My Daily Shopping Routine With Mama in Our Town's Local Market: Buying Ingredients for Lunch and Pet Foods

The first time I got home from the local market, with the stories about how I was able to find much cheaper products but of quality, I got complimented by Mommy D. When I heard it the first time, I was really happy and proud <⁠(⁠￣⁠︶⁠￣⁠)⁠↗. I also told her that I had to check every stall first and asked how much their product was before buying what I needed. Although it can take some time still, it's not like our local market is big, so doing that is nothing. And the compliment I received made me more like a pro when it comes to shopping for ingredients. Lol. I also learn which are the fresher ones and which are not, from crops to fish, meats, and everything. Though it's still hard for me to tell the names of some of the fish. Ah, but I know how GG, Lagidlid, Tulingan, Tamban, Tapulok, and Bangus look.

Going to the local market is already part of our daily life. With just a 5 to 10 minute walk from our home, it depends on how slow we walk or which route we take. But we sometimes take our time to walk, except of course when it's too hot. This is what our local market looks like, it's one whole building, and you can see lots of crops in there. I already have a stall here where I often buy because their products most of the times are one peso cheaper compared to others. One peso is a big changer, I grab it always, lol - I also buy in some shops, of course, as I've said, I check all the stalls first before buying anything.

Some stalls sell just the same thing, if their prices are the same, then I look at the quality of the product. And whoever has pretty ones, that's where I will buy. But most of the time, I buy cheaper ones, and I'm just glad that we can find a cheap one here. Of course, it is possible, just check every shop in there first ♪⁠ ⁠\⁠(⁠^⁠ω⁠^⁠\⁠ ⁠) - is the way to it.

The local market in Poblacion really changed a lot already, in a good way - it's much cleaner and more organized. Shopping here is much more comfortable now. Though the smell of dried fish and fresh fish is kind of overwhelming. Well, yeah, it can reach here because the wet market is closer.

Anyways, if you got lost here in Mindoro, particularly in Bansud, you can also visit this market in Poblacion. If you're lucky and get here either on Friday or Sunday, then you can also see the Tiangge-an, where you can see more crops after crops.

Here they are. I noticed that there were only a few sellers here yesterday. But I'm sure the next Tiangge-an, which is tomorrow, Sunday, there will be more sellers with their crops here. You can also buy different kinds of "Kakanin" if you ever want some.

And here's the fish and the meat section. I went here with Mama at 4pm, so you can't see a lot of shoppers in here. Ah, but I'm sure they will flock in here again after the office hours. Well, it's not like there's a lot of fish in here. They are also just selling the same thing. As for us, I bought half a kilo of chicken meat and am glad to know that the price went down again. From 220 pesos to 200 pesos. I'm curious though if the time will come again when the kilo of chicken meat is just 150 pesos. UwU. I hope so. Pork is not on our list because it is really expensive. Even though I already miss eating fried pork chops, I have to stop myself from buying them. Lol. Oh my poor pocket (⁠╥⁠﹏⁠╥⁠)

Anyways, I went back home with Mama with just chicken and bread (for our snacks) in my hand. While she only bought rice and bread. She said she'll just buy BBQ for her dinner. I should be buying fish as well for our pets, but the favorite fish of our cats was not available yesterday, sadly. But well, they eat chicken too, so this is already enough.

So, when is the last time you shopped in your local market? Or do you prefer to shop in a supermarket rather than the local market?

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