Comments on: Lamayong Sili / Marinated Semi-Dried Eel

By: lee

lee — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:06:32 +0000

betty q… “smoking the herring” sounds a bit psychedelic bordering on the slightly illegal. hehehe..

By: Connie C

Connie C — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:10:01 +0000

BettyQ, I don’t know if you even have time to sleep ,with everything you are doing, but I am jealous with all your energy. You are worse than Martha Stewart!

By: Sheryl

Sheryl — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:40:17 +0000

“Tuba” is actually the drinkable state of the liquid. It’s a healthier alternative for the menfolk in the barrios to drink and gather around at twilight. When it’s fermented, it turns into vinegar which has quite a different taste from cane vinegar.

“Tuba” or palm toddy is made from the nectar of coconut flowers that the “manugtuba”gathers every afternoon. MM even have a post on this: http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/tuba-a-marketman-mini-adventure

By: paolo

paolo — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:08:42 +0000

to maddie : you are partly correct that tuba is coconut vinegar.
tuba is the stage of the vinegar where people drink it and it is either orange or murky white in color. after a longer period , the tuba turns into clear vinegar ( usually with a light orange color )

By: maddie

maddie — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:08:39 +0000

From what I recall, “tuba” is coconut vinegar.