Comments on: An Abundance of Rambutans… http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/an-abundance-of-rambutans A food blog that talks about food, produce, recipes, ingredients, restaurants and markets here in the Philippines and around the globe. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:10:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: millet http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/an-abundance-of-rambutans/comment-page-2#comment-213014 millet Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:19:34 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/an-abundance-of-rambutans#comment-213014 by some miracle, less than three weeks after i wrote about the dearth of fruit in davao this season, right now davao is awash with fruit! durian, rambutan and lanzones are spilling all over davao's streets, and they're very very cheap! mangosteen is still expensive, but am optimistic they'll be tumbling all over the place in a couple of months. by some miracle, less than three weeks after i wrote about the dearth of fruit in davao this season, right now davao is awash with fruit! durian, rambutan and lanzones are spilling all over davao’s streets, and they’re very very cheap! mangosteen is still expensive, but am optimistic they’ll be tumbling all over the place in a couple of months.

]]> By: psychomom http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/an-abundance-of-rambutans/comment-page-2#comment-211938 psychomom Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:46:06 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/an-abundance-of-rambutans#comment-211938 bettyq, i know you are big into gardening, maybe next year i can email you for some tips. my husband recently got interested in it but too late na. it is getting cooler na. i was also gifted with an old but usable composting barrel. my plan is to get some earthworms to speed the process. hopefully next year i will have healthy soil. thanks in advance. bettyq, i know you are big into gardening, maybe next year i can email you for some tips. my husband recently got interested in it but too late na. it is getting cooler na. i was also gifted with an old but usable composting barrel. my plan is to get some earthworms to speed the process. hopefully next year i will have healthy soil. thanks in advance.

]]> By: chris http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/an-abundance-of-rambutans/comment-page-2#comment-207540 chris Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:52:16 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/an-abundance-of-rambutans#comment-207540 if there's rambutan, lanzones couldnt be far away. lanzones is a favorite and i could eat kilos and kilos of it without sharing. sometimes, when its off season in laguna, the fruit vendors would source the lanzones else where, but its not as sweet. we would peel lots of rambutan and cool it in the ref. then just snack on it like candies, pabalik-balik sa ref. pag ubos na, unahan sa juice na naiwan sa container at hihigupin. sarrap. real cooler for an august summer. if there’s rambutan, lanzones couldnt be far away. lanzones is a favorite and i could eat kilos and kilos of it without sharing. sometimes, when its off season in laguna, the fruit vendors would source the lanzones else where, but its not as sweet. we would peel lots of rambutan and cool it in the ref. then just snack on it like candies, pabalik-balik sa ref. pag ubos na, unahan sa juice na naiwan sa container at hihigupin. sarrap. real cooler for an august summer.

]]> By: millet http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/an-abundance-of-rambutans/comment-page-2#comment-207328 millet Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:31:45 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/an-abundance-of-rambutans#comment-207328 moni, almost all of davao's lanzones trees were infected by a virus or fungus (am not sure which) last year, so the few lanzones that we see around are either from the survivors, or most likely from outside davao. deirdregurl, we've had two fruiting seasons with our two durian trees in the backyard this year, but they were too watery and lacked flavor. again, most likely from too much rain. last week, a branch with four fruits of one kilo each broke off during a heavy rain. sayang, they were too young and therefore still inedible. we're having all the fruit trees pruned next week. moni, almost all of davao’s lanzones trees were infected by a virus or fungus (am not sure which) last year, so the few lanzones that we see around are either from the survivors, or most likely from outside davao.

deirdregurl, we’ve had two fruiting seasons with our two durian trees in the backyard this year, but they were too watery and lacked flavor. again, most likely from too much rain. last week, a branch with four fruits of one kilo each broke off during a heavy rain. sayang, they were too young and therefore still inedible. we’re having all the fruit trees pruned next week.

]]> By: Gener http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/an-abundance-of-rambutans/comment-page-2#comment-206983 Gener Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:28:25 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/an-abundance-of-rambutans#comment-206983 My small kid is crying early this morning and asking for rambutan.(an exotic and rare fruit in this country) i cant help but buy for him even the price is way expensive at US$25 per kg...Now i am dreaming of what i used to pick and eat this fruit in the philippines many years ago, i simply take it from the backyard or harvest it from the forest! and its free!!! My small kid is crying early this morning and asking for rambutan.(an exotic and rare fruit in this country) i cant help but buy for him even the price is way expensive at US$25 per kg…Now i am dreaming of what i used to pick and eat this fruit in the philippines many years ago, i simply take it from the backyard or harvest it from the forest! and its free!!!

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