Comments on: What would be in your ideal ALISBAYAN box???

By: Rain

Rain — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:40:46 +0000

I love this post. I really have a long lists of things I want to get form the Philippines. i live in NYC. we have a lot of Philippine products here readily available kahit na jollibee…but still marami pa rin akong hinahanap na wala dito

-itim na palayok yung malaki with matching sandok na gawa sa coconut shell

-espasol galing laguna

-puto binan

-Eng beetin Hopia-ube,pandan,munggo

-kesong puti

-Danggit from Cebu

-Buko Pie from Los banos or San Pablo

-Tupig from Pangasinan

-kumot na hinabi gawang Ilokos

-Tapayan from Vigan

-kudkuran ng nyog-stainless steel na may upuan

-hulmahan ng polvoron

-sweer pili nuts from Legazpi

-sweet dried mangoes from cebu

-Tableas galing Batangas

-Doreen Fernandez’s Palayok book and other books by her.

-books by Nick Joaquin,NVM Gonzalez

-ladlad book from Danton Remoto

-taba ng talangka

-Hamon galing Excellente sa Carriedo street sa Maynila

-Llanera para sa leche flan…mayroon na bang stainless steel? basta non aluminum

-pandan powder

-dried bulaklak ng saging

-frozen oddballs with the sawsawan

-lansones

-duhat

-kaimito

-blue marlin!!!

-denenes na cologne galing Rustan’s

atbp- naku marami pa akong naiisip pero mahaba na ito.

By: mines duario

mines duario — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:35:45 +0000

We have almost everything here in San Francisco, except fresh coconut & green mangoes.

But I still bring some stuff from Manila.
-Sonya’s Garden Peanut Butter (soooo yummy!)
-Mazapan de Pili
-Carl’s Fish Crackers (this brand is the best!)
-Salted eggs from Pateros
-Pirated DVD’s
-Videoke CD’s
-3 in 1 coffee
-Magnolia All purpose cream
-Eden Cheese
-Danggit & Dried Squid

By: Missie

Missie — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:52:42 +0000

Help I am living in Alaska and would like a recipe for Chicacorn. Thanks missie

By: grace

grace — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:36:43 +0000

MM,
Thanks for this post – my parents are coming to visit me in Beijing and the lists gave me a lot of ideas of what i want them to bring over.

And since I posted my list, I don’t have to create a list from scratch!!

By: Maria

Maria — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:04:35 +0000

Nice site!
made me more homesick. almost all of your “pabilin’ surprisingly is available in the Filipino store here in New Jersey more so in Queens , New York.
My parents usually bring from the Phil:
fresh/homemade bukayo (from young coconuts)
alfajor
homemade polvoron (made by my sister)
dried fish (fleshier)
Sotanghon from the Barter Trade store

P.S. we grow mangoes and lanzones at home but of course I can’t have it send here…do you know where I could buy fresh lanzones? thanks

By: gino

gino — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:38:25 +0000

Sir/Madam:

Do you have contacts of companies in Manila making miswa noodles?

Please let me know. Thanks

gino

By: kamillerz

kamillerz — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:03:44 +0000

To Ted: Thanks for the Puto Bumbong recipe! I’ve been looking everywhere! Thanks for sharing!

By: Koko

Koko — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 16:54:22 +0000

Where can you buy frozen lanzones in Vancouver???

By: dhayL

dhayL — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:18:57 +0000

just last year when all of us( 9 family members, yes that’s about 18 luggages/balikbayan/alisbayan boxes and somehow we all managed to fill them up)went home for my lola’s funeral, we all had different ideas on what kind of stuff/abubot to bring back here in toronto. here are some of the “contrabando’s” we brought back: hehehe

-mamasita
-knorr seasonings
-nescafe 3in1 coffee
-a few dozens of asst’d socks from divisoria
-wok in diff sizes
-boy bawang
-instant noodles
-goldilocks polvoron
-macaroons
-clothings, chinese and flannel pj sets
-shoes, slippers with personalized names
-asst’d bags
-jewelries/hair acces.
-window coverings
-wow magic sing
-car air freshener
-some feminine stuff
-all kinds of goodies for our daughter’s lootbag (stickers, toys, small fan, notebooks, keychains and individually wrapped in a pink mickey mouse package cotton candy from Baklaran with expiry date on it)WOW!

these are some of the stuff that we brought back, but the next time we go home here are the mish lists:

-puto mold
-chorizo de bilbao
-polvoron mold
-coconut virgin oil
-powdered cheese flavouring
-more nescafe 3in1 coffee
-powdered coconut cream
-more of those maggi seasoning mix
-shanghai wrappers
-more goodies for my daughter’s lootbags

that’s it for now, but im sure i’ll find hundreds of stuff that i never thought i would need or would be interested in! :)

By: Alexander Uy

Alexander Uy — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 08:34:32 +0000

when i visited friends abroad last year, i brought the following:

choc-nut
dried mangoes
boy bawang

some friends from Manila, knowing i was going abroad, sent some stuff to give to our common friends. These included:

an MP3 player bought from Raon
Maya Hotcake Mix
Norton Antivirus original software (cheaper in RP than in North America!)