Comments on: Sugpo, Kalabasa at Sitaw sa Gata a la Marketman

By: goodtimer

goodtimer — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:53:39 +0000

thanks for the coconut shell presentation idea. it sure would be a hit dish in a party, imagine, an ordinary sitaw at kalabasa sa gata being served in a half buco shell…and with squash flowers too. whew! really fancy schmancy! anyway, i really love this dish, being a gata lover. i like it pinoy-style with shrimps or alimasag, sometimes a small amount of bagoong in the gata. canned gata works as well too, esp. if it’s the thai brand.

By: anonymous paul

anonymous paul — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 03:08:52 +0000

i love this dish. preferable with lots of kangkong and sauce to spoon over steaming rice. also reminds me of this bicolano food festival i went to a few weeks ago.

check it out here: https://funkeemunkee.multiply.com/photos/album/37

By: Pia

Pia — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:18:59 +0000

This is my comfort food :) It’s usually served with fried tilapia in my house, pero it’s perfect with anything fried. I remember eating this with the kalabasa mashed into my rice :)

By: corrine

corrine — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:06:01 +0000

Like Frayed, I wonder why Pinoy food hasn’t reached the popularity of Thai, Viet, Indo, and Malay food. I’d like to know when this was discussed. I always have problem where to bring my guests for authentic, good Pinoy food.

By: anonymous paul

anonymous paul — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 05:13:35 +0000

i remember scarfing down plates of this when i was a kid. also reminds me of the recent bicol food festival i went to a few weeks back. you can view here:
https://funkeemunkee.multiply.com/photos/album/37

By: shoegerl30

shoegerl30 — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 03:52:31 +0000

i can eat any variants of food with coconut milk! :)

By: melody

melody — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 03:02:08 +0000

oh my! buti malapit na ang lunch dito, hehehehe. my mom makes a mean version of this, only with bagoong and siling labuyo. yummy!

By: Mila

Mila — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 02:01:46 +0000

I like to add some bagoong to this dish, but cooking it with fish or crabs or shrimp may eliminate the need to add bagoong. What is it about coconut milk based sauces and seafood that make it a perfect combination I wonder?

By: Jaja

Jaja — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 01:28:17 +0000

i love love love ginataang kalabasa! My mom makes this shirmps and sometimes with bulad (dried fish). Will go to the grocery later to buy the ingredients and cook this for dinner=) Very nice presentation MM! =)

By: tina

tina — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 21:29:55 +0000

I’ll cook this tomorrow minus the sitaw ’cause they don’t sell it here.Maybe add a little bit of bagoong alamang–yummy!
Marketman –I can’t wait to start working again as I want to lose the weight I’ve gained from reading this blog everyday. hahahaha I’m always inspired to cook—not good for my tummy :-) and PLEASE organize an eyeball in Sydney—- I will volunteer to help :-)