30 Jun, 2006
JMom of “In Our Kitchen” is hosting this month’s Lasang Pinoy 11, with the selected topic of “Summertime Coolers and Memories of Summer.” This whole theme of food and childhood memories is an extremely powerful one and I have noticed this throughout the evolution of the Marketmanila blog. As if to validate…
30 Jun, 2006
I was rather amused by reader comments and reactions to the previous post on pigs, pork and cheeks. Some readers asked the very loaded question of where to find the best lechon in the country. It’s a subject that I have explored a bit, but not nearly enough, and thus I don’t…
29 Jun, 2006
This little (or is it HUMONGOUS?) piggy went to market… When I was teeny tiny tot too young to resist my mom’s bribes (two cans of broas and unlimited hot chocolate) to spend a week or two with her in her ancestral town in Bohol, I had one of those memorable food experiences…
28 Jun, 2006
Cooked “ripe” pili is a dish that few non-Bicolanos get to try, let alone enjoy. Unless you have been to Bicol, have friends who have brought back fresh pili to your town or you have a tree in your backyard, getting the fresh black ripe pili is rather difficult. It spoils very…
28 Jun, 2006
Frozen langka (jackfruit) served sprinkled with brandy or cognac. It doesn’t get any easier and it tastes surprisingly good. It’s langka season in Luzon big time, with mammoth fruit coming off of the trees and reaching the peak of ripeness just about now. As with most tropical fruits, when it rains,…
27 Jun, 2006
Now it’s time for the Top 10 Pinoy Desserts, Sweets and Delicacies. Following the poll on the Top 10 Pinoy Dishes that got so much attention and yielded such interesting results, I agree with several readers who suggested a poll on desserts and sweets. In my opinion, the Pinoy sweet tooth is…
27 Jun, 2006
I had no idea you could eat the pulp of a cacao bean. No idea. I suppose I have barely spent any time on a cacao farm so there is a reasonable excuse for that. I spent a few summer holidays with my mother in her ancestral town in Bohol, in a…
26 Jun, 2006
A stone’s throw from the sea, on another corner of the Bicol, stood a makeshift stall with locals selling some freshly caught fish. I headed over to look at some medium sized tulingan but was instantly struck by some strange looking creamy white fish. Their odd shape and bizarre “skin” definitely warranted…