20 Feb, 2008
The key to a good visit to Busuanga, Coron, Culion and surrounding islands is a reliable and fast banca. I had featured my bangkero from Culion, Tiyo Fredo in an earlier post, but this particular banca is the “Mercedes version” in Coron: M/V St. Joseph the Worker. Based out of the Coron…
19 Feb, 2008
All the recent posts on seafood were making me hungry, so I whipped up this ultra-simple prawn in gata recipe. First, start by making some fresh coconut milk, say 2-3 cups worth (canned works as well, but adjust for thickness). Then in a pan, heat up the coconut milk and add some…
19 Feb, 2008
I was walking down the main street of Culion and spotted this interesting “general” store near the heart of town. From the outside it looked like most typical sari-sari stores, except that it seemed to have a lot more goods in stock. But out of the corner of my eye I noticed…
19 Feb, 2008
This was perhaps the most unusual mix of location and dinner fare I have ever experienced. Our hosts on the island of Culion continued to look out for our meals even when we returned to the main town of Coron. We were asked if we would like to eat fresh local lobster…
18 Feb, 2008
There were nearly 280 readers who left a comment and hoped to win a bottle of Marketman’s mangosteen jam. I am flattered by your interest so I decided to give away 4 bottles of jam, the last of the 2007 vintage, for a roughly 1 in 70 chance of winning… The odds were…
18 Feb, 2008
These were rather unusual footprints left on a powdery white sand beach on the island of Coron, Palawan. I have really large flat feet so you will understand why these “foot” prints seemed a bit “Jurassic” to me. I figured out what left the prints after a few seconds, but someone else I…
16 Feb, 2008
We had accomplished what we had hoped for during our visit to Culion, Palawan. So the second day on the island, it was time to celebrate. And cholesterol/uric acid/gout/fat concerns aside, we had a wonderful lunch… Amongst the many dishes on offer, were mangrove fresh alimango (mud crab) up top. …
16 Feb, 2008
Don’t ask me why they are called this unusual name, literally translated as “lewdly” rather than “artistically” NAKED. All I know is, they were unusual and unique to me… My assistant, whose legal issues which we were in Palawan to resolve, knew that I had a huge fondness for sampaloc/tamarind candy and…