22 Apr, 2005
The Saturday Salcedo Market in the heart of the Makati Business District is less than a year old but clearly a runaway success! The brainchild of several neighborhood residents in nearby apartment buildings, the market lies in the shadow of high-rises much along the lines of charming neighborhood markets in European cities such…
21 Apr, 2005
When the grill is fired up and you throw on some serious fat (like liempo, pork barbecue, pork chops) or a nice hunk of fish, the perfect salad or side dish to serve with it is this totally simple but delicious talong or eggplant salad. I personally love the pairing of fat and…
20 Apr, 2005
Over the weekend, a reader emailed me with a friendly challenge: find her favourite but elusive yema with arnibal (sp.?). I don’t typically take on these requests as I would be forever scouring markets for one thing or another but the food Gods were tuned in and just minutes into my Saturday…
19 Apr, 2005
With the proliferation of huge global coffee chains like Starbucks, Seattle’s Best and even homegrown brands like Figaro, it’s great to see a small challenger take on the giants. A love for coffee turned into a small business for Tommy Villanueva who now markets Tommy’s Freshly Roasted Coffee from the Salcedo Saturday Market…
18 Apr, 2005
Subject of discussion at a dinner with relatives in Bohol: breakfast comfort food that my mom used to cook… and top of the list was a ground meat torta, fried baby dilis (anchovies) patties made with egg, and other such goodies. The next morning, my brother and his wife invited me over for…
17 Apr, 2005
Indian Mango is how I have always known these smaller, pudgier and less intensely flavored variety of mango. It is a strange name however, as all mangoes are ultimately believed to have originated in or around India and to select this common name is a bit odd given that there are hundreds if…
17 Apr, 2005
The Philippine Daily Inquirer did a feature article on this website on Thursday, April 14 2005, and in the next 48 hours marketmanila.com got over 12,000 page views from over 1,200 new visitors. Thank you PDI for the nice article and resulting activity. As the newspaper hit the streets, I was on…
15 Apr, 2005
Dilis or Anchovies are a very common fish in Philippine markets. There are at least a dozen different species of anchovies (Family Engraulidae) in Philippine waters, but it’s difficult to identify to species level so I will group them all together under the anchovy family. Usually found close to shore in estuaries,…