Comments on: Carcar’s “Takuy”

By: EbbaMyra

EbbaMyra — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:34:49 +0000

thanks sa inyo, hah, now I know.

By: Fards

Fards — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:56:54 +0000

You are right MM. I have tried the takuy when I passed by Carcar and was very disappointed. Nothing compared to my Lola’s takuy in Barili when I was younger then.

By: chris

chris — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:42:58 +0000

hi bettyq! no not from batangas. i trace my roots from cebu and surigao, though i grew up in manila. came across lado bec. my ex-bf had several trees planted in their farm up north…

By: tes

tes — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:45:51 +0000

i have to agree that the famed takuy of carcar is no longer the juicy and sweet pomelo we used to eat. as a true blue carcaranon, we used to order sacks of takuy during the season and most especially during the november fiestas as give-aways to guests. from what i have heard and experienced, almost all the takuys were wiped out during the Super Typhoon Ruping (late 80’s) i was in high school then. the few trees that survived, never produced the same juicy pomelo up to now. very sad indeed. you are right marketman, we better stick to the chicharon. but hey, have you tasted our tortas made by the Bargayo family in Pob 2 ? or our famous pastilletos(some call it empanada)? if you havent, i sweetly urge you to try it.

By: ted

ted — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:31:09 +0000

Arenola’s back in the old days gets filled with water before gradma goes to bed, i know because im tasked with putting it on her bedside every night when im vacationing at her home ;-)

By: betty q.

betty q. — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:24:58 +0000

Ebba…pee is nitrogen BUT it has to be DILUTED preferably before you can use it as nourishment for your plants or it can burn your plants if used in pure form….much like manure or compost tea….you have to dilute it with water.

By: diday

diday — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:39:12 +0000

I agree with kit and ted, urine diluted with water triggers a continuous flowering of bougainvilleas, as well.

By: kit

kit — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:40:07 +0000

urine is a natural/organic fertilizer. same as manure, compost, and worm poop

By: EbbaMyra

EbbaMyra — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:07:49 +0000

ted: naman, naman, nagbibiro ka ba or tutuo yang sinabi mo?

By: Maria Clara

Maria Clara — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:42:58 +0000

I see a carnival of suha whenever Chinese New Year is approaching. The most memorable suha I had was the from Dizon Farms in Davao.