Comments on: Trail Mix a la Marketman

By: dhayL

dhayL — Sun, 27 May 2007 22:52:59 +0000

Oh my MM, “kiamoy” is one of may faves growing up! I specially like the reddish-orangy colour, the sweetness and the saltiness for me is such a balance! After church every sunday, every time we go to this store (it’s more like a small grocery) i always beg my mother to buy me some kiamoy, although she always tells me it’s not good for you, she would give in anyway and i go home with 100grams of kiamoy. As i hold the small clear plastic bag in my hand, i would carefully take one out, smell it, have a small bite, lick it and eventually just put the whole thing in right in my mouth! I love it how it makes my fingertips reddish-orange in colour and my lips too! It’s sour, salty and sweet, just yummY!

By: RobKSA

RobKSA — Mon, 01 May 2006 12:09:40 +0000

Millete,
Thx now I remember the name of that garlic flavored kornik, yes Boy Bawang. Something I should be buying on my next repat. I really like it better than the other kornik brands.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Mon, 01 May 2006 05:09:53 +0000

millet, I have heard of it but haven’t tried it yet…

By: millet

millet — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 11:58:47 +0000

Boy Bawang is taking Pinoys by storm!!! Grabe, I dream about its curnchy-salty-garlicky goodness. Heard that it’s a current OCW bilin for visiting kababayans, along with its new variant, Boy CHili and Cheese! MM,have you discovered it already? Have a grand vacation!

By: Bubut

Bubut — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 02:20:20 +0000

shane, i’m recommending to you MR Travel located at Malate, Manila. I’ve booked to them twice and the price is really very reasonable and comparable cheap to some other agents. Just look for Jenny. here’s their website :

https://www.mrtravel.com.ph/index.htm

By: mardie

mardie — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 09:16:09 +0000

hmmm….ang sarap namang tingnan ng trail mix ni MM, parang professionally-prepared. for baon, it depends on where i am/will be. when im working (night shift) i love to bring lucky me instant noodles in a bowl, cooks in an instant (hence the name) and youve got a hot, very delicious noodles to keep you awake. in the car i always have a bag of butterscotch candies so when i drive home after a long night working then i wont fall asleep, and mind you, 25 miles one way on a freeway can be very dangerous. and since i come from cebu nothing beats a good dried mango….yummy! the americans love them too. proudly philippines made yata yan ;-)

By: peng

peng — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 14:48:28 +0000

I guess you really need some snacks walking in Schipol airport. Its the biggest airport i ever known!!

By: Bay_leaf

Bay_leaf — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:08:36 +0000

Granula or muesli bars does it for me, when i get the hunger pangs or feel the first signs of hypoglycemia. sometimes i carry a small pack of chocolate. :)

By: Ciela Tanjuatco

Ciela Tanjuatco — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:05:28 +0000

When I travel I carry a backpack to stuff just about anything in it. With the cost of food in Europe it’s best to bring handy “baon” to satisfy your munchies during transit. Save your money for a decent good meal instead of snacks. For me, my upper would be CHOCOLATES, for that burst of endorphins. But the most important “baon” for those long trips and long walks through unfamiliar grounds would be a large enough WATER BOTTLE. We traveled Europe in one of it’s hottest summers, and we saved a lot by bringing water instead of falling in line buying bottled water every block. I can’t wait to hear your gartronomical experiences in Europe. I believe, the best part of traveling, is experiencing their local cuisine.

By: Katrina

Katrina — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 09:51:20 +0000

We don’t eat this for baon — we snack on it at home — but my family is just in love with the combination of macadamia nuts and those big, plump, golden raisins (or are them sultanas?). We get bags of whole shelled, lightly salted macadamia nuts, then put them in a jar with the raisins. These two ingredients aren’t easy to find in Manila, though. Even in Australia, where the nuts are native, my tito had a hard time finding them shelled and in trip-friendly packaging.

As for what we like for baon: my family will have bags-full of snacks even for a short drive to Tagaytay! Growing up, apart from an assortment of chips, nuts and cookies (everyone’s favorites have to be included), we’d always have a Tupperware of freshly-baked brownies in each car. Sometimes, when we’re convoying in different vehicles and one person’s snack happened to be placed in another car, we’d actually stop just to get it!

Strangely, though, we don’t bring baon on international trips. I guess it’s because we’d rather try all the new snacks available elsewhere.