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Salty Accompaniment

2 Comments Posted by Lana on September 29, 2013

A couple of condiment samples I have at home from an unknown number of condiment variations in the country.

Batitis (shellfish meat in brine) sold in Tanduay bottle known as lapad

Fish fermented in large clay jars as you can see from the logo of this popular Lingayen brand

Salty sawsawan duo for an appetizing meal. Batitis on the left, bagoong on the right

Food, Local Stuff bagoong, batitis, burnay jar, condiment, fermented fish, lapad, sawsawan

Sorbetes in a Motorcycle

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on September 26, 2013

In the hilly roads of Mt Makiling where pushing a cart is too laborious for an ambulant vendor, it is but apt for this Arsenio Jr. sorbetes to be peddled around in a motorcycle.

I like Arsenio Jr sorbetes than those mass produced ice cream brands. It is simply better.

Food, Laguna, Transport Arsenio Jr, ice cream, Los Baños, Mt Makiling, sorbetes

Nasi Kandar

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on September 23, 2013

Nasi Kandar is a rice meal with side vegetables where rice is poured with curry sauce and complemented with desired viand

Patrons of this Nasi Kandar shop

Blockbuster

Nasi kandar and fish head curry. Locals eat with hands

Curry sauce in vats

Food, Malaysia curry sauce, fish head curry, Line Clear, nasi kandar, Penang, rice meal, viand

Sea Cucumber

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on September 23, 2013

Dried white tiger sea cucumber used for food. Kota Kinabalu market.

Sea cucumber used as folk medicine. Processed into this oil substance in one of the many gamat factories in Langkawi

Malaysia, Seafood folk medicine, gamat, Kota Kinabalu, Langkawi, minyak, sea cucumber

Seafood by Plate/Tub

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on September 19, 2013

One can buy certain types of seafood at the palengke by plate or tub and not by weight.

Bivalves and snails

Aninikad

Spider conch

Palawan, Seafood bivalve, pakenge, Puerto Princesa, ranga ranga, saang, shellfish, spider conch, unit of measure, wet market

Pork BBQ

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on September 18, 2013

Ten pesos per stick in El Nido

Similar to satay in other Southeast Asian countries, these grilled, skewered, small pieces of pork are called pork bbq or pork barbecue. No local translation that I know of.

Grilled in charcoal

Food pinoy barbecue, pork barbecue, pork bbq, satay, skewered meat

Wrapped Cooked Rice

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on September 16, 2013

Rice boiled inside weaved coconut fronds. AKA puso.
So common in Eastern Visayas especially in Cebu and I think there are several practical uses of this type of rice packaging that I wonder why the rest of the country did not adapt it.
Puso is practical to bring as rice baon for school, work or picnic. Very practical as street food rice, as take-out rice and appropriate for “plastic-banned cities” Also there’s no need for flatware if paired with skewered meat such as pork barbecue, and eating rice in a moving vehicle is possible with puso.

Perfect for lechon baboy too. Got these together with lechon I bought in Tacloban

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Food, Leyte, Packaging coconut frond, hanging rice, puso, Tacloban

Youtiao

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on September 16, 2013

Quite a number of variations in Asia on how this is called or eaten. I've noted that the ethnic Chinese in Singapore would eat this for breakfast as an accompaniment to hot soy milk.

Roadside frying in Penang

Food, Malaysia cruller, fried dough, Penang, youtiao

Banana Leaf Rice

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on September 15, 2013

Because of the presence of South Indian migrants in Malaysia, hence the presence of banana leaf rice in their cuisine.

Rice and vegetable sides

Curry gravy as condiment for the banana leaf rice. This one made from crab

A trio of different curry gravies (ikan, ketam, ayam) for a saucy rice that is eaten with hand.

Food, Malaysia banana leaf rice, Penang, South Indian

Food Fish in Palawan

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on September 13, 2013

Selections of different types of food fish noted in the wet market of Puerto Princesa City.

Yellow fin tuna

Eel

Isda sa bato

Assorted food fish in different sizes and colors

Alibangbang. Cook it by grilling said the fishmonger.

Palawan, Seafood alibangbang, butterfly fish, eel, food fish, isda sa bato, parrot fish, Puerto Princesa, tuna

Balot Vendors

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on September 12, 2013

Selling balot in Puerto Princesa's boulevard. I like the basket as balot receptacle

Balot vendors usually have chicharon as side merchandise presumably since they're peddling in the streets at night so there's market for cheap beer accompaniment and chicharon has negligible mass to bring along

Food, Palawan balot, chicharon, Puerto Princesa, pulutan, vendor

Banana-cue/Banana-q

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on September 6, 2013

Somehow you’ll most likely come across somebody selling banana-cue whether it’s in commercial centers, offices, schools or in residential areas. This fried saba coated in caramelized sugar is such a popular snack countrywide.

Perhaps the skewer is the reason why it's called banana-cue

Deep frying saba and making sure that the caramelized brown sugar is well distributed

Food banana-cue, merienda, saba, snack

Paper-Banana Leaf Packaging

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on September 5, 2013

My favorite packaging is the newspaper and banana leaf combination.

Tupig (Philippines)

Nasi Lemak (Malaysia)

Food, Malaysia, Packaging, Pangasinan banana leaf, nasi lemak, newspaper, tupig

Corn Vendor

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on September 3, 2013

Presumably that drum was used to boil the corn

Food, Metro Manila corn, Divisoria, vendor

Fruit Vendors in Manila

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on September 2, 2013

Guava

Watermelon by slice

Pomelo partially peeled for convenience

A smiling atis vendor

Durian

Peeled and sliced pineapple in this cart with cooling facility

Food, Metro Manila fruit cart, fruit vendor

Offal in the Market

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on August 27, 2013

Offal availability in wet markets isn’t uncommon as consumption of offal dishes in the country is very common. I had beef guts in Pangasinan as beef pinapaitan is a regular fare in that province.

Not a gourmet food but an everyday food in the country. Offal dishes such as dinuguan, bopis, papaitan/pinapaitan, isaw barbecue, sinanglaw, goto lugaw etcetera