Comments on: Food Gifts/Baskets…

By: gigi

gigi — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:29:51 +0000

Hi! Mr. MM, I’ve now become a fan of everything you write. You experiment with all the food I love to eat, but did not know how to cook. Thank you.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:17:15 +0000

Jade186, the thinner longer and apparently milder treviso was absolutely delicious. I think I definitely prefer it to the more commonly availabe chiogga… I was thinking of grilling these for a salad but opted to serve them fresh instead… alicia, most likely sampaloc…it’s much harder than acacia. Shalimar, have a great Christmas in the Bahamas!

By: Jade186

Jade186 — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:05:16 +0000

Your radicchio trevisano looks gorgeous! Next time try the radicchio chioggia, and let us know which one you prefer ;-)

By: alicia

alicia — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:43:08 +0000

Ashamed to say I can’t remember or tell from its grain. It has a dark swirl similar to those found in kamagong but its definitely not kamagong. If I remember correctly ,its either sampaloc or acacia but will have to ask them again this weekend.

By: shalimar

shalimar — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 06:14:46 +0000

i can see sage too…cant wait to get back to europe in few months.. anyhoo wont be able to do my daily marketmanila read. bahamas calling for 5 weeks. merry christmas.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:45:09 +0000

alicia, is your board made of sampaloc wood? xiao li, our guests brought the tenderloin steaks (chilled, S&R) and salmon steaks (defrosted, Santis) as their part of the dinner. I cooked them and did the veggies…gemma, I find you don’t need to sneak food in. I have openly borught in crates of fruit, veggies, veal in coolers, etc. and customs has never given me grief…

By: alicia

alicia — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:55:03 +0000

What a beautiful Christmas gift! Your friend knows you well. He/she is so creative, its inspiring! There were some wonderful looking radishes in the market last Saturday but one would be hard pressed to find tomatoes or radicchio like that here.
You probably have one already but just wanted to share with you (and your readers) ,I was able to buy a beautiful wooden carving board from Salcedo market with the grooves around the edges to catch the juices from the meat. Makes for a nice presentation when serving grilled steak/other meat and vegetables!

By: xiao li

xiao li — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:00:11 +0000

the food looks so great! where do you buy your steak and salmon? was it frozen? how can you prepare it in an hour?

By: gemma

gemma — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 02:39:48 +0000

how on earth did your friend manage to sneak it? i was sorely tempted to smuggle unpasteurized cheese from france to new york but chickened out at the last minute for fear that they might take away my green card if caught.

By: bernadette

bernadette — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 02:08:08 +0000

THAT is manna from Heaven! Thanks for sharing it with us! :-D