Comments on: What’s in the Manila Markets Now…

By: Marketman

Marketman — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 01:40:32 +0000

ECC, thanks for that… these ones were definitely not recent seed imports but how nice that they come with such an interesting provenance…they did taste good, if I recall correctly… :)

By: ECC

ECC — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 01:34:47 +0000

MM, I just saw (at the grocery here in Houston, TX) eggplants that were similar to the purple and white ones you have in the picture here. They are marked as “Eggplant Graffiti” and are imported from Holland. I did some online research and the CHOW.com site states, “Ivory white and graffiti eggplants maybe found especialy in areas with a large Italian population. They are smooth and creamy when cooked, without the bitterness sometimes found in dark varieties. However, they do have tougher skin and larger seeds.”

By: mardie

mardie — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:14:42 +0000

wow! ang sarap naman ng puso ng saging sa pic mo MM, na-miss ko na tuloy ang luto ng Nanay ko. She would make salad out of the puso ng saging tapos lalagyan nya ng ginataan. i wish i could find a fresh one here in US. does anybody have any idea where i can find one here in AZ?

By: Marketman

Marketman — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 13:50:38 +0000

millet, I haven’t tried the dayap version but I can see how it would be spectacular. I really like dayap…its fragrance is intense and flavor so crisp. I have never been to CDO, just Davao once on the entire island of Mindanao…

By: millet

millet — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 13:34:05 +0000

MM, have you tried cagayan de oro’s kiniaw version which is soured (and perfumed) with dayap juice and, in some cases, dayap rind, and that hard-skinned fruit which they grate over the fish to remove some of the lansa? am having a senior moment, can’t recall the name right now….ay, tabon-tabon ba yon? anyway, dayap (to be exact, it is “biasong”, a different kind of lime which is neither calamansi nor makrut)makes heavenly kinilaw!

By: millet

millet — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 13:19:54 +0000

Amen, amen…logging in from catarman, northern samar, so i don’t get left behind.

By: Lou

Lou — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 09:31:38 +0000

Hey MM, if you ever decided to package your excellent write ups into a cd-rom, dvd, book (or whatever is going to be invented yet) count me in as one of those who will rush to buy them! I think it’s worth it all as Kate suggested. Opening the site “religiously” is something to look forward to each day. What a wealth of info and with some tones of lightness, (even with that fish pan thingy… ouch, I literally saw red everywhere in every period and coma and exclamation point. Furious is a very light way to describe how you felt…) it’s quite a pleasure to read. I even decided to go way back to your early posts since I missed a lot of them!
Keep it alive MM…you’re special to us!!!

By: Marketman

Marketman — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 01:54:28 +0000

lori, I usually hit the FTI market in Taguig, zip by the Salcedo market for herbs and cooked delicacies, if still left wanting, head to the Lung Center in QC on Sunday (but not often) and possibly run by Farmers market in Cubao if there is a lot on the list…

By: lori

lori — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 01:43:45 +0000

MM, which market did you go to for your stash?

By: linda

linda — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 01:29:31 +0000

The whole weekend, I was thinking what Kate was thinking.
What a brilliant idea! Sige na,MM.