23 Aug, 2005
The simplicity and pure taste of the santol juice in an earlier post had me thinking about the basic flavors used in local juices. My current cold/cough also means I am craving anything with a high Vitamin C content. Because the markets were flooded with really nice small dayap last weekend, I…
22 Aug, 2005
Panda Bears eat up to 1/3 of their weight in fresh bamboo shoots every day! An inefficient digestive system means they are unable to extract much from each mouthful so they have to pass serious volume through their plumbing to keep nourished. If they had to shop at the Salcedo market for…
21 Aug, 2005
A couple of weeks ago we were meeting up with an old friend and “balikbayan†for lunch. Wracking our brains for a nice place to eat a midday meal, another friend suggested Milky Way Café on the corner of Pasay Road and Paseo de Roxas. It’s funny how old restaurant favorites fall…
20 Aug, 2005
Today is my birthday and since my age today is statistically over half of my expected normal lifespan barring errant bus drivers, pilots who faint from lack of oxygen or some strange form of cancer caused by excessive indulgence in La Maison du Chocolat large chocolate macaroons, I have decided to eat whatever…
19 Aug, 2005
Lanzones (Lansium domesticum) are native to Western Malaysia and have become a relatively popular fruit in the Philippines and Indonesia. Known as langsat in Malay, these fruits grow wild and in cultivated plantations in Southeast Asia. Most common in Borneo, Java and Mindanao, these tropical fruits ripen and spoil relatively quickly and…
18 Aug, 2005
This post is part of the “Lasang Pinoy†Filipino Food Bloggers Event that aims to bring global attention to Philippine Food. Dozens of Food Bloggers around the world are participating. For a roundup or summary of all the entries, please visit Pilgrims Pots and Pans on 21 August 2005 on the 22nd…
17 Aug, 2005
One of my U.S. based readers has asked about the best ways to slice a mango. He even forwarded a link to an article about a new fangled gadget that OXO is coming out with to make the task of slicing a mango easier – yikes! An American who spent many fond…
17 Aug, 2005
The rainy season triggers new growth in many plants that have survived a really hot and dry summer. In the past few weeks, fresh young ginger has been making it to the local markets and I got some for myself today. Ginger (Zingiber officinale) as it is photographed here is actually the…