filipino food that you truly miss

[mhynne]

purefoods hotdogs for me.. scoured through most asian stores i know but could not find any here in england... if you have seen this anywhere please let me know..

red ribbon cakes, sarsi, seafoods are also other things i really miss!

anyone else here who is missing anything from the philippines?

[fred]

Tell you what..I`ll send you a bottle of Sarsi if you send me a bottle of Colemans mustard? Deal?

[mhynne]

hahaha! deal!

[scottishbride]

Ampalaya, Calamansi, same here sis Red Ribbon cake...You can't find it here.

[adam&chryss]

I miss ampalaya too!

Also bagoong, kangkong, tocino and kare-kare

and our very own chocnut!

getting hungry now, lolz!

[triple5]

I miss kinilaw

[filipina_owl]

I miss all filipino foods...

[Tonet]

Ampalaya, Calamansi, same here sis Red Ribbon cake...You can't find it here.

If you have any ASIAN shop/store nearby, you should scan their canned good i found a canned ampalaya from Thailand in an Asian shop near my place. we even have bagoong here and tilapia, shame i cant buy them or else Philip will send me home hehehe.

I miss Philippine hotdog too but i think what i miss the most are balut and chicharon sawsaw sa suka mmmmm..

[ca143]

try in ASDA too,they have frozen ampalaya,okra,casava ang malunggay........

[abby]

i miss daing...

[pumpkins]

i miss laing , kwek kwek ,tinapa. am glad we have loads of stock of lucky me pancit canton here from thai shop nearby

[Braveheart]

look for pakistani stores around. found one here nearby our flat. they have fresh ampalaya. okra, upo, talong, mungo, loofah, sometimes they have the bungga ng malunggay, puso ng saging too.

also some chinese stores have kangkong and sayote too. they have mama sita mixes too. tried to buy the mama sita tocino mix then just marinated the pork with it and fried it. masarap!

i found a thai store somewhere near too that sells baguio walis tambo.

also another african shop nearby sometimes sells tilapia and dilis.

hmmmmmm....nagutom tuloy ako...whahahah!

explore nalang your local stores around.

I miss lechon! =(

[pennybarry]

I miss every fresh veggies in our farm.
Our pahutan mangoes
banana
white corn
ampalaya
kangkong

[English Rose]

Paw paw and melon that has been ripened by the sun. Fish and seafood that hasn't been frozen. Freshly squeezed pineapple juice.

[maria_and_matt]

fresh mangoes! lanzones! atis! aratilis!

[maria_and_matt]

I miss ampalaya too!

Also bagoong, kangkong, tocino and kare-kare

and our very own chocnut!

getting hungry now, lolz!

all of that u can buy in norwich sis

[mhynne]

bagoong is available at asian stores.. although its a lot nicer if you still stir fry it with a bit of garlic...tocino theres a mama sita's mix.. although i havent tried that yet
i miss kare kare too! i have tried the mama sita's mix but i miss the one with "laman loob" and "buntot ng baka."
i really miss purefoods hotdog and red ribbon cake =(
phil mangoes are still the best!

[lizaphil]

I miss ampalaya too!

Also bagoong, kangkong, tocino and kare-kare

and our very own chocnut!

getting hungry now, lolz!

we got that all in here,look for asian shop
you can get it all there

[Tiggers0608]

bagoong is available at asian stores.. although its a lot nicer if you still stir fry it with a bit of garlic...tocino theres a mama sita's mix.. although i havent tried that yet
i miss kare kare too! i have tried the mama sita's mix but i miss the one with "laman loob" and "buntot ng baka."
i really miss purefoods hotdog and red ribbon cake =(
phil mangoes are still the best!

I miss a lot of filipino food to sis especially purefoods hotdogs and red ribbon cakes and jollibee

[Sim11UK]

Ampalaya

Yuk! I hate Ampalaya, so bitter. :eek:

I miss kinilaw

I agree with you triple...it's lovely.

[mhynne]

yeah jollibee and gravy at KFC! the gravy here taste different...

[aug06_2006]

me really lucky coz has asian store just near in our place...

[LadyJ]

I love this thread...

First the food I can cook or make at home are
Pakbet
dinuguan -using black pudding not dugo.
kare-kare
leche flan
halohalo, fruit salads etc
papaitan
bangus na daing or binabad
Mongo, adobo, sinigang, tinola, paksiw etc.

and what I missed back in Phils are DUNKIN DONUTS, HOTDOGS, CALAMANSI, FRESH SEAFOODS, CHOWKING, BBQ AND LUGAW SA KANTO, UBE, PUTO, SIOPAO, GOLDILOCKS, KILAWIN NA FRESH DILIS, JOLLIBEE, FRESH BUKO OR PANDAN JUICE, RIPED MANGOES, ITLOG NA MAALAT WITH GREEN MANGOES CHOPPED WITH TOMATOES, TALBOS NG KAMOTE, MALUNGAY...Haaaay! lots of them, cant remember now.

but the food that i dont miss at all and will never eat ever again because i havent eat it for almost 10 yrs is ...............balut!

[Arthur Little]

but the food that i dont miss at all and will never eat ever again because i havent eat it for almost 10 yrs is ...............balut!

... Not exactly sure what it IS ... and don't want to disturb my good lady who's presently fast asleep in bed ... but it doesn't sound as though it's likely to set the old taste buds a-tingling with mouth-watering delight!

[Doc Alan]

I have a 7' tall calamansi tree growing in my living room

[adam&chryss]

all of that u can buy in norwich sis

been to norwich once but when we were there I forgot to look where the asian shops are.. my mind was all about shopping shoes and clothes, lolz!

we got that all in here,look for asian shop
you can get it all there

unlucky me, no asian shops here :(

oh and btw I miss our hot pandesal and bibingka with itlog na maalat!

[aidaaida]

purefoods hotdogs for me.. scoured through most asian stores i know but could not find any here in england... if you have seen this anywhere please let me know..

red ribbon cakes, sarsi, seafoods are also other things i really miss!

anyone else here who is missing anything from the philippines?

My wife

[mhynne]

aidaaida sorry to hear that you are not with your wife...

adam&chryss - you can see some recipes online on how to make pandesal.. ive heard you can use the ready made dough you can buy in the store... then cut them into pan de sal sizes.. and roll them in fine bread crumbs before putting in oven....

dinuguan - i normally use black pudding here whenever i miss it.. along with datu puti vinegar and a bit of sinigang mix...

[LadyJ]

... Not exactly sure what it IS ... and don't want to disturb my good lady who's presently fast asleep in bed ... but it doesn't sound as though it's likely to set the old taste buds a-tingling with mouth-watering delight!

Hi Arthur, well balut is a one of the Phils delicacy. It's a baby chick inside. well ask your wifey if you want to know more

I have a 7' tall calamansi tree growing in my living room

That looks like lemon to me? i know lemon and calamansi has a similar taste but i still prefer calamansi and also it's color green

[mhynne]

LADYJ how did you manage to cook pinakbet and tinola here in the UK? are the ingredients readily available?