Pinoy Life At Large

Last weekend at the Powerplant mall, I spotted the Salcedo Market crowd at Rockwell’s bargain souk, which in Arabic means marketplace. Despite the weather, people trooped to the souk with hopes of getting the most out of the big bargains, as advertised by the colorful streamers found throughout the mall. Though the crowd may be the same, the buys weren’t as fantastic and I thought it would be.

Some hard-to-find items may have been worth the visit. However, I still couldn’t get over the P50.00 (US$1.22) entrance fee into the Rockwell tent, where the non-food stalls abound. I really think they would get more foot traffic into the place if they let the concessionaires pay for the venue rentals. Experience tells me that markets with the entrance fees are actually more expensive than those without (like the wildly successful Salcedo Market and the Lung Center market.)

Nevertheless, Noreen liked the flowers. We didn’t buy any though.

So why am I blogging about this place? One food stall had so many people flocking to it and that’s what made my visit worth braving the heat. They called it Dream Ice Kakigori or Japanese shaved ice dessert. I hope I got the name right.

The setup was really simple. They had this machine that shaved ice so fine, finer than the average halo-halo. I was right when I told Noreen that the secret to a good summer dessert was in the ice.

I got the melon flavored kakigori.

After shaving the ice, green melon syrup was poured then condensed milk.

The result?

I don’t know where else you can buy Dream Ice Kakigori. I’m betting it could had at your neighborhood mall. With this heat, a large tub of kakigori will help you keep your cool.