Comments on: Potatoes in Goose Fat

By: Marketman

Marketman — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:20:20 +0000

Emsy, yes, that stall belongs to Flavors n Spices, the folks with the shop in Market!Market and yes they sell some specialty salts. :)

By: emsy

emsy — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:20:24 +0000

I bought my stash of Maldon in, of all places, SM Makati! At first I thought I can’t buy any there, but it turns out, you can find it in the ground level, outside the main grocery area. If you can see that station where they sell ground spices and nuts (beside the stall that sells flowers), there is whole bunch of artisan salts and other sea salts like Maldon crammed in the bottom shelf of the spice rack (or whatever you call those little transparent boxes that hold the spices), out of eye level.

My boyfriend spotted those salts while we were standing in line to pay for some flowers. He said something like “Ano yung pink na yan na nasa bote, ba’t ang mahal?” After squatting and scouring the shelf, I found that there were lavender salts, and those oh so cute pink salts and Maldon. He was super adamant that I do not splurge on something as mundane as salt but I just can’t explain…I kept telling him, “Basta it’s good. It’s MALDON. (widen eyes for effect)”

By: Marketman

Marketman — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:06:59 +0000

hil, Terry’s selection on Pasong Tamo, Segundo Piso at Podium Mall, etc. sometimes carry goose or duck fat. attybubba, sorry, I haven’t seen Maldon in local shops, maybe once at Terry’s but not regularly…

By: a boy named hil

a boy named hil — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:52:53 +0000

wow! very tempting….where can i buy goose fat here in manila?…

By: attybubba

attybubba — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:42:47 +0000

hi MM,

pardon my ignorance, but where can i get Maldon locally? thanks!

By: quiapo

quiapo — Wed, 27 May 2009 23:28:03 +0000

Many years ago, I roasted wild goose for Noche Buena (in the UK) and I remember that there was so much fat that I had to empty the baking tray before cooking was finished to prevent an overflow. There should be places in the Philippines which can raise geese commercially – I remember after the war my cousins had pet geese in San Juan.

By: RM

RM — Mon, 25 May 2009 23:38:16 +0000

You can buy it in Hong Kong at Oliver’s. Just ask the staff for it.

By: Jun b

Jun b — Mon, 25 May 2009 01:33:37 +0000

Goose fat is the secret of most chef !!! Heard this from one of the show at Asian Food Channel.

By: lojet

lojet — Sun, 24 May 2009 20:39:43 +0000

Chicken and goose fat are also known as schmaltz ( which means rendered fat). Since chicken skin is readily available, maybe for the sake of your readers, MM, you could do a taste test and see if there really is a difference worth hunting the goose fat down. Nutritionally they should not be too far apart so if taste is also comparable then chicken fat can be used as a substitute. Chicken cracklings are the bomb, IMO.

By: Lou

Lou — Sun, 24 May 2009 16:24:48 +0000

I wonder if our local ducks in the Philippines have enough fat to be rendered? European or N American ducks and geese tend to be bigger and fatter. I do love duck fat for frying potatoes, and cholesterol counts be d*****!. Thanks MM for the reminder!