Comments on: Wild Arugula!!! https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/wild-arugula A food blog that talks about food, produce, recipes, ingredients, restaurants and markets here in the Philippines and around the globe. Wed, 12 Sep 2007 01:09:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Marketman https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/wild-arugula#comment-56144 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 01:09:56 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/wild-arugula#comment-56144 Ebba, belive it or not, I did a post that included pansit-pansitan, here, isn’t that amazing? At any rate, please forewarn your daughter that organic vegetables in Manila are few and far between, she will not be thrilled with the selection thought it is getting better… there is also a lot of greenhouse grown greens that are in theory organic, but tend to be less tasty.

]]> By: Ebba Myra https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/wild-arugula#comment-56089 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:31:49 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/wild-arugula#comment-56089 My daughter is into organics these days and she was asking me if she will have a hard time finding organic produce when she visits Philippines next year. Well, I found an answer for her. Thanks for the info.

Now for a different topic.. anybody knows about Pansit-pansitan? It is supposed to be an herb. They said it has many medicinal purpose. I brought some seeds here in th States and planted them. Was successful and for 3 years in a row, ang hirap patayin, I mean they come back every summer. I took care of it, but then on some Vietnamese groceries, they started selling them in bunches, mas healthy kesa sa variety of my plant, so I just abandoned mine, and some other bigger plants overcrowded it till it dies. Now, I have moved to another location here in Texas, and that same grocery stores does not sell them anymore. Does anybody knows about this Pansit-Pansitan?

]]> By: MegaMom https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/wild-arugula#comment-55985 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 03:49:49 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/wild-arugula#comment-55985 Yup, MM and jerseynun, pasotes is the secret ingredient behind pipian. :) Quite different from arugula (which I am still desperately seeking). I ended up with local mozzarella, fresh basil and some watercress from the Lung Center Market, by the way. Will make a fresh tossed salad tonight.

]]> By: CecileJ https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/wild-arugula#comment-55983 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 03:32:06 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/wild-arugula#comment-55983 Hi, MM! Good food will get you up and about in no time! Just wanted to tell you that after I asked you months ago about grafting the makrut lime tree at our office, our very kind maintenance man gifted me with a small grafted sapling! It is now happily nestled in my Mama’s garden in Tagaytay. Hope it grows into a tree!

]]> By: Marketman https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/wild-arugula#comment-55872 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:35:45 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/wild-arugula#comment-55872 jerseynun, they look exactly the same but they are totally different; I have a previous post on epazote, here. And yes, epazote or pastoes in pipian is superb, I will have a recipe in the weeks ahead from a trip to Ilocos…

]]> By: jerseynun https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/wild-arugula#comment-55867 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:01:20 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/wild-arugula#comment-55867 Wild Arugula: Correct me if i’m wrong, i think the the ilokanos call this as “pasotes” (?) I like this in the ilokano dish called “pipian”–they say it’s their version of “kare-kare”

]]> By: MegaMom https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/wild-arugula#comment-55803 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:46:57 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/wild-arugula#comment-55803 MarketMan, it is so uncanny, but just as I sent my PS, I saw your reply re: the Lung Center Market, and indeed my family and I had just gotten dressed for our Sunday morning walk at UP and intent to go to the Lung Center afterwards. Sadly, though, the few vendors selling greens had no arugula. :( Maybe I was too late for the market day. I did get some phone numbers of organic farmers and will contact them.
Thanks for the info re: Green Daisy, Enya and B! Definitely something I will try out in the near future.

]]> By: annette https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/wild-arugula#comment-55802 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:36:08 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/wild-arugula#comment-55802 Hello Mr. MM, You okay now? Hope you feel better soon.

]]> By: alilay https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/wild-arugula#comment-55786 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 22:28:26 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/wild-arugula#comment-55786 yes megamom, when i went to her house in northridge i did not recognize it because i am used to the wide jagged leaves that you can find in the spring mix of baby lettuces and greens at saka ampalaya tops is harder to find, well either frozen or if you get lucky fresh if the filipino store you go to has them. i get mine on Fridays at the farmers market on wilshire blvd. i also see saluyot and small ampalaya for pinakbet but the vendors are not filipinos.

]]> By: connie https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/wild-arugula#comment-55767 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 18:45:10 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/wild-arugula#comment-55767 I love arugula in salads, either in a spring mix salad bags or with some sliced avocados, or sweet fruits like peaches or pomegranate. I’ve once ordered a veggies lasagna in a restaurant and they used a mix of spinach and arugula in it. I love that combination as well. Husband like boiled or steam spinach/arugula combo on top of his pasta.
I always wanted to make ginisang monggo but having no source for fresh ampalaya leaves, this recipe always ends up on the back burner, hehehe. Thank you for the posters who suggested using arugula in ginisang monggo. I shall try that sometimes.

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