http://www.marketmanila.com A food blog that talks about food, produce, recipes, ingredients, restaurants and markets here in the Philippines and around the globe. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:40:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was messing around in the kitchen, trying to come up with a sandwich that was first delicious, and second, used lechon somehow. First I made a paksiw na lechon and shredded the meat and placed it in a pan de sal. It tasted great, but it looked pretty boring. I think if the paksiw were darker and I threw in some greens it might look more appealing. And maybe a harder bun is necessary to hold up to the shredded paksiw, a pulled pork sandwich wannabe. But it wasn't a slam dunk sandwich, so I futzed around some more...]]> http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/zubuchonwich-a-la-marketman http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/win-a-bottle-of-kalamansi-marmalade-contest Pritong Lechon, or fried roasted pig is one way to resurrect some leftover lechon, see previous post here. But one really needs to temper this cholesterol laden dish with something a bit less deadly. So when a quick trip to the fish market yielded two stunningly fresh and rather large talakitoks (trevally or jacks), we were definitely in business! A simple sinigang na talakitok (tamarind broth soup with fish) with lots of vegetables and the pritchon were the perfect office lunch for Marketman and the crew...]]> http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/a-pritchon-lunch I'm not sure what gave rise to this, but the past year or two has really seen the renaissance of pork or anything porcine in nature. When the magazine Time Out New York issued its annual "100 Best Things We Ate And Drank This Year" in December 2008, and this $9 sandwich from Porchetta came out at the VERY TOP of the list, of course I was curious and definitely wanted to try it...]]> http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/porchetta-new-york Here is Anniversary Game # 1: The prize(s) : A couple of dozen siling labuyo seeds from Marketman's gardens. Can be mailed to a winner anywhere in the world, but I will not put a return address on the envelope just in case customs in your country of residence aren't keen on imported seeds in the mail... Depending on the number of participants in this game, I might pick two or three winners from local and foreign entries... This contest will run approximately 24 hours so that readers from around the globe have a chance to participate. ]]> http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/silly-sili-chili-chillies-contest