Comments on: Sambal Prawns a la Marketman

By: deirdregurl

deirdregurl — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:37:36 +0000

Sonia, yes..i was mulling over it hehehe distinctive is the word! Many thanks!

By: navyGOLF

navyGOLF — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:39:46 +0000

There are two restos over here in Alabang that serve very good indonesian and malaysian cuisine, Bali Blends and Balay Makan(i hope I got the name right). It’s in Westgate and they are located next to each other. Balay specialties all types of sate from chicken, beef to lamb, and soups which is always served with bowl full of rice. I try not to over eat so usually order this to share. I go to Bali for their coriander beef, different types of snacks (mostly mashed beans or sweet camote based) and their cofee, luv the smell. I havenâ€™t been to Indonesia or Malaysia, but I guess the food is highly distinct from your usual Chinese or Filipino cuisine that perhaps makes it authentic. I have tried almost all there soups in Balay except for the buntot, and now with MMâ€™s recent post Iâ€™ll go try it in the resto and try doing it myself with MMâ€™s recipe. Looking forward to comparing the two wohoo!!! Btw, the restos are not so pricey and the ambiance is nice.

By: zena

zena — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:39:58 +0000

I love any variation of chili and seafood; mainly prawns/shrimp and crab. Lovely.

By: Maria

Maria — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:38:33 +0000

Would you agree MM that the best fresh shrimps and prawns are from cebu especially in mandaue’s merkado? yummmy

By: sonia

sonia — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:16:37 +0000

deirdregurl — i think you mean DISTINCTIVE
MM — the recipe is super easy and must be delicious. thanks lots

By: deirdregurl

deirdregurl — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 05:31:04 +0000

“I noticed they were very fond of coconut milk on their food, lots of spices and a definitive taste that is very hard to define..hmm,what could it be?”

Now that i read it again, it sound funny! Definitive taste that is hard to define? I’m quite hilarious! ;)

What i meant was their food have a definitive taste whether they make pasta, beef or fish dishes! But i can’t quite tell what was it that makes the food taste that way! Hope that clarifies it hehe

By: deirdregurl

deirdregurl — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 05:20:29 +0000

My husband love prawns, period ;) but he was never fond of Indonesian cuisine. An Indonesian consul in Davao used to rent the house of my mother-in-law and since our house is just a few steps away from them, we always get to taste some of their specialties. I noticed they were very fond of coconut milk on their food, lots of spices and a definitive taste that is very hard to define..hmm,what could it be?

Your prawns are pure heaven. Just by looking at it gets my allergy-level sky high!

BTW, I’ve been a lurker for quite sometime. I’m hooked! I couldn’t let the day pass by without reading a new post especially if the post got Apicio’s comments. Pretty hilarious & very cerebral that man heehee next to you, of course!

By: cindz

cindz — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:24:21 +0000

yum! yum!

By: joey

joey — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:38:08 +0000

This sounds absolutely delicious! I have a bottle of sambal too stashed away :) Another delicious use: with raw tuna! Just toss fresh raw tuna dice with sambal, sesame oil, chopped green onions, sesame seeds, and a touch of soy…yum! A nice variation on the (usually) Japanese spicy tuna salad :)

By: millet

millet — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:07:23 +0000

have long wondered why there aren’t more indonesian restaurants, especially down here in the south, considering our promximity to indonesia. come to think of it, there aren’t any in davao! the place that serves nasi goreng is a dutch resto.