Comments on: What would be in your ideal ALISBAYAN box???

By: Rain

Rain — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:40:46 +0000

I love this post. I really have a long lists of things I want to get form the Philippines. i live in NYC. we have a lot of Philippine products here readily available kahit na jollibee…but still marami pa rin akong hinahanap na wala dito

-itim na palayok yung malaki with matching sandok na gawa sa coconut shell

-espasol galing laguna

-puto binan

-Eng beetin Hopia-ube,pandan,munggo

-kesong puti

-Danggit from Cebu

-Buko Pie from Los banos or San Pablo

-Tupig from Pangasinan

-kumot na hinabi gawang Ilokos

-Tapayan from Vigan

-kudkuran ng nyog-stainless steel na may upuan

-hulmahan ng polvoron

-sweer pili nuts from Legazpi

-sweet dried mangoes from cebu

-Tableas galing Batangas

-Doreen Fernandez’s Palayok book and other books by her.

-books by Nick Joaquin,NVM Gonzalez

-ladlad book from Danton Remoto

-taba ng talangka

-Hamon galing Excellente sa Carriedo street sa Maynila

-Llanera para sa leche flan…mayroon na bang stainless steel? basta non aluminum

-pandan powder

-dried bulaklak ng saging

-frozen oddballs with the sawsawan

-lansones

-duhat

-kaimito

-blue marlin!!!

-denenes na cologne galing Rustan’s

atbp- naku marami pa akong naiisip pero mahaba na ito.

By: mines duario

mines duario — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:35:45 +0000

We have almost everything here in San Francisco, except fresh coconut & green mangoes.

But I still bring some stuff from Manila.
-Sonya’s Garden Peanut Butter (soooo yummy!)
-Mazapan de Pili
-Carl’s Fish Crackers (this brand is the best!)
-Salted eggs from Pateros
-Pirated DVD’s
-Videoke CD’s
-3 in 1 coffee
-Magnolia All purpose cream
-Eden Cheese
-Danggit & Dried Squid

By: Missie

Missie — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:52:42 +0000

Help I am living in Alaska and would like a recipe for Chicacorn. Thanks missie

By: The Perfect Alisbayan Box « Lakwatsera’s Journal

The Perfect Alisbayan Box « Lakwatsera’s Journal — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:31:08 +0000

[...] The Perfect Alisbayan Box 21 07 2008 I borrowed the term “alisbayan” from the Marketman, which is very suitable for the reverse terminology of a balikbayan box we Filipinos normally send home. Alisbayan as stated in his blog would be a list of pabilins to put in a package, we would request from the native land of Philippines. [...]

By: grace

grace — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:36:43 +0000

MM,
Thanks for this post – my parents are coming to visit me in Beijing and the lists gave me a lot of ideas of what i want them to bring over.

And since I posted my list, I don’t have to create a list from scratch!!