Comments on: Tambis & Makopa Side By Side… http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/tambis-makopa-side-by-side A food blog that talks about food, produce, recipes, ingredients, restaurants and markets here in the Philippines and around the globe. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:49:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Doods http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/tambis-makopa-side-by-side/comment-page-2#comment-272580 Doods Thu, 09 Dec 2010 08:22:40 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/tambis-makopa-side-by-side#comment-272580 Yes, I agree that "tambis" is quite different from "macopa". I grew up in Mindanao and I have eaten several tambis and macopa. Also, they are given two different scientific names which just proves that they are quite different. Tambis is crispier than macopa. The former has color that ranges from light pink to fuchsia pink, while macopa normally takes a bright red to deep purple when fully ripe. Tambis is juicier while macopa is a little bit sweeter, soft, and denser. Thanks Marketman for the very important distinction. Yes, I agree that “tambis” is quite different from “macopa”. I grew up in Mindanao and I have eaten several tambis and macopa. Also, they are given two different scientific names which just proves that they are quite different. Tambis is crispier than macopa. The former has color that ranges from light pink to fuchsia pink, while macopa normally takes a bright red to deep purple when fully ripe. Tambis is juicier while macopa is a little bit sweeter, soft, and denser. Thanks Marketman for the very important distinction.

]]> By: Tex http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/tambis-makopa-side-by-side/comment-page-2#comment-254323 Tex Tue, 06 Jul 2010 06:52:30 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/tambis-makopa-side-by-side#comment-254323 In Iloilo, tambis is different from makopa and although they look similar, their tastes and textures are distinctly different. We call the latter markopa or markopas. Lomboy is Ilonggo term for duhat (T19 says it's also Ilocano), while what we call seralis is aratelis in tagalog. In Iloilo, tambis is different from makopa and although they look similar, their tastes and textures are distinctly different. We call the latter markopa or markopas. Lomboy is Ilonggo term for duhat (T19 says it’s also Ilocano), while what we call seralis is aratelis in tagalog.

]]> By: heart alonto http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/tambis-makopa-side-by-side/comment-page-2#comment-250592 heart alonto Thu, 03 Jun 2010 03:01:06 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/tambis-makopa-side-by-side#comment-250592 this article really helps. i always get into debates with friends from Luzon about this TAMBIS/MACOPA thing. people in Luzon usually calls tambis as macopa and vise versa. they're from the same family of fruits but yes, they are two different fruits. i can tell whether it is macopa or tambis by just looking at the tree. i always tell them, even if they consult foresters tambis is not macopa and macopa is not tambis..sasabihin nila ang tagalog ng tambis - macopa..haha whatever.. no more debates..some of my friends, hindi nakontento at nagtanong talaga sa foresters. so yun, kahit na galing na sa prof. yung sagot, ayaw pa rin maniwala..bakit ba ganun tayong pinoy minsan no???hehehe thanks to this article, i can share this with my friends.. this article really helps. i always get into debates with friends from Luzon about this TAMBIS/MACOPA thing. people in Luzon usually calls tambis as macopa and vise versa. they’re from the same family of fruits but yes, they are two different fruits. i can tell whether it is macopa or tambis by just looking at the tree. i always tell them, even if they consult foresters tambis is not macopa and macopa is not tambis..sasabihin nila ang tagalog ng tambis – macopa..haha whatever.. no more debates..some of my friends, hindi nakontento at nagtanong talaga sa foresters. so yun, kahit na galing na sa prof. yung sagot, ayaw pa rin maniwala..bakit ba ganun tayong pinoy minsan no???hehehe thanks to this article, i can share this with my friends..

]]> By: JOJO http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/tambis-makopa-side-by-side/comment-page-2#comment-246213 JOJO Tue, 04 May 2010 16:57:41 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/tambis-makopa-side-by-side#comment-246213 The cooking lanka is not lanka/langka. We call it ugog is Nueva Ecija (the tagalog part of Ecija). The cooking lanka is not lanka/langka. We call it ugog is Nueva Ecija (the tagalog part of Ecija).

]]> By: sonamagani http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/tambis-makopa-side-by-side/comment-page-2#comment-236389 sonamagani Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:22:08 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/tambis-makopa-side-by-side#comment-236389 I would like to add more to the disagreement of our kababayang Pinoys. Most people from Luzon call Camansi as Lanka. They are 2 different fruits, two different trees, leaves differ as well as the part of the trees where the fruits grow from. Lanka, since the fruit is larger and heavier, they grow from trunk. While Camansi fruits grow from branches even from higher branches. Lanka is usually raw to eat but can be cooked and used only as fruit may it be cooked or raw. Camansi is only used for cooking not normally eaten raw. Camansi is cooked usually with coconut milk and or with chili pepper. And the Tagalogs call it Lanka. They are 2 entirely different things. Two different scientific names also. Not just because some call them the same, we would agree with them. Make your research and you will realize they are 2 different hings just by looking at the trees and the fruits. I would like to add more to the disagreement of our kababayang Pinoys. Most people from Luzon call Camansi as Lanka. They are 2 different fruits, two different trees, leaves differ as well as the part of the trees where the fruits grow from. Lanka, since the fruit is larger and heavier, they grow from trunk. While Camansi fruits grow from branches even from higher branches. Lanka is usually raw to eat but can be cooked and used only as fruit may it be cooked or raw. Camansi is only used for cooking not normally eaten raw.

Camansi is cooked usually with coconut milk and or with chili pepper. And the Tagalogs call it Lanka. They are 2 entirely different things. Two different scientific names also. Not just because some call them the same, we would agree with them. Make your research and you will realize they are 2 different hings just by looking at the trees and the fruits.

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