Comments on: Battle of the Balls… http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/battle-of-the-balls A food blog that talks about food, produce, recipes, ingredients, restaurants and markets here in the Philippines and around the globe. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:38:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Peter http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/battle-of-the-balls#comment-109050 Thu, 22 May 2008 13:44:15 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/battle-of-the-balls#comment-109050 It is not uncommon that export cheese is slightly reformulated for export purposes, also though 'Edam' is a city where the Edammer cheese originates from, it in fact is the process that makes the cheese and it is very wellpossible to make Edam, outside Edam and even outside the Netherlands (which I am sure happens). When I was young, I had a Holiday job in a cheesefactory where both Gouda and Edammer cheeses were made. This may result in slight variations in taste. Personally, being Dutch, Edam is not my favourite, as it is too dry to my taste, but yes it does make handy gifts as they look colourfull. Gouda cheese is an alltogether softer and better tasting cheese and I think that is most universally eaten in the Netherlands. Many other cheese look a lot like the flat round Gouda cheese. I read someone found it pungent ;=) Can't imagine. Try smelling French cheeses (basically greese with fungus) or the German 'Leichefinger'(=fingers of a corpse). I have heard the cannonball story when I was young, at school. I think that so many stories that are told, it is absolute bogus. Any ship that runs out of cannonballs in those days would load the canon with shrapnell (nails, chains). It is not uncommon that export cheese is slightly reformulated for export purposes, also though ‘Edam’ is a city where the Edammer cheese originates from, it in fact is the process that makes the cheese and it is very wellpossible to make Edam, outside Edam and even outside the Netherlands (which I am sure happens). When I was young, I had a Holiday job in a cheesefactory where both Gouda and Edammer cheeses were made. This may result in slight variations in taste. Personally, being Dutch, Edam is not my favourite, as it is too dry to my taste, but yes it does make handy gifts as they look colourfull. Gouda cheese is an alltogether softer and better tasting cheese and I think that is most universally eaten in the Netherlands. Many other cheese look a lot like the flat round Gouda cheese.
I read someone found it pungent ;=) Can’t imagine. Try smelling French cheeses (basically greese with fungus) or the German ‘Leichefinger’(=fingers of a corpse).
I have heard the cannonball story when I was young, at school. I think that so many stories that are told, it is absolute bogus. Any ship that runs out of cannonballs in those days would load the canon with shrapnell (nails, chains).

]]> by: Nancy Reyes Lumen http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/battle-of-the-balls#comment-74690 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:30:43 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/battle-of-the-balls#comment-74690 Hi Market Man...nice read on the QdeB...I remember writing about a certain brand from Holland, in a ball tin can...very expensive. My folks remember the name, in fact, when my father was alive and i was interviewing him about Qde B, he suddenely had the epiphany of remembering the name of that expensive cheese "na de lata"...and he immediately drove over to Hi Top to look for it. Unfortunately the last one was taken (kontilang ang stock) and I finally got to trace some more stocks in Cherry Foodarama...you know what, when I tasted it, lasang Marca Pina na rin...but because it was real expensive (1,600.00 then in 1989) sumarap na rin!!! Heh-heh. nancy (If and when I get the name, I shall write again...but if you do get the name , pls post it. PPS: How to tell if you got the name: get close to a rich looking elderly couple and say the name. if they turn towards you - Bingo! Hi Market Man…nice read on the QdeB…I remember writing about a certain brand from Holland, in a ball tin can…very expensive. My folks remember the name, in fact, when my father was alive and i was interviewing him about Qde B, he suddenely had the epiphany of remembering the name of that expensive cheese “na de lata”…and he immediately drove over to Hi Top to look for it. Unfortunately the last one was taken (kontilang ang stock) and I finally got to trace some more stocks in Cherry Foodarama…you know what, when I tasted it, lasang Marca Pina na rin…but because it was real expensive (1,600.00 then in 1989) sumarap na rin!!! Heh-heh.
nancy (If and when I get the name, I shall write again…but if you do get the name , pls post it.
PPS: How to tell if you got the name: get close to a rich looking elderly couple and say the name. if they turn towards you - Bingo!

]]> by: crissy http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/battle-of-the-balls#comment-67842 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:21:38 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/battle-of-the-balls#comment-67842 Marca Piña is usually given to my Mom as a Christmas gift from clients. It gets smaller and smaller every year, probably because of the price. Haven't actually tried Marco Pato, our family loves the saltiness of Marca Piña Marca Piña is usually given to my Mom as a Christmas gift from clients. It gets smaller and smaller every year, probably because of the price. Haven’t actually tried Marco Pato, our family loves the saltiness of Marca Piña

]]> by: DJ Rainer http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/battle-of-the-balls#comment-50321 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 12:55:13 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/battle-of-the-balls#comment-50321 The story I heard is that during a key battle of the Spanish-American War of 1898, which preceded the Philippine War of Independence, the Filipinos and the Americans were running out of cannonballs. A local genius hit on the idea of using the hard aged Edam as shot. It carried the day, and in homage became part of the rich Christmas tradition in the Philippines. A French version of the cheese, La Mimolette, was reputedly General De Gaulle's favorite cheese. (I wonder why?) De Gaulle also complained (referring to France) "How can you be expected to govern a country that has 246 kinds of cheese?" The story I heard is that during a key battle of the Spanish-American War of 1898, which preceded the Philippine War of Independence, the Filipinos and the Americans were running out of cannonballs. A local genius hit on the idea of using the hard aged Edam as shot. It carried the day, and in homage became part of the rich Christmas tradition in the Philippines.

A French version of the cheese, La Mimolette, was reputedly General De Gaulle’s favorite cheese. (I wonder why?) De Gaulle also complained (referring to France) “How can you be expected to govern a country that has 246 kinds of cheese?”

]]> by: alilay http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/battle-of-the-balls#comment-4828 Mon, 13 Feb 2006 23:47:25 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/battle-of-the-balls#comment-4828 MM i can't get enough of your website, di ko natapos last night, kaya i continue reading sa office. (ssh my boss not around) everybody in my family loves QdB (marca pina only) my dad will start having it last week of october which will last until all saint's day and then we will have 2 one for christmas and new year. we always eat it with pandesal and fried too. kaya naman every year for the last quarter palaging mataas ang blood sugar at cholesterol niya. MM i can’t get enough of your website, di ko natapos last night, kaya i continue reading sa office. (ssh my boss not around) everybody in my family loves QdB (marca pina only) my dad will start having it last week of october which will last until all saint’s day and then we will have 2 one for christmas and new year. we always eat it with pandesal and fried too. kaya naman every year for the last quarter palaging mataas ang blood sugar at cholesterol niya.

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