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…
14 Feb, 2009
Some things are too good to believe. Or else, they get shoved to the back of the pantry shelves when they arrived as presents last Christmas and we didn’t re-discover them until a few days ago. Yes, it is microwavable chicharon! Just pop the pack in the microwave and turn it…
13 Feb, 2009
I think it’s fair to say I have explored leche flan with some zeal. In December 2005, I posted a recipe using carabao’s milk and lots of organic egg yolks, here, after several attempts to make leche flan. It was to be come our standard recipe at home until recently. Then…
13 Feb, 2009
I was ecstatic when I spied several duck eggs at my suki at the FTI Saturday market. She confirmed they were fresh, but apologized that she only had 10 left. I took all of them, and at PHP10 each, they cost less than the really pricey organic chicken eggs. You can…