Comments on: A Siem Reap Market Foray — Vegetables, Herbs, Fruit et al…

By: Delma Buhat

Delma Buhat — Fri, 15 May 2009 09:07:49 +0000

the unidentified palm nuts are bettle nuts on top of the mam-in, the green heart shape vine. Bettle nuts are used for chewing nganga that goes with lime and mam-in.

The chrysanthemum leaves are probably celery that were removed from its bunch.

Nice pictures and sensitive eyes. Reminding me of my rich Asian resource.

By: Delma Buhat

Delma Buhat — Fri, 15 May 2009 09:02:50 +0000

Makopa is the Tagalog name for the Malaysian apple. Yes, I never saw the green makopa here in The Philippines. The yellow tart? Isn’t it a kind of semi-riped mangoe? very crispy and less sour that goes with sugar and salt.

By: dorismaclaren

dorismaclaren — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:22:32 +0000

Don’t we call the green tambis MACOPA at home?

By: cynthia

cynthia — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:10:20 +0000

The green tambis reminded me of the similar fruit I ave eaten in Malaysia. It has a pinkish-red color like our own native tambis but bigger and sweeter. I was ecstatic to find such fruits so I bought a kilo for my own personal consumtion. I finished the whole bag in less than thrity minutes!

By: chris

chris — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:36:35 +0000

ginger: were the seeds of the lotus small like black poppy or sesame seeds only they’re round? then as you push the seeds out of the sac, you suck it from the opening and the tart taste invades the taste buds. i remember a boardmate from infanta, quezon who brought some to let us taste the unusual fruits and produce from her province.

mr. mm: those looked like aratilis at first glance! however you mentioned they were tart, so i thought of our own “butuan.” di ba parang ganoon? thanks for bringing us around the market in combaodia. you make us want for more.