Comments on: Lasang Pinoy 3 - Street Food

by: Ana

Tue, 13 Dec 2005 11:14:59 +0000

Hello MM. I just found your site yesterday and am thoroughly enjoying the read. This entry in particular has brought back soooo many memories! :)
My parents weren’t averse to street food, but they were particular as to which vendors they bought from. My personal favourites were bbq, ‘dirty’ ice cream, taho and fish balls. And lansones are my absolute favourite fruit.
Just a few more things that weren’t mentioned that I remember from childhood… kulangot ng intsik (I was always a bit suspicious of this one-lol), bituka ng manok, binatog, and there was a sweet sticky thing pressed flat between two banana leaves. Never could remember what that was called, but it was very nice.

by: Marketman

Mon, 31 Oct 2005 12:33:57 +0000

Stefoodie and Kai, better late than never… just got caught up in lots of other stuff… Mila, green mango is an all time favorite… my parents used to love the boiled peanuts but I thought peeling them was a bit of a bother… fried ones seemed easier to consume! acidboy, I have to agree, everything seems more greasy these days… Dodi, soy sauce and green mango? Hmmm, I guess that’s not far from kiamoy and a cold coke… CeliaK, funny how I could be away from home for 10-15 years and not think of some of these foods, but now I think more and more about what I ate or didn’t eat as a kid… Alicia, one of the vendors at market!market! has fresh sugar cane…you can relive memories and be hygeinic by peeling it yourself at home. Aleth, the mud/sand is too dry to grow peanuts maybe… mangmike, we used to have this enormous bangkok santol tree in our front yard… the fruits were so big that once a single fruit fell and broke the glass on a garden table! Ivan, did they actually fail anyone for overdosing on streetfood??! Lani, I think most of us wished we could eat it but generally followed instructions for fear of some weird stomach issues…

by: Lani

Mon, 31 Oct 2005 10:31:57 +0000

We all have in common here. Our parents didn’t allow us to buy street foods but some of us (me included) disobeyed our parents (he,he,he).

I’m always telling my son not to buy foods from the street. I make it a point to cook it in the house for sanitary purposes.

by: Ivan M.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005 03:43:12 +0000

Speaking of street food, our school even went to as far as giving us punishments (the dreaded conduct C for kids caught cheating, lying and,horrors of horrors, buying fishballs on the street!) Yikes.

I guess you can tell my age when fishballs cost a measly 10 cents (10-12 pcs in a stick for P1.00!) as opposed to 50 cents today.

Sigh. The sign of times.

by: mang_mike

Sat, 29 Oct 2005 09:04:38 +0000

hi MM! your entry reminds me of the the other “home-cooked versions” of street food my parents would do, as we were not really allowed to buy everything when we were kids. nangangasim tuloy ako by just looking at the mango and bagoong photo! it also reminds me of our mango trees we used to climb as kids and pick the fruits na “bubot”. love your site! am a big fan!