31 Jul, 2008
The last time I did a survey over a year ago, approximately 90% of folks who had tried a recipe they saw on marketmanila.com were satisfied to pleased with the results. Frankly, that number is unbelievably and probably politely high. Even I have less success when trying out recipes from very well…
30 Jul, 2008
The last time I made brittle, peanut brittle, using a recipe credited to the legendary kitchen of El Bulli in Spain, I thought it was such a breeze, and yet yielded such superb brittle that I have been waiting for an opportunity to try it again. So when I obtained then blanched and…
30 Jul, 2008
The OTOP (One Town, One Product) Fair was recently held at SM Megamall, and as usual, they had delicacies from all over Luzon… I found some pili nuts for sale at PHP150 for a half kilo package so I bought some, hoping to experiment with my own pili nut brittle. Pili nuts…
30 Jul, 2008
Komboloi, frequently referred to as Greek worry beads, are everywhere in Athens, and presumably elsewhere in Greece. Never have I seen so many men fondling their doodads in their pants pockets, palms or just right out in the open! Some guys claim that bigger is better, and more macho. While others…
29 Jul, 2008
One of the reasons we headed to Evripidou Street, besides the spices and the shop Elixir, was a highly recommended taverna named Telis, whose specialty for the last 30 years has been grilled pork chops. But not any pork chops, rather, superbly seasoned and very thinly sliced grilled pork chops. FoodJunkie (Jo) who…
29 Jul, 2008
On Evripidou Street there is a gorgeous little gem of a shop called Elixir. Written up in several of the guidebooks to Athens, this dark shop is filled with herbs, spices, snacks and tea. It appears to have been there for a very long time, and the glass front wooden cabinets that…
28 Jul, 2008
Evripidou Street near the Athens Central Market is home to several spice shops and fresh herb stores. We revisited the Athens Central Market a day before we left the city and made it a point to walk the length of Evripidou Street, for the herbs and for a meal… It was inspiring,…
28 Jul, 2008
If you missed the Taste Matters out of Singapore program featuring Manila and Adobo, two readers in Singapore were kind enough to post nearly identical short clips of the show. sometime_lurker used a cellphone and hence the maintained anonymity… heehee. But Hershey managed to capture nearly a minute of Marketman and has…