Comments on: Sterling Silver Bone Marrow (Bulalo) Spoon

By: Moa

Moa — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:36:10 +0000

Where can one purchase these Bone Marrow Spoons. I would
like to buy some..I live in Honolulu, Hawaii

Mahalo and Aloha, Moa

By: c w willis

c w willis — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:53:00 +0000

the british made everything one can imagine out of sterling. i have two scoops i purchased in a shop in the london silver vaults,that were over $ 200 in 1985. try to find them now at any price, especially double scoops.

c w willis
palm beach, florida

By: peanutbeanma

peanutbeanma — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:41:07 +0000

what a cool spoon!! i usually put out the following when we have bulalo –
1) extra long spoons (halo-halo spoons) – with the spoon part as handle and the thinner part (the actual handle) as the “bulalo scraper”
2) chopsticks (not the the wooden kind) to help out…
how i wish i had some of these spoons!

By: Pecorino

Pecorino — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:24:35 +0000

Thanks Sister for the great tip on sourcing! Will try my luck!

By: maria

maria — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 04:44:50 +0000

this is the first time i’ve ever seen a bone marrow spoon. galeng! i’ve had that weird luck in getting the utak… i’ve broken three plates just trying to get all that yum-yum out. thanks for this info. i hope that in your future book you’ll also have a section on dining history and other curiosities. it’s a nice touch eh? i’m really looking forward to your book. : ) blessed be

By: kaoko

kaoko — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:51:09 +0000

I love this! Imagine, eating Bulalo in itself feels so luxurious, what with the rich, velvety marrow. Imagine eating it without the difficult process of “taktak.” Mmmm…

By: Maria Clara

Maria Clara — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:22:44 +0000

Sister, thank you for this invaluable info regarding silver – you are a walking Wikipedia. You know everything under the sun! You are a profile of inspiration.

By: Sister

Sister — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:40:50 +0000

More trivia:
Just got back from Baltimore where we went for the annual soft shell crab feast. Did you know that the saying “keeping up with the Joneses” refers to a very ritzy area of Baltimore called Jonestown where thousands of fancy mansions burned down?

By: Sister

Sister — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:30:45 +0000

Any decent butcher in the USA will take an order for a whole beef shin bone cut to your specifications. Don’t look for it on a supermarket shelf.
Antique silver shops will have a marrow spoon or two, they are approximately $300. each.

By: Knittymommy

Knittymommy — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:06:45 +0000

Now I really liked that single use implement. I wonder if you can still find that today? I loved the thought of actually being able to get into the bone. Although here in the States, you rarely find a long enough bone for bulalo at the supermarkets. I guess you could if you asked the butcher to specially cut the length of bone for you.