Comments on: South Africa 20 — Breakfast at La Residence

By: Pichi

Pichi — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 10:12:47 +0000

Argh! I’ve been craving a really good cheese platter. That breakfast spread looks *wipe drool* DELISH!

By: Betchay

Betchay — Sun, 06 Jul 2014 16:17:04 +0000

The cheese platter is a winner!

By: Yuki

Yuki — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 16:52:17 +0000

we have a lot of local fruits here that are seriously under-utilized and under-appreciated, really. macopa, guavas, duhat, sineguelas, bignay, mabolo, among others— granted, at least where i’m from, they’re not quite easy to find, say, in markets/grocery stores either.
(out of curiosity, though, i’ve just gotta ask; is it just about seasonality/geographical location,or is there some politics involved here?)

By: Junb

Junb — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 23:51:58 +0000

Mimi, at NTUC finest sometimes they have those pink beautiful guavas from Indonesia.

By: Mimi

Mimi — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 07:52:10 +0000

Our local Philippine guavas, the small pink ones, do not travel well. I brought some ripe ones in my luggage to bring and cook alimasag with, but they got mushed. They also stank. Next time I’d probably pre-grate them, freeze, then triple ziplock. The guavas available here in SG are the giant green Thai variety, which I do not like.

By: Kasseopeia

Kasseopeia — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 05:01:09 +0000

That cheese platter, a few slices of fruit, a croissant with butter, and a flute of champagne at 8am will make me one happy camper.

Funny how guava has never been truly exploited (as Footloose pointed out) – was four Seasons (the drink with pineapple, orange, guava and something else) even from here? So much supply and yet Pinoys have done nothing more with it than sinigang sa bayabas, guava jelly (the commercial ones are just gross!), and eating out of hand.

Off-topic: I made a small batch of MM’s guava “cheese” a few months back and served it at a potluck with crackers, thin slices of cheddar and pecorino, and some Palawan honey – totally wiped out! It happened so quickly I never got to snap a photo for posterity!

By: Footloose

Footloose — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 15:22:18 +0000

O/T Connie C, if you are going to BC this summer, David Lebovitz was there recently and mentioned a few food spots he visited. Perhaps a quick visit to his blog might yield a few good leads for you and traveling companion.

By: millet

millet — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 11:44:04 +0000

I would need a week there just to get over that cheese plate.

By: Thel from Florida

Thel from Florida — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 11:17:04 +0000

SARAP!!!! I just woke up and got so hungry upon seeing this post. I guess I will have crusty bread, smoked salmon, mushroom, bacon and grilled tomatoes–I have those in my fridge :)

By: ami

ami — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 09:11:32 +0000

This is the stuff of dreams :)