Comments on: Birthday Dinner at Home…

By: kikay

kikay — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:02:25 +0000

Hi MM,

Can you recommend a good supplier of salmon fillets, salmon sashimi, and smoked salmon? I read your post about Citra Mina in ParaÃ±aque but it’s too far from me. :(

Thanks!

By: john paul sarabia

john paul sarabia — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:21:14 +0000

dear mm, happy birthday.

By: EbbaMyra

EbbaMyra — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:23:38 +0000

bettyq, cam’on (thanks in vietnamese). That really really helps, I will copy the words and bring the paper with me to the butcher here in Houston. I told my hubby about it and he said he knows.. it is one of the part of the pork that is used to make “barbacoa”. I know some Taqueria or mexican meat market close by us, I think I’ll pay them a visit. Salamat.

By: momsy

momsy — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:01:03 +0000

Belated Happy Birthday Mr. MM

By: betty q.

betty q. — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:57:38 +0000

Hey Ebba: If that still doesn’t work…I went to see my Vietnamese friend earlier so I could ask her what pork jowl in VietnaMESE is…she told me that is is the cut she prefers when she was in Vietnam to make BARBECUED pork …I think she meant for grilling…she said it’s… fatty but PORK or FAT RULES!!!! …right Lee?Anyway, here goes..hiet ma con heo…There I am not sure if it’s thit or hiet but she said it’s pronounced het? ma con heo(pronounced yaw)…I hope your Vietnamese butcher can make something out of these words!!!…she also told me to point at the part of your neck where your CAROTID artery is….more like where your jawbone is….THAT SHOULD REALLY WORK!!! not all meat markets have it so for those of you guys wanting to try it…she said go to CHONG LEE in Vancouver….and no, she doesn’t work there!!!

By: EbbaMyra

EbbaMyra — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:15:08 +0000

Bettyq, salamat ha. I’ll try your system this weekend. Some stores usually have display in their counter, yun maituturo ko, pero wala talaga akong makita na parang pisngi, tenga meron. So, ayun nga I will just point at my own cheeks. Hahaha, this will be something. I’ll post here whatever happen to my experience.

By: Homebuddy

Homebuddy — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:22:01 +0000

Happy Birthday MM. What a wonderful birthday dinner! Amazingly you chose to celebrate by slaving in the kitchen. I think birthdays are meant to be celebrated by relaxing and letting others do the cooking. Hehehe!

By: betty q.

betty q. — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:59:24 +0000

Oh, EbbaMyra: I can relate to your problem as well! I know too well what you’re undergoing through….I have the same problem each time I go Chinatown. Without my mother-in-law or husband with me to translate, I end up with a different cut of meat!!! So, try this…I call it the “POINT SYSTEM!!!” Most of the times, it works! Usually, they have a chart on their wall of the different kinds of meat cuts…If they don’t, I point to my cheeks or my neck and pinch my “BABA” for pig jowls…I hope this works for you!!!!

By: EbbaMyra

EbbaMyra — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:55:05 +0000

Lucadong, thanks for the tip. Problem ko lang, anong itatawag ko sa Pig Jowl pag-order ko dun sa vietnamese? Eh yung ibang parts of the meat nga pahirapan pa eh. And then in some stores, mga mexicano ang tao, so naku lalo pa. I know they have it, kasi yung pork skin, they put it aside because other people buy it in bulk for chitcharon. Siguro I’ll ask some vietnamese friends. Wish me goodluck.

By: dyanie

dyanie — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:34:47 +0000

belated happy birthday MM! :)