Comments on: Ginisang Kamias at Bagoong / Sauteed Belimbing With Shrimp Paste

By: Lizzy

Lizzy — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:19:01 +0000

I remember this from my childhood in Leyte. My mom, who grew up in Cebu, used to make this same dish. We had a belimbing tree in our yard, although we called it “iba”. The trunk was almost always covered with fruit, unusual for a tree to bear fruit on its trunk, which is why I remember it.

Hi, MM. I’m enjoying your blog immensely. I’m having fun discovering your wonderful old posts.

By: jun

jun — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 05:18:43 +0000

belimbing is a Malay or bahasa Indonesia term for kamias. believe it or not it kamias actually originated in indonesia. It is also widely used for cooking throughout Asia.

By: Lor

Lor — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:33:37 +0000

Oh maaan, I remember kamias. When I was a kid, my grandparents had an old kamias tree in their backyard. I remember picking up handfuls of unripe kamias, and eating them raw with rough sea salt. I had (and still do!) a real fetish for mouth puckeringly sour fruit.

My mouth is watering and puckering at the memory.

By: jules

jules — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:31:32 +0000

naalala ko pa nung kabataan ko hindi ito mawawala sa aming tanghalian. haay! namimiss ko tuloy mama ko.. btw cguro my visayan origin to na dish kasi common sa amin to sa cebu pang compliment sa adobo.

By: Joey Pacheco

Joey Pacheco — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:47:37 +0000

hey! pinoy chutney!:-)

By: TINA

TINA — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:53:00 +0000

Hi MM. This post triggered childhood memories. My late grandmother used to cook gatang kamias with lots of sili. She would squeeze the juices out of fresh kamias to remove bitterness and minimize sourness then mix with bagoong, sili, onions and then simmer over low heat until almost dry and creamy. Sarap!

By: lyna

lyna — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:32:50 +0000

MM & QUillene, in Bahasa Melayu language, Belimbing is actually starfruit. [same as our balimbing]

By: shalum

shalum — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:09:08 +0000

yummy! balimbing?!? wow!

By: estella

estella — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:51:30 +0000

when i visited my parents’ home in 2005, i was surprised to see
a kamias tree loaded with fruits and a giant indian mango tree also loaded with fruits. they were not there when i was growing up at my parents’ house. i like burong kamias, but the way that you cooked them, mm, makes me crave for them. i’ll be there next month so hopefully, kamias will still be in season…

By: Quillene

Quillene — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:57:45 +0000

a, okay… question answered… sorry…. Rx must’ve got to my brain…