Comments on: Plums

By: Naz

Naz — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 04:09:10 +0000

The plum season is almost over, at least the Mariposa variety from my backyard. The wife loves to eat early June while they are not so ripe (manibalang). They’re crispy and taste like sineguelas. When they are so ripe, it is juicy and sweet. Dried plums (prunes), have more antioxidants than dried grapes (raisins). Excellent fruit indeed!

By: SariS

SariS — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 20:04:59 +0000

I second NYCMama on Bonte. What I remember are their palmeiras or mini-mariposas. Basically those puff pastry cookies sprinkled with sugar. They looked so ordinary but would just melt in your mouth. I don’t know how they did it so well.

By: NYCMama

NYCMama — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 04:58:56 +0000

Bonte, Bonte, Bonte. I thought I had supressed the memory, but you brought it up, booohooohooohooo. There is still nothing like the eclairs of Bonte. Believe me, I’ve tried them all, hoping to find a replacement.

By: Doddie from Korea

Doddie from Korea — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 23:40:19 +0000

MarketMan,

If there was a way to send you the famouse Janghowon Yellow Peaches, I would send you a box. When my Dad visited me last Autumn, peaches was his breakfast and dessert for lunch and dinner. The Janghowon peaches here grow to the size of grapefruits or much larger than a softball.

By: Anson

Anson — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 21:57:53 +0000

try plums with sliced banana on pancakes with some light syrup.

By: stef

stef — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 15:21:25 +0000

yup, plum season here, or actually almost over. these are my kids’ favorite summer fruit (i still wish they could try lanzones though). one of the healthiest ways i enjoy this is cut up and layered in a parfait glass with some greek yogurt. drizzle with a bit of greek honey and you’re all set. or i do it pinoy way and dip in a bit of sea salt. hehehe…

By: millet

millet — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 07:57:44 +0000

i love plums, but the few that i’ve brought here in davao (imported from australia and california, i think)have been big disappointments – underripe, too tart, sometimes astringent even….a far cry from the ruby reds i used to pick from the neighbors’ trees in california. so i’ve stopped buying them altogether, until somebody comes up with a fool-proof recommendation.

By: fried-neurons

fried-neurons — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 06:42:53 +0000

I like plums! I’m kind of weird, though, because I don’t like plums that are “perfectly ripe”. My preference is for slightly underripe, tart ones OR slightly overripe, mushy ones. :)

Definitely prefer pluots, though, especially the dinosaur egg variety.

By: connie

connie — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 06:38:01 +0000

Marketman, I wish I could send you some! They are, erm……… a dime a dozen here. LOL. :0)
Kidding aside, they are really good. Between pluots and plums, I really do prefer pluots. I’m now sure however if you have to cook them differently when making tarts as they are juicier than regular plums.

By: connie

connie — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 06:31:29 +0000

Did someone mention peach bellini? Parrrrty!!!!