Comments on: An Abundance of Rambutans…

By: millet

millet — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:19:34 +0000

by some miracle, less than three weeks after i wrote about the dearth of fruit in davao this season, right now davao is awash with fruit! durian, rambutan and lanzones are spilling all over davao’s streets, and they’re very very cheap! mangosteen is still expensive, but am optimistic they’ll be tumbling all over the place in a couple of months.

By: psychomom

psychomom — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:46:06 +0000

bettyq, i know you are big into gardening, maybe next year i can email you for some tips. my husband recently got interested in it but too late na. it is getting cooler na. i was also gifted with an old but usable composting barrel. my plan is to get some earthworms to speed the process. hopefully next year i will have healthy soil. thanks in advance.

By: chris

chris — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:52:16 +0000

if there’s rambutan, lanzones couldnt be far away. lanzones is a favorite and i could eat kilos and kilos of it without sharing. sometimes, when its off season in laguna, the fruit vendors would source the lanzones else where, but its not as sweet. we would peel lots of rambutan and cool it in the ref. then just snack on it like candies, pabalik-balik sa ref. pag ubos na, unahan sa juice na naiwan sa container at hihigupin. sarrap. real cooler for an august summer.

By: millet

millet — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:31:45 +0000

moni, almost all of davao’s lanzones trees were infected by a virus or fungus (am not sure which) last year, so the few lanzones that we see around are either from the survivors, or most likely from outside davao.

deirdregurl, we’ve had two fruiting seasons with our two durian trees in the backyard this year, but they were too watery and lacked flavor. again, most likely from too much rain. last week, a branch with four fruits of one kilo each broke off during a heavy rain. sayang, they were too young and therefore still inedible. we’re having all the fruit trees pruned next week.

By: Gener

Gener — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:28:25 +0000

My small kid is crying early this morning and asking for rambutan.(an exotic and rare fruit in this country) i cant help but buy for him even the price is way expensive at US$25 per kg…Now i am dreaming of what i used to pick and eat this fruit in the philippines many years ago, i simply take it from the backyard or harvest it from the forest! and its free!!!

By: bluegirl

bluegirl — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:31:28 +0000

Hi BettyQ, my email is ireneuy@netzero.net
I also sent you an email. Hopefully, it would go through this time.

Or maybe Thelma can forward your email to save you from typing.

Thank you!

By: rhea

rhea — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:36:10 +0000

my uncles came by roro from bacolod through panay island and mindoro and batangas… they bought rambutans at 25/kilo and we ate the 3-kilo lot through the night they arrived, even though it was past midnight already. yummy!

By: betty q.

betty q. — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:34:55 +0000

Hay, Farida…if you come here end of September, wala ka ng maaabutan na lanzones. It is peak of the season here now! I just blew quite a bit of moola today buying lanzones. I figured I just enjoy this fruit once a year. I think I know what to ask hubby for anniversary present ….a KAING OF LANZONES beats any BLING!!!!

By: bagito

bagito — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:36:52 +0000

betty q, i cannot argue with that. a promise is a promise, esp. sa Almighty pa mandin. however, your community cookbook idea is a diff story. kulitin natin si MM, Sister, Artisan, etc! hehehe.

By: thelma

thelma — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:42:17 +0000

thanks, bettyq. i just read your email and thanks for the wonderful recipes. i will be sending you my address, and don’t forget to give me yours as well, okay? yes, i still have good tomatoes coming out from my garden. thanks for
all the great ideas on what to do with them. i intend to enjoy homegrown tomatoes, hopefully until past winter dried and canned.

i was so surprised to see rambutan fruits being served at the buffet restaurant of wynn’s hotel in las vegas when we stayed there for a few days last year. i don’t remember how many i ate… but a lot!!!