17 Feb, 2009
Several folks have asked what was on the menu when Mr. Bourdain came to Cebu for lechon/inasal. Below is the summary that I sent the show’s producers and it details all of the food that was available that day. :)
17 Feb, 2009
The episode of No Reservations Philippines with Anthony Bourdain is showing in North America as I release this post. I suspect some new readers will find their way to this blog if they google some background information on the show. I don’t think Mr. Bourdain ever refers to me as Marketman or…
17 Feb, 2009
Tonight is the night in North America. No Reservations Philippines episode is scheduled to air at 10pm eastern and 7pm on the west coast, Monday night, the 16th. I hope it does a nice job of showcasing Filipino food. With a large proportion of readers of marketmanila.com based in North America,…
16 Feb, 2009
How could I resist? Freshly slaughtered baboy ramo or damo (native boar, though probably farm raised, not hunted in the wild) from my favorite organic produce purveyor, Gil Carandang at Herbana Farms? When he told me he had a cooler filled with meat, I instantly asked for all of the ribs and…
16 Feb, 2009
In some parts of the country, steamed rice with coconut and sugar isn’t referred to as suman, but rather puto or malagkit. I have featured two such concoctions before, one from an office merienda in Cebu, another made by one of crew, Leny, the expert in simple provincial kakanins and the resident floral…
15 Feb, 2009
A friend sent over some stunningly fresh bilong-bilong or iwas, also known as moonfish. And instantly Mrs. MM had it made into Inun-unan or paksiw. It was a nearly pavlovian response. Something borne out of a deep-seated set of pleasurable childhood memories eating this dish that was lovingly prepared for her…
15 Feb, 2009
I asked The Teen what the Filipino word for cake was, and I drew a blank. Not surprising, as I didn’t know what it was myself. Then I asked members of the crew and they too looked like stunned deer. Then a driver jokingly said KEYK but couldn’t spell it for…
14 Feb, 2009
It definitely crossed my mind. More so since my leche flan experiments with duck eggs turned out so well. But fresh ostrich eggs run some PHP800+ each and I am never sure if they are really fresh, even at the grocery chiller. And I suspect I would be one of the…