Comments on: Localized or “Native” Tomatoes http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/localized-or-native-tomatoes A food blog that talks about food, produce, recipes, ingredients, restaurants and markets here in the Philippines and around the globe. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:11:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: acidboy http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/localized-or-native-tomatoes#comment-4343 Mon, 23 Jan 2006 04:12:45 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/localized-or-native-tomatoes#comment-4343 only thing i dont like about these tomatoes is they are not to be used for homemade salsa. only thing i dont like about these tomatoes is they are not to be used for homemade salsa.

]]> by: Anson http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/localized-or-native-tomatoes#comment-4320 Sat, 21 Jan 2006 22:36:50 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/localized-or-native-tomatoes#comment-4320 I think what is great about thin skinned local tomatoes, is that unlike the European variety you don't need to dipped them in boiling water and then cold running water to peel them. Just chopped them up and used them as is, skin and all. Heard about the local varieties of eggplant first on Alton Brown's Good eats, which surprised me actually. Didn't even knew that there are local varieties of eggplants. I think what is great about thin skinned local tomatoes, is that unlike the European variety you don’t need to dipped them in boiling water and then cold running water to peel them. Just chopped them up and used them as is, skin and all.

Heard about the local varieties of eggplant first on Alton Brown’s Good eats, which surprised me actually. Didn’t even knew that there are local varieties of eggplants.

]]> by: ShoppaHolique http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/localized-or-native-tomatoes#comment-4314 Sat, 21 Jan 2006 18:46:24 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/localized-or-native-tomatoes#comment-4314 cebu seems to only have green tomatoes, what's up with that?! i was never a fan of the green ones... cebu seems to only have green tomatoes, what’s up with that?! i was never a fan of the green ones…

]]> by: schatzli http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/localized-or-native-tomatoes#comment-4313 Sat, 21 Jan 2006 17:57:37 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/localized-or-native-tomatoes#comment-4313 been a long long time I have not seen this kind of tomato, the love the shape, the one I buy here at the local market is so soft rounded... boring ;-) sawsawan.. am busy testing a pulutan thingie. been a long long time I have not seen this kind of tomato, the love the shape, the one I buy here at the local market is so soft rounded… boring ;-)

sawsawan.. am busy testing a pulutan thingie.

]]> by: kong wi http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/localized-or-native-tomatoes#comment-4312 Sat, 21 Jan 2006 16:54:55 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/localized-or-native-tomatoes#comment-4312 there you go MM...yes, those are indeed the tomatoes of my youth...juicier and really great for dipping...salsa made out of those tomatoes, onions (or better yet shallots), young leaves of mango or cashew (those really, really young that we call "putat" in kapampangan) is great with chicaron or litson kawali... there you go MM…yes, those are indeed the tomatoes of my youth…juicier and really great for dipping…salsa made out of those tomatoes, onions (or better yet shallots), young leaves of mango or cashew (those really, really young that we call “putat” in kapampangan) is great with chicaron or litson kawali…

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