Comments on: Bam-e / Cebuano Noodles a la Office Manager

By: Lurker

Lurker — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:29:58 +0000

Bam-i is … when you can’t decide between pancit and bihon. So you mix them together! Bihon is what we call sotanghon noodles when you cook them like pancit (no soup). Am I making sense? :p

By: cookiemonster

cookiemonster — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:19:30 +0000

Proud to Cebuano!!! You can only find the best Bam-i in Cebu, thats one of our specialties. Yeah! Go Cebu!!!!!!!

By: Ma. Theresa V. Rios

Ma. Theresa V. Rios — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 03:41:41 +0000

This one is truly yummy. I remember cebu everytime i think of bam-i as this is where i first tasted it.Cebu’s one of the best. Your page is great ! Keep it up

Bhem

By: joy riobuya

joy riobuya — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 02:18:37 +0000

Hello Marketman,

thanks for your bam-e recipe. am searching the net for the ingredients of it coz i will prepare this for my baby nash birthday this saturday oct 14.

keep posting.

regards,
joy

By: alister treyes

alister treyes — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:21:24 +0000

Thank you for the BAM-E Ingredients, It’s one of my favorite back in bacolod. i remember the days when my mom cook Bam-e for us, hmmm the taste is awesome with its flavor and aroma… hmmm super delicious!!! Now that my mom is in heaven, no one will cook bam-e for us and other awesome recipes ( dinuguan, valenciana, brownies, callos and etc.). lucky then that i was trained by my mom how to cook all this God given recipes. at least right now if im craving for bam-e or callos or valenciana i could it for myself… again thanks for the awesome recipe!!!

By: Marketman

Marketman — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 02:59:54 +0000

Maribel, I have sent you an email off line to answer your queries, of course I remember your budbud, silly, it’s the best I have tasted in Manila!

By: Maribel Van Hoven

Maribel Van Hoven — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 02:34:16 +0000

Hi Marketman,
I just arrived from a long needed vacation and couldn’t wait to read what’s up with you as I love your articles and your way of writing. I noticed that you have several entries on food from Cebu and since I am Visayan I enjoyed reading your reports and comments.
I don’t know if you remember me but I am the one who cooks suman and sells them at Salcedo Market. You came out with an article on your website on my suman specially about the budbud kabog. ( I have since added at least 8 new flavors to my suman list since then:)) but when I came home from my vacation I was told that it was quite difficult to find the Millet seed now due to lots of demands in Negros ( thats where I used to buy the grain) plus the rains have made it hard to harvest.
I have only been selling the rice suman but I have many demands for the millet suman (budbud kabog) I would like to know if you know or heard about any place in Cebu where I can find and buy the millet grain ? I have checked the market in Cebu and they say there is none. I was thinking of checking Bohol too but I am not sure if there is. I know that Budbud Kabog is sold in Cebu so they must have the millet grain there …I just can’t find where to buy. (Millet grain for the birds is easy to find but its the ground millet specially for cooking the budbud is what I need)
I read here that you travel a lot ( read your article on Cebu Pacific and yes I heard some scarey stories on Cebu Pacific as my family travels from Negros to Manila often) I was just wondering if you could help me with this dilemma.
Thank you in advance.
Maribel
P.S. By the way, I must add here that I met your brother in a bazaar in Manila Intercon many many months ago ..( well..he said he was your brother!) but what’s funny was I asked him your real name and he would not give it..and we all had a good laugh..if he was really your brother you have a good protector there..!!!!! :)

By: wendell

wendell — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 23:59:18 +0000

it’s more appealing if it’s “saucy”… when it comes to this kind of food, i’m also a sucker

By: mardie

mardie — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:09:55 +0000

now you’re talking my language (visayan language) MM. yep, bam-e is the most popular dish in every cebuano’s party, next to lechon that is. and its no wonder that i love it soooo much. i dont miss it though coz in my own way (minus some local ingredients) i still cook it occassionally. but just the same, the sight of a true visayan bam-e never fails to make my mouth water….yuummmmyyy!

By: Marketman

Marketman — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:35:53 +0000

elizabeth! Oops, I hope I am not too late, I forgot to answer your query. You are right, I forgot the pork! Use as much as you like…say 200-300 grams worth might be good. I will add it to the recipe above. Many thanks for catching that!