Bun Appetit and La Cuisine Francaise at Salcedo Weekend Market

From time to time, we'd visit the Salcedo Weekend Market (Saturdays) to buy my son's favorite garlic sticks. We also buy fresh produce we don't normally get in the grocery stores like kale and herbs. Then, we check out new stalls if any. We've been going to the market since 2004 and have watched it grow to what it is now.

Anyway, so we saw this new stall called Bun Appetit.  They sell 3 types of sandwiches, lobster, crab and shrimp roll. They have a pretty simple menu with these 3 as the stars. They also have crab cocktail claws, grilled corn and garlic noodles.

Bun Appetit Stall

Crab roll (Php 395)

The rolls are pretty expensive for a sandwich if you think about it. But once you get a bite, ohhh...it was heaven and so worth it. I got a crab roll. They definitely did not scrimp on the ingredients. That's probably more than a cup of crab meat on one sandwich. The buttered roll was really good too. I will buy just that bread if they sold it. Needless to say, it was a filling meal that can last you until lunch.

Grilled corn (Php 120)

I also tried the grilled corn. It looks good but it lacked the umami taste of the grilled corn you can buy at Bad Bird or No Reservations. It had lime, cayenne pepper and some cheese. It was a bit of a let down as I was expecting it would be the same level of delicious-ness as the sandwich.

The Tiramisu is not from Bun Apetit but from the La Cuisine Francaise stall. They sell (yes, you guessed right!) French food. This tiramisu slice is about Php 250 a piece. It was a big slice. It would probably be equivalent to 2-3 servings at most restaurants. What I used to like about this tiramisu was that it was indulgent and had a good amount of mascarpone and cream on it. I say "used to" since the cake I bought that Saturday was not the same as I've had in the past. Also, the lady fingers seemed like it was overly-soaked in coffee since the bottom part of the container would be drowned in liquid after a few minutes. Putting the dessert inside the fridge didn't improve the state. 

Though not as good as it was before, I'd say that this tiramisu is still one of the better tasting versions I've tried.

Tiramisu

Side view of the Tiramisu :)

Salcedo Saturday Market
Jaime C. Velasquez Park, Salcedo Village,
Makati, Metro Manila
Saturday 6AM–2:30PM