Comments on: Where is Marketman Now?

By: Bel

Bel — Sun, 02 May 2010 01:41:46 +0000

One of my favorite food-related experiences was sleeping in a ground floor bedroom with sliding doors that opened out within a meter or two from the family’s strawberry patch. This was in Japan and when I found out what were outside the door, I couldn’t wait for morning to come. We picked some the next day with a bowl of water on the ready for swirling the strawberries about before popping them into our mouths. Interestingly, a friend of the family I stayed with was growing tilapia. They were more interested in the fish than in the berries.

No strawberry pies for me, though they’re probably delish. It’s more than enough to cool them in the fridge, then dip them in hot, dark chocolate. Add whipped cream or ice cream and almond slivers, and I do believe this could qualify for my last supper, if ever I’m lucky enough to have the luxury of enjoying one before I go.

By: Sabrina

Sabrina — Sat, 01 May 2010 12:19:47 +0000

Strawberries are my absolute favorite! A very versatile fruit indeed, you can have it for dessert or toss it in a savory salad.

Anyway, I noticed that Baguio Strawberries have been pretty big, plump and sweet lately plus it’s a fraction of the cost of the imported ones so you can’t go wrong with that. What did i do? I bought a load of it and made a pie! https://sinfullysabrina.wordpress.com/category/recipes/desserts/

Thanks Market man for letting me know about La Trinidad! It’s a definite must-go for me!

By: solraya

solraya — Sat, 01 May 2010 02:25:54 +0000

I thought there was a stretch for organic strawberries. But it will be hard to do so if the neighbors spray on their patches. BTW, most pesticides are systemic. Meaning they get into the system of the plant so washing isn’t the answer :(

As much as you can, grow your own food, even in containers :)

By: Marketman

Marketman — Sat, 01 May 2010 01:54:23 +0000

Gej, it was great, and yes, subject for a future post…. IRMA, try 09081089772 for Coron Village Lodge or I believe they have a website now. Jessie and Dennis, when you have a large stomach, take a picture of less fatty legs… hahaha. Trust me, I have FAT. :)

By: Gej

Gej — Sat, 01 May 2010 01:45:38 +0000

How was the Trading Post, MM? Or will it be a future blog post?

By: Marketman

Marketman — Sat, 01 May 2010 01:14:57 +0000

edee, how cool to be growing your own berries… many decades ago, we tried to grow strawberries in Quezon City, in our front yard, but I don’t think they bore many fruit… Ingrid, didn’t stop at Villasis, but we did get to the vegetable trading post in Benguet. vicki2, no net yet… BACKLOG of posts! :) sgboy, hahaha, not likely, imagine if I associated one candidate with a vegetable that they didn’t think appropriate? I got enough flack for describing pork as fatty, what more if I say a candidate strikes me as a genetically modified carrot? Hahaha.

By: irma celdran

irma celdran — Sat, 01 May 2010 00:22:46 +0000

hello, marketman. thank you for your blogs about coron, palawan. does coron village lodge has a landline number or cellphone or emaill address ?. my family and i are planning to visit the place .

please reply.

thanks and regards.

IRMA

By: edee

edee — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:05:52 +0000

my strawberries are flowering now, hoping for a better yield than last year, keeping my fingers cross, i grow them in pots as i don’t have a big garden, i’m getting excited now cos it’s sowing and planting time, really nothing beats eating your own produce and eating them minutes after they’re harvested, we’ve been feasting on purple broccolli this couple of weeks now, yum :)

By: Jessy

Jessy — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:21:46 +0000

AND…sexy calves!

By: Lannie

Lannie — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:35:20 +0000

Hello MM. I’m a ‘lurker’ of your blog; been visiting on and off for 2 years now :)
I could not resist showing this post to my husband. You see, hubby has taken to growing our own strawberries in our back garden. We don’t have a dedicated area for it or anything but for the past 3 years now, the same plant has been thriving each summer and my husband covers it pa with netting and all that to prevent the birds from devouring them.

They’re not plenty but they are the sweetest, pesticide-free! strawberries you’ll ever eat!