Comments on: De Lata Dessert, Chinese Style…

By: Gigi

Gigi — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:13:15 +0000

Nakup! I’m a fan of de-lata but eversince I heard the story of my friend’s nightmarish find of a used band-aid in a can of lychees (that brand with the yellow can and drawing of red lychees) and another friend’s chika from her friend from China that Ma-Ling luncheon meat has daga…. I’m staying as far away as I can from these China made canned surprises….

By: Cleod

Cleod — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:34:58 +0000

Our best canned dinner-in-a-pinch is Ma-Ling luncheon meat mixed with pork & beans and a lot of garlic! It’s just too bad the Ma-Ling we’re getting nowadays is mostly flour…there was a variant with a red label that had bits of ham mixed in – now *that* was pretty good with pork & beans too :)

By: edel

edel — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:49:03 +0000

i love pork and beans! (then)
and sisig (now)

By: mardie

mardie — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:42:59 +0000

keeping canned goods in my pantry is always a priority with me, not only does it make for a quick dinner but its also good for emergency purposes i.e. biglaang bisita or calamities (God forbid). di ba dapat kasama yang mga easy-to-open canned goods sa “emergency preparedness kit” mo sa bahay along with your first aid kit and essentials? i remember in the 80’s when we had bagyo nitang in the visayas and we lived by the canned goods for a while dahil wala kang mabili sa market. wala naman tayong complain kasi nga masarap ang corned beef &/or pork and beans lalo na pag mainit ang kanin. yummy!

By: James

James — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:16:57 +0000

Corned beef, pork and beans and Royco chicken noodle soup were staples when we go for lunch picnics in summer on the riverbank in our town in Abra decades ago. The contents of the Royco packet was poured on to a boiling caldero of water, the corned beef and native onions were sauteed in a pan and the pork and beans was spooned straight from the can and into our platesful of steaming boiled rice. After a dip in the water, we go to the nearby cornfields to gather corn and we either boil or grill these for merienda. Those were carefree summer days!
To artisanal chocolatier, kaya nga ‘pork and beans’ kasi, iisang slice lang ng pork at maraming beans. Kung dalawang slices ng pork plus the beans, di ‘porks and beans’ and tawag natin!

By: zena

zena — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 05:13:22 +0000

With the corned beef our youth, I was surprised to see the corned beed at Swiss Inn when a friend oredered it. Buo pala siya! And my “innocence” was destroyed. Now that I can afford to choose my delata, nothing beats Palm corned beef and liver spread. i still like Vienna Sausage and SPam. =) But the Lite (less sodium) versions. I know they have a lot of mysterious stuff inside but hey, won’t they strenghten our immune system. =)

By: Mila

Mila — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:40:10 +0000

Libbys corned beef was our staple! Plus my mom used to say “only get the ones that say from Argentina” – I think she thought the meat there was better than the ones from elsewhere. Pampas, cowboys, etc.

I preferred it without potatoes, but lots of garlic and onions, and eaten with sinangag (more garlic!!).

But it’s been ages since I’ve eaten it, since most canned foods have way too much sodium and I have to watch my blood pressure.

By: dee bee

dee bee — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:02:52 +0000

same as Apicio, we cook corned beef with onions and diced potatoes.

i like peach juice made from pureeing canned peaches with a bit of water or crushed ice.

By: MES

MES — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 01:06:27 +0000

Try making corned beef spaghetti–the Filipino way, sweet with lots of processed cheese. YUM!

By: dhayL

dhayL — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:28 +0000

I know it’s really unhealthy to eat canned foods, but i can’t help it once in a while, i love corned beef for breakfast, lunch or dinner, i even add corned beef whem i make “filipino style sopas” (with added milk). Spam is another delata food that i often eat for breakfast, it’s good with pandesal and fried rice too!

Mandarin orange is my daughter’s fave, she enjoys it eating everyday for school snack, and when i can’t get my hands on fresh ones, i’d go for the canned mandarin, it’s a bit sweet though and it’s all good!!