Comments on: Iced Minatamis na Saging & Pure Macapuno Preserves

By: Marketman

Marketman — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 10:56:34 +0000

Hi Jinggay… I am headed to Cebu for the Ironman weekend… so I hope to have some macapuno at the Escario Central branch by Saturday, August 3rd… I can only check in a box of 24 bottles or go overweight, and the other box and a half is going by boat… :)

By: jinggay

jinggay — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 10:08:06 +0000

may i know when the macapuno will be available in cebu? and which branch/es?
thanks very much.

By: robin castagna

robin castagna — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 14:08:52 +0000

Saging con Hielo and Razon’s Halo-halo. Kakamiss naman. :(

millet,

Magnolia’s kesong puti is absolutely yummy! The family’s new fave ice cream flavor! :)

By: millet

millet — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 13:28:37 +0000

and I’m still waiting for the return to the grocery stores of the big bottles of sweetened macapuno balls (not the sugary, starchy ones referred to by footloose) with the soft, syrupy centers.

by the way, has anyone tried magnolia ice cream’s kesong puti flavor? it’s part of magnolia’s “the best of the philippines” line, and this flavor is made with carabao’s milk and is supposed to represent nueva ecija. it’s very creamy, not too sweet, and the kesong puti gives a slightly salty tang. my davao is represented by two flavors – coffee mangosteen and durian, both of which were much too sweet for my taste. the macapuno-langka is yummy, too.

By: corrine

corrine — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 13:19:16 +0000

MM, hope you can include saba and macapuno con hielo in Zubuchon. However, I really like finely shaved ice. Does the ice shaver from SM make fine ones? Or, is it your 60s ice shaver that does it?

By: udo

udo — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 09:36:26 +0000

thanks MM !!!

haven´t encountered that “stuff” before _ UNFORTUNATELY it seems…

By: Marketman

Marketman — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 09:21:52 +0000

Hi udo, macapuno is sweetened or preserved coconut sport - coconut sport are mutant coconuts that are far more meaty and gelatinous than regular coconuts. They are a freak of nature, hard to cultivate, as trees sometimes bear them, and sometimes bear normal fruit. Sweetened, they are a delicacy in the Philippines. And though I thought them indigenous to the archipelago, apparently they are not, and the fruit is also enjoyed in Thailand and elsewhere. Minatamis na saging are local plaintain bananas of the "saba variety" sweetened in brown sugar and water, sometimes flavored with cinammon, as we tend to do at home. Here are some old posts you may wish to see and read: Macapuno fruit Macapuno Preserves Macapuno Tart Macapuno Balls/Candy Minatamis na Saging Minatamis na Saging (a version with coconut cream)

By: udo

udo — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 09:12:45 +0000

hi,

what is macapuno ?
and what is minatamis na saging ?

thank
u

By: Philip

Philip — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 02:54:26 +0000

Hey MM,

In some previous post you’ve mentioned going to Nasugbu. I know Batangas is a decent producer of macapuno. Just ask your suki in the market if she can refer someone. Spent my childhood in Batangas and we eat raw(uncooked) macapuno during merienda.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 02:06:12 +0000

Ms. Connie C., thank you for sharing the baked saba recipe, i would try that.
MM, here in our small town, there is a small sari-sari store which sells halu-halo with ingredients all home made – macapuno, halayang ube, leche flan, sweetened red beans at minatamis na saging na saba at kundol. For only 25 pesos per glass. Bestseller!