photographic opportunities. I like the vivid colors you've shown us.

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  25. wow!!!i love the photos...i missed this when i visited sagada way back 2010..

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