000_0192Originally uploaded by annalyn. Going to the market is a common preoccupation of the cook or a foodie, in the same way that a designer or an editor regularly browses through fashion magazines and in the case of a doctor, a catalog of speculums, perhaps (tama ba, Dr. Emer?)In the Philippines, the market is the nerve center of the community where news or gossip is often exchanged and much haggling occurs. Whenever I visit a new town or city in these sunny islands, I always make it a point to drop by their market to taste the local delicacies, buy pasalubong or to ... Continue Reading...