Comments on: Sahing / Flammable Resin Torch

By: Dodi

Dodi — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 02:11:34 +0000

A Blessed, peaceful Holy Week to All!
I think what they’re shooting is the French version of “Survivor”. Wanda, that’s a very interesting cake, maybe we can try it after Good Friday, for Easter! hehehehehe, sarap sana but its seafoods muna.

By: honey

honey — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:34:08 +0000

ruth, I’ve never seen the salong used for purposes other than starting a fire. The dagta is not that sticky. it’s less sticky than the glue in a post it note. Oh, we use it for keeping insects like cockroaches away. it seems these little creatures hate strong smelling substances

By: Marketman

Marketman — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 02:26:34 +0000

Hchie, sorry, I don’t have a photo of the tree, but it must be similar to a pili nut tree. Consol, burning pine…nice. Jason, I think there must be a small garrison assigned to that ship and island… Honey, like you, I thought this had food inside…and what you describe is very similar. Yes, it comes from the sap of the tree, the dagta…

By: Ruth

Ruth — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 21:39:38 +0000

RE: ‘salong”/pulot”

I wonder if the residue/sap can be useful for something else (i.e. making craft projects, gardening, etc.)?

honey says:
We also have something like that in Bicol, MM. Itâ€™s not very well known here, I was only able to find it in the market in Gubat, Sorsogon. Itâ€™s called â€œsalongâ€ or â€œpulotâ€. It comes from the sap of the pili tree and it looks and feels like a suman as it is wrapped in a leaf. The first time I saw one, I thought it was a pili suman. good thing I didnâ€™t take a bite. Sometimes, it is packaged in a coconut shell. Very aromatic, it smells like incense when burning. After burning, the sap looks like resin.

By: wanda

wanda — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 18:10:41 +0000

Out of topic, but might be interesting for you. Ever heard of the meatcake? Hehe, maybe you can try it next.

Links here:
https://www.blackwidowbakery.com/demo/meatcake/
https://davidseah.com/archives/2006/11/26/thanksgiving-turkey-meat-layer-cake/

By: honey

honey — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:52:16 +0000

We also have something like that in Bicol, MM. It’s not very well known here, I was only able to find it in the market in Gubat, Sorsogon. It’s called “salong” or “pulot”. It comes from the sap of the pili tree and it looks and feels like a suman as it is wrapped in a leaf. The first time I saw one, I thought it was a pili suman. good thing I didn’t take a bite. Sometimes, it is packaged in a coconut shell. Very aromatic, it smells like incense when burning. After burning, the sap looks like resin.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 03:34:48 +0000

It’s good to see that foreigners have enough faith again in the Philippines to shoot here, considering our past problems with the Abu Sayaf.

By: consol

consol — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 01:10:25 +0000

Your post reminded me of the time i was in sagada with several friends — back in the early ’80s. Before we entered Sumaguing Cave (also known as ‘Big Cave’), our guide (a younger, more buffed version of Freddie Aguilar) lit up a ‘torch’ made up of pine needles (along with the trusty ‘petromax’ of course). I can still remember the pungent piney-resiny smell to this day. oh yeah, memories are not just made up of sights and sounds, but also smells.

Have a blessed, peaceful Holy Week, to you MM, your family and your legions of readers!

By: Hchie

Hchie — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:24:40 +0000

Very interesting! Would you happen to have a photo of the live tree?