11 Apr, 2006
The Japanese seem to have this unique fascination with melons. A favored dessert after either an elaborate or simple Japanese meal, melons seem to have achieved a bizarrely elevated position in the fruit hierarchy in Japan and South Korea. They sell melons (and other fruit) in their groceries that go for more…
10 Apr, 2006
Saturday at the markets yielded some new and interesting finds. Among them were these spectacular yellow mini calla lilies. Large white calla lilies are a very common flower in Manila’s wholesale flower markets. They are typically a graceful flower, but for some reason, the large white ones sold here often look…
09 Apr, 2006
Some of the finest, sharpest, deepest and most stunning colors in the world are all natural. Nothing beats a chartreuse rice field at one stage of its life cycle…then it transforms to fields of gold, as Sting puts it, when the rice is ready for harvest. The deep yellow-orange of a mango,…
08 Apr, 2006
Red cabbage (Brassica oleracea var capitata) is a close relative of the more commonly available green or almost white cabbage. A plant that is traced back to the 1st century in the Mediterranean, cabbage figures prominently in several national cuisines. A hardy, economical and versatile vegetable, it can be cooked quickly, included…
07 Apr, 2006
As a child, I spent several summers in my grandparents’ home in Cebu. My grandmother would indulge her apos with copious amounts of goodies such as otap, rosquillos and my all-time favorite…consilva. Consilva were thinly sliced and fried bananas that were coated in a sweet and sticky caramel and in lola’s house,…
05 Apr, 2006
Tinolang manok is on the top 10 list of Marketman comfort foods. Simple, soothing and delicious. Everyone has their version and ours is really easy. First saute some large slices of ginger and large slices of onion in some vegetable oil. Add chicken pieces (native has more flavor, supermarket has…
04 Apr, 2006
Despite what appears to be a tremendous amount of food that we must go through in Marketman’s household in order to keep feeding this blog, we actually eat rather simply most of the time. We return to pinoy favorites such as tinola, sinigang, fried daing na bangus, bistek tagalog, pinakbet, adobo and of…
03 Apr, 2006
I encourage a little silliness in our home when appropriate and April Fool’s Day is eagerly anticipated. My daughter and her friends have gotten rather inventive and it’s amazing to see how scheming they have become at the tender age of 10-11 years old. Last year they put a beef bouillon cube…