Filipino food: More than just adobo

[Maria B]

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle...ore-just-adobo

During my first trimester pregnancy as I was craving for Pinoy Foods, it was so hard as I cannot just go to the butchers to buy the things that I needed for cooking . If I cook "humba" (adobo in tagalog), the taste is different I always go to Birmingham rag market or to Chinese market...still unavailable. Was looking for some fruits as well & found this jackfruit from Sri Lanka, it's not the same especially mangoes here taste different from the Cebu City's mango....totally different. Event thought of visiting home just for the sake of food...hahaha. Now, I'm glad I don't crave no more but can't help missing the Filipino cuisines and I know I'm not the only one, even my husband wants lechon, mango & banana from cebu

[grahamw48]

I miss the little sweet Saging, the fresh Pineapples, Mangoes and (Green) Oranges, but most of all the 'tasty' ladies.

[Maria B]

[worthingmale]

mangoes,

dried mango from cebu is the best, so much nicer than dried mango from South Africa or anywhere else

[Maria B]

mangoes,

dried mango from cebu is the best, so much nicer than dried mango from South Africa or anywhere else

everytime I pay a visit to cebu and return back to the UK, I always have dried mangoes, tabliya (coffee choco in tablets), rosquillos, otap & danggit to bring. Slurp...& now, it's been a year since my last visit & I'm out of stocks Even Cebu's very own danggit....

[stevie c]

mangoes,

dried mango from cebu is the best, so much nicer than dried mango from South Africa or anywhere else

i have too agree with you worthingale noyhing comes close to cebu dried mango

[Terpe]

I miss the little sweet Saging............

Señorita banana's
My fav ever

[Terpe]

On Mangoes

During my time, I've lived in both India and in Pakistan.

Based on my personal mango experiences, I'm sorry to say that the Alphonse Mangoes from India are my all time number one favorite.
Second place just has to be the heavenly ultra-sweet Honey mangoes from Pakistan. In fact we just bought another box only today.

However wonderful the other types/varieties of mango might be, for me they just can't match the sight, smell or taste of my top two.

[Moy]

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle...ore-just-adobo

During my first trimester pregnancy as I was craving for Pinoy Foods, it was so hard as I cannot just go to the butchers to buy the things that I needed for cooking . If I cook "humba" (adobo in tagalog), the taste is different I always go to Birmingham rag market or to Chinese market...still unavailable. Was looking for some fruits as well & found this jackfruit from Sri Lanka, it's not the same especially mangoes here taste different from the Cebu City's mango....totally different. Event thought of visiting home just for the sake of food...hahaha. Now, I'm glad I don't crave no more but can't help missing the Filipino cuisines and I know I'm not the only one, even my husband wants lechon, mango & banana from cebu

i miss the warm smile of my neighbor pair with free bibingka and mainit na kape for tea(merienda)

[Maria B]

i have too agree with you worthingale noyhing comes close to cebu dried mango

I grew up munching with it

[Maria B]

Señorita banana's
My fav ever

and "tundan" saging (banana)

[Maria B]

i miss the warm smile of my neighbor pair with free bibingka and mainit na kape for tea(merienda)

ohhh the mirenda (snacks) in every after meal...

[Moy]

ohhh the mirenda (snacks) in every after meal...

whatver does not matter as long as foodzzzz

[Tawi2]

ultra-sweet Honey mangoes from Pakistan.

Did you ever find yourself in northern pakistan during apricot season?

[Maria B]

whatver does not matter as long as foodzzzz

agree. anything under the sun

[Maria B]

On Mangoes

During my time, I've lived in both India and in Pakistan.

Based on my personal mango experiences, I'm sorry to say that the Alphonse Mangoes from India are my all time number one favorite.
Second place just has to be the heavenly ultra-sweet Honey mangoes from Pakistan. In fact we just bought another box only today.

However wonderful the other types/varieties of mango might be, for me they just can't match the sight, smell or taste of my top two.

wow, the sounds yummy. Hope I can try one & I can compare the taste from the Mangoes in Cebu. Have u tried the Cebu Mangoes? U cannot find it here in the UK. By the way...have u ever been to Cebu?

[Moy]

agree. anything under the sun

inihaw na pusit..tsaka kinilaw na tanguige with inihaw(sinugbang) na baboy na maanghangrapsaaaaaaaa

[Terpe]

inihaw na pusit..tsaka kinilaw na tanguige with singabang baboy na maanghangrapsaaaaaaaa

All of those

[Maria B]

inihaw na pusit..tsaka kinilaw na tanguige with singabang baboy na maanghangrapsaaaaaaaa

yess the marinated squid even calamares & lots of street foods (Larsian)

[Moy]

yess the marinated squid even calamares & lots of street foods (Larsian)

fishball..balotttt/penoyyy..kwikkwik..adidas at iba pa yummy

[Terpe]

Did you ever find yourself in northern pakistan during apricot season?

When I lived in Lahore I seemed to spend most of my time in Rawalpindi. When I moved to Rawalpindi, I then spent most of my time in Lahore.

Anyway, working with Pakistan Railways meant nearly all my travel was free.

I made some very good Japanese friends in Rawalpindi and also at a locomotive factory at Risalpur.

During summer we would often organise trips with some PR people to Karimabad/Baltit. Not such a major trip from Rawalpindi. The geography and landscape there is as breathtaking and beautiful as I've ever seen anywhere.

Anyway regarding the apricots, the only thing I remember is seeing them almost everywhere. You would always see the locals carrying baskets full of them on their backs.
I remember a sort of apricot bread.

[Tawi2]

Rawalpindi

I lived in Pindi for a while in Rajah bazzar,I caught the train often over to taxila and Peshawar.Apricot season was fantastic,the freshest juiciest apricots and all for free,we used to steep the dried apricots in hot water and drink the juice on cold mornings in the mountains.

[South-east boy]

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle...ore-just-adobo

During my first trimester pregnancy as I was craving for Pinoy Foods, it was so hard as I cannot just go to the butchers to buy the things that I needed for cooking . If I cook "humba" (adobo in tagalog), the taste is different I always go to Birmingham rag market or to Chinese market...still unavailable. Was looking for some fruits as well & found this jackfruit from Sri Lanka, it's not the same especially mangoes here taste different from the Cebu City's mango....totally different. Event thought of visiting home just for the sake of food...hahaha. Now, I'm glad I don't crave no more but can't help missing the Filipino cuisines and I know I'm not the only one, even my husband wants lechon, mango & banana from cebu

Are they the yellow honey type? If so, you can often find those at Asian (Indian and Pakistani) green-grocers and can buy by the box-full.

What dried mango do you like the most? I've found them top be varying qualities. I have 7D ones at the mo-I bought a few bags after I finished the ones that Viva brought.

[Maria B]

Are they the yellow honey type? If so, you can often find those at Asian (Indian and Pakistani) green-grocers and can buy by the box-full.

What dried mango do you like the most? I've found them top be varying qualities. I have 7D ones at the mo-I bought a few bags after I finished the ones that Viva brought.

yes the yellow one with very thin skin & soft & sweet in the inside. Haven't been to indian & pakistani shops. I love 7D & R&M dried mangoes, they are from Cebu, Philippines. It's always a pasalubong (gifts going abroad) to a friend. I always have it everytime I come back to the UK from my hometown, Cebu.

[Maria B]

PhilDriedMango.jpgdried mangoes

cebu_pasalubong.jpglots of different brands of dried mangoes nowadays but there's always 7D, R&M, philippine dried mango

dried_mango.jpgmore of dried mangoes...below is what cebu mangoes looks like

cebumango2.jpgthin skin

cebumango1.jpgsoft inside

mango.jpgsmells & taste sweet, for export too

[grahamw48]

Yummy !

Those are what I call PROPER mangoes.

I always made a cocktail of mango juice and Tanduay...because then I could tell myself it was good for me.

[sars_notd_virus]

I am missing the ''red'' hotdogs (purefoods)

[South-east boy]

What's the best way to cut mangoes? Last time I got some of the yellow ones I cut all around lengthways through to the stone, but just could not get the flesh off the stone! Think maybe the fruit was too ripe? It just ended up being a mushy mess and I ended up throwing it away!

[Maria B]

I am missing the ''red'' hotdogs (purefoods)

me too...love purefoods hotdogs

[Maria B]

What's the best way to cut mangoes? Last time I got some of the yellow ones I cut all around lengthways through to the stone, but just could not get the flesh off the stone! Think maybe the fruit was too ripe? It just ended up being a mushy mess and I ended up throwing it away!

it really depends what u like. if it's too ripe, just cut lenghtways scoop the flesh with spoon and bite the stone. To a lazy one like me, I will just peel off the skin & eat it straight away till u can see the bone