in collaboration with march into merivale festival, coogee pavilion dressed itself up, ready to host a large bustling market of delicious food stalls, family activities, live music and entertainment. upon entering, i was already hit with smell of aromatic food left, right and centre. i didn’t even know where to start! the festival operates under a token system, exchange for your prepaid ticket or you can pay cash on the spot. after taking in a smart decision to browse the stalls outside as well as inside, i can definitely say i was very impressed by the variety of food options on offer. calamari taco + pork al pastor, taco, cabbage and coriander - el loco first up were these hand held bundles of joy from el loco. the pork definitely packed some punch and was really enjoyable against the crisp cabbage. the calamari looked too good to deny but it had a bit too much ginger for my liking. steamed scallop and prawn shumai - mr wong i was pretty excited to try out the mr wong stall because i’ve been eyeing them for a while now. i’m a big fan of shumai at yum cha so had to order it. this particular one was still hot, firm and moist, retaining in all the goodness. no faults, just wish they offered some sriracha on the side. ceviche - sushi e steering away from the standard avocadorolland sashimi, we wanted to try something new - ceviche. the texture was very similar to sashimi but it was much thinner and a slightly ci