In my travels today, I passed an ethnic grocery! Imagine
my surprise! Filippino. If I was to stop there one day, what
do you think I should look for?

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
> In my travels today, I passed an ethnic grocery! Imagine
> my surprise! Filippino. If I was to stop there one day, what
> do you think I should look for?
>
> nancy

Anything you can't find at the regular grocery store?

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote

> Nancy Young wrote:
>> In my travels today, I passed an ethnic grocery! Imagine
>> my surprise! Filippino. If I was to stop there one day, what
>> do you think I should look for?

> Anything you can't find at the regular grocery store?

Witch!

Nancy Young wrote:
> In my travels today, I passed an ethnic grocery! Imagine
> my surprise! Filippino. If I was to stop there one day, what
> do you think I should look for?
>
> nancy
>
>


Banana ketchup.

And egg rolls (they probably call them something else) if they have a
kitchen.

Best regards,
Bob

On Wed, 08 Feb 2006 17:18:27 -0600, zxcvbob >
wrote:

>Nancy Young wrote:
>> In my travels today, I passed an ethnic grocery! Imagine
>> my surprise! Filippino. If I was to stop there one day, what
>> do you think I should look for?
>>
>> nancy
>>
>>
>
>
>Banana ketchup.

Yum!

>And egg rolls (they probably call them something else) if they have a
>kitchen.

Lumpia. Also, pancit, but only if it's fresh. Also, longaniza (a
sausage that's lovely in fried rice).

serene

Nancy Young wrote on 08 Feb 2006 in rec.food.cooking

> In my travels today, I passed an ethnic grocery! Imagine
> my surprise! Filippino. If I was to stop there one day, what
> do you think I should look for?
>
> nancy
>
>

Banana Ketchup, dried shrimp...those unhatched chicks in a shell...smoked
eels, lumpia, tameran <sp?> dried or in a paste

--
The eyes are the mirrors....
But the ears...Ah the ears.
The ears keep the hat up.

"Mr Libido Incognito" > wrote

> Nancy Young wrote on 08 Feb 2006 in rec.food.cooking
>
>> In my travels today, I passed an ethnic grocery! Imagine
>> my surprise! Filippino. If I was to stop there one day, what
>> do you think I should look for?

> Banana Ketchup, dried shrimp...those unhatched chicks in a shell...smoked
> eels, lumpia, tameran <sp?> dried or in a paste

Okay, thanks everyone (except Jill ... laugh) ... now I have a list
written down, what to get and what to avoid. No unborn chicks
in one column, guess which one. (smile) nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
>
> In my travels today, I passed an ethnic grocery! Imagine
> my surprise! Filippino. If I was to stop there one day, what
> do you think I should look for?
>
> nancy

Don't know what else you have in the neighbourhood

Coconut vinegar
Palm oil or coconut oil
Fish sauce
Bibingka mix
Shrimp paste
Purple yams (ubu)
Halo halo in a jar
Fresh fish and seafood
Banana leaves for wrapping food
Lumpia wrappers
Nice fruits and veg

Nancy Young wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote
>
>> Nancy Young wrote:
>>> In my travels today, I passed an ethnic grocery! Imagine
>>> my surprise! Filippino. If I was to stop there one day, what
>>> do you think I should look for?
>
>> Anything you can't find at the regular grocery store?
>
> Witch!

Yep, that's me!

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> In my travels today, I passed an ethnic grocery! Imagine
> my surprise! Filippino. If I was to stop there one day, what
> do you think I should look for?
>
> nancy
Fresh bamboo shoots?
Dee Dee

MLI wrote:

> Banana Ketchup, dried shrimp...those unhatched chicks in a shell...smoked
> eels, lumpia, tameran <sp?> dried or in a paste

Surprisingly, my local Safeway carries banana ketchup. (I think I mentioned
using it on a pierogi not all that long ago.) Many groceries around here
(Northern California, but not particularly urban or cosmopolitan) also carry
tamarind paste; I just bought a jar a couple days ago.

I *wish* I could find the dried shrimp. It's one of those things which is
essential to much of Malaysian and Thai cooking, but that I can't find
locally. (I can't find kaffir lime leaves either.) Nancy, if you like that
kind of food, those are definitely two must-have ingredients.

The unhatched chicks are called "balut." (Handy information to have just in
case you see something labeled balut and you're contemplating buying it out
of curiosity.)

Bob

Nancy Young wrote:
> In my travels today, I passed an ethnic grocery! Imagine
> my surprise! Filippino. If I was to stop there one day, what
> do you think I should look for?
>
In the packages of spices and such you'll probably find one for adobo.
-aem

Nancy Young wrote:

> Okay, thanks everyone (except Jill ... laugh) ... now I have a list
> written down, what to get and what to avoid. No unborn chicks
> in one column, guess which one. (smile) nancy


My local corner store is owned by Pilipinos and they have a bunch of
"ethnic" stuff in the back (who on earth they sell it to I don't know, but
it's handy to have it around). I pick up a lot of stuff there, it is cheap
and handy...

I buy sweet chili sauce (Mae Ploy brand, actually from Thailand), the
afore - mentioned banana ketchup, soy and fish sauces, tinned sardines in
tomato sauce...coconut milk. This place carries frozen meat - filled buns,
they are okay. Others here have mentioned the sausage, it's all right...

One really handy thing I buy is Knorr brand tamarind soup base. It's sour -
ness makes it good for marinades, etc. It is imported from the
Philippines...

When I make rice for stir - fry I put a can of coconut milk and a cup or two
of this tamarind soup base in the rice cooker, it is rich but has a nice
citrus - y tang to it...

One brand of soup/stew/gravy bases, etc. you might see is the "Mama Sita's"
brand. Some are interesting and tasty, some downright vile. They are cheap
(two for a buck or less) so experiment if you so desire...

If you are into palm oil you'll find that too...

There are Philippine brands of canned meats, I've never ventured to try
them...

There are some interesting canned oriental fruits...

Philippine cuisine is a "poor" cuisine, it's ingredients are very humble.
Lotsa starch, cheap saturated fats...it's not spicy compared to other Asian
cuisines, it's actually closer to other bland Pacific Island cuisines, e.g.
Hawaii, etc. There is also something of a Spanish influence...

--
Best
Greg

Nancy Young wrote:
> "Mr Libido Incognito" > wrote
>
> > Nancy Young wrote on 08 Feb 2006 in rec.food.cooking
> >
> >> In my travels today, I passed an ethnic grocery! Imagine
> >> my surprise! Filippino. If I was to stop there one day, what
> >> do you think I should look for?
>
> > Banana Ketchup, dried shrimp...those unhatched chicks in a shell...smoked
> > eels, lumpia, tameran <sp?> dried or in a paste
>
> Okay, thanks everyone (except Jill ... laugh) ... now I have a list
> written down, what to get and what to avoid. No unborn chicks
> in one column, guess which one. (smile) nancy

We had one in our old neighborhood - they carried some nice fruits and
veggies I couldn't get elsewhere. One thta comes to mind is kinchay
which is like a pungent celery - great for stir-fry.

-L.