Comments on: Tambis & Makopa Side By Side…

By: Doods

Doods — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 08:22:40 +0000

Yes, I agree that “tambis” is quite different from “macopa”. I grew up in Mindanao and I have eaten several tambis and macopa. Also, they are given two different scientific names which just proves that they are quite different. Tambis is crispier than macopa. The former has color that ranges from light pink to fuchsia pink, while macopa normally takes a bright red to deep purple when fully ripe. Tambis is juicier while macopa is a little bit sweeter, soft, and denser. Thanks Marketman for the very important distinction.

By: Tex

Tex — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 06:52:30 +0000

In Iloilo, tambis is different from makopa and although they look similar, their tastes and textures are distinctly different. We call the latter markopa or markopas. Lomboy is Ilonggo term for duhat (T19 says it’s also Ilocano), while what we call seralis is aratelis in tagalog.

By: heart alonto

heart alonto — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 03:01:06 +0000

this article really helps. i always get into debates with friends from Luzon about this TAMBIS/MACOPA thing. people in Luzon usually calls tambis as macopa and vise versa. they’re from the same family of fruits but yes, they are two different fruits. i can tell whether it is macopa or tambis by just looking at the tree. i always tell them, even if they consult foresters tambis is not macopa and macopa is not tambis..sasabihin nila ang tagalog ng tambis – macopa..haha whatever.. no more debates..some of my friends, hindi nakontento at nagtanong talaga sa foresters. so yun, kahit na galing na sa prof. yung sagot, ayaw pa rin maniwala..bakit ba ganun tayong pinoy minsan no???hehehe thanks to this article, i can share this with my friends..

By: JOJO

JOJO — Tue, 04 May 2010 16:57:41 +0000

The cooking lanka is not lanka/langka. We call it ugog is Nueva Ecija (the tagalog part of Ecija).

By: sonamagani

sonamagani — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:22:08 +0000

I would like to add more to the disagreement of our kababayang Pinoys. Most people from Luzon call Camansi as Lanka. They are 2 different fruits, two different trees, leaves differ as well as the part of the trees where the fruits grow from. Lanka, since the fruit is larger and heavier, they grow from trunk. While Camansi fruits grow from branches even from higher branches. Lanka is usually raw to eat but can be cooked and used only as fruit may it be cooked or raw. Camansi is only used for cooking not normally eaten raw.

Camansi is cooked usually with coconut milk and or with chili pepper. And the Tagalogs call it Lanka. They are 2 entirely different things. Two different scientific names also. Not just because some call them the same, we would agree with them. Make your research and you will realize they are 2 different hings just by looking at the trees and the fruits.

By: vjred

vjred — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:01:17 +0000

that’s right…I am from cebu…i used to debate with my Kapampangan husband about the Makopa and Tambis. as i lately learned that they only knew Tambis (Makopa as they say) in their lives. we have both tambis and makopa trees at the backyard but sad to say, hubby wasnt able to taste the real makopa during our vacation as last December they were still flowers and did not even see the real fruit of it. so he had some Tambis only which I fond of looking at him eating a lot.

I love them both because our Puti and Pulang tambis are sweet so as our makopa. our Makopa fruits are bigger than the one on the photo above. they were brought from Negros and they both taste very gud. sweet, watery and delicious. we used to eat it with salt.

By: emsy

emsy — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:35:20 +0000

In Zamboanga, we call the one on the left tambis and the one of the right makopa, as well. But my Manila born and bred partner said that they’re both just makopa. But we both agree that we like the one on the left more. The other is mapakla.

By: Benedict

Benedict — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:07:34 +0000

I agree with el_jefe. I have just eaten a yambo from my Uncle’s farm in Mindoro last Dec. 19. The flesh is mayabo, and the color of the skin is dark red. Makopa and yambo are related but they have different characteristics. Yung makopa ay medo light ang pagka pula, may pink at mayron ding white. Yung yambo ay mas matamis at masarap pag dark red to purple color ang skin at ibig sabihin nun hinog na. Para sa ating lahat, parehas lang silang masarap dahil naalala natin yung childhood natin. Hindi ba?

By: el_jefe

el_jefe — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:09:55 +0000

Sa laguna, quezon at batangas …Yung nasa kaliwa na kulay rosas Makopa ang tawag….at ang nasa kaliwa namang pula ang tawg po ay Yambo….mas masarap ang yambo kesa sa makopa…matabang at matubig ang makopa…pero malutong at mabango samantalang ang yambo ay ”mayabo” hindi malutong at mas matamis mas malasa lalu na yung itim na sa kapulahan….

By: nariza

nariza — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:31:06 +0000

daghan kaayo makopa ug tambis sa amo silingan. Pirmi lang mi pangawat lami man gud kaayo hehe. Galumba lang ang langgam ug tawo mokaon sa makopa. Mas lami man gud ang makopa kaysa tambis. Hayyy namunga na pud ang makopa sa silinga mangawat na pud me hehe…