tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post115625248791239520..comments2023-10-31T22:41:48.247+08:00Comments on ramblings from a gypsy soul: Things to eat before you diechristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1156839880409814722006-08-29T16:24:00.000+08:002006-08-29T16:24:00.000+08:00Mila, what a mouthwatering list! Ohh the humboldt ...Mila, what a mouthwatering list! Ohh the humboldt fog! I'm loving your idea of eating it with a tart pear and fresh walnut bread. Mmmm.christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1156838815523001982006-08-29T16:06:00.000+08:002006-08-29T16:06:00.000+08:00Mila, Trio is at the Fort, above Pasto (same owner...Mila, Trio is at the Fort, above Pasto (same owner), same area as Cafe Puccini, Zong, etc. It's one of the default restaurants that two different groups of my friends go to, since everybody enjoys it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1156763275747376502006-08-28T19:07:00.000+08:002006-08-28T19:07:00.000+08:00Hay, took me time to think this list out, but I fi...Hay, took me time to think this list out, but I finally posted it on her site. Good mental exercise (and led to hunger pangs lol).<BR/><BR/>Where is Trio? That prawn risotto sounds interesting.Watergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15108188644976124124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1156754680932226812006-08-28T16:44:00.000+08:002006-08-28T16:44:00.000+08:00Same here Katrina, I don't know anyone else who ha...Same here Katrina, I don't know anyone else who had a bad experience there. And what happened, didn't happen directly to me but to a friend who was with me. I'll tell you all about it when we see each other next. It had nothing to do with bad food, in fact the food was excellent. <BR/><BR/>That risotto sounds excellent! I'll have to go back for those 2 things. It was nice seeing you again last christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1156749626987499772006-08-28T15:20:00.000+08:002006-08-28T15:20:00.000+08:00You know, you're the first person I've heard say t...You know, you're the first person I've heard say they had a bad experience at Trio; I've been there countless times with different people, and they all love it. If you do decide to break your vow, make sure to also try the Grilled Prawn Risotto. That's one dish I have recommended many times, always with glowing reviews. (Though that doesn't mean you can't be the exception. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1156734640629155402006-08-28T11:10:00.000+08:002006-08-28T11:10:00.000+08:00Hello Senor!Thank you for the nice words! You just...Hello Senor!<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the nice words! You just made my day. :) How nice that you had friends feeding you yummy feijoada in NY. All this talk about it is seriously making me drool. I really have to make some soon. I agree with you on the smoothies, I love them, and mango/banana is a great combination!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for dropping by! :)christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1156624759427987202006-08-27T04:39:00.000+08:002006-08-27T04:39:00.000+08:00What a lovely and informative site you have!Okay, ...What a lovely and informative site you have!<BR/><BR/>Okay, items 2 and 4 I'm quite familiar with having lived in NYC for many years. Hmmmm, now I remember an old friend who was good in making baklava. Had a number of Brazilian friends, too, so that explains my eating their national dish quite frequently then. <BR/><BR/>Of course, now that I'm over in Manila, mangoes are all over ... yum! Used Señor Enriquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15110290769417627313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1156523185944244402006-08-26T00:26:00.000+08:002006-08-26T00:26:00.000+08:00Hi Katrina! Joey has actually told me about that a...Hi Katrina! Joey has actually told me about that and I'm so tempted to try it. After a horrible experience in Trio a couple of years ago, I had sworn never to go back. But this might just be the deal breaker. :)<BR/><BR/>Hi Julia, thank you! I really wish more people could try our mangoes here, they're really as good as everyone claims. I've bookmarked your blog, I love the recipes and the christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1156509096761579912006-08-25T20:31:00.000+08:002006-08-25T20:31:00.000+08:00Hi Christine, Nice blog + great list! Really, real...Hi Christine, <BR/>Nice blog + great list! <BR/>Really, really want a Philippine mango NOW. You’ve made me all hungry =)<BR/>Have you checked my list yet? <BR/>Greetings, Julia - TastingLifeJuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00714437453184046893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1156507127257246372006-08-25T19:58:00.000+08:002006-08-25T19:58:00.000+08:00I mean BRAIN, not bran...I guess alcohol's done mo...I mean BRAIN, not bran...I guess alcohol's done more damage than even I had thought! ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1156507070916184972006-08-25T19:57:00.000+08:002006-08-25T19:57:00.000+08:00I can't remember (alcohol has addled my bran) if I...I can't remember (alcohol has addled my bran) if I've told you about the Fig, Prosciutto & Gorgonzola Pizza at Trio. I'm sure you'll love it! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1156492068331499492006-08-25T15:47:00.000+08:002006-08-25T15:47:00.000+08:00Hi Jenjen, nope there is nothing like it. The clos...Hi Jenjen, nope there is nothing like it. The closest I found while living in London were mangoes from Jamaica, and yet they weren't nearly as good. <BR/><BR/>Hi Julie! Vietnam was indeed a delight to all the senses! There wasn't enough time to try all the food there was to try. Just enough reason to go back again some day. :) I'll trade you some mangoes for your Vietnamese chicken salad. :)christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1156454431444746052006-08-25T05:20:00.000+08:002006-08-25T05:20:00.000+08:00Great list and I am most envious of you having had...Great list and I am most envious of you having had the opportunity to visit Hanoi. I love Vietnamese food, and I have always wanted to visit Viet Nam. In the meantime I'll have to live vicariously by reading about your trip.<BR/><BR/>I'm completely unfamiliar with Phillipine mangoes. The mango selection where I am (Baltimore) is not good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1156404676410861952006-08-24T15:31:00.000+08:002006-08-24T15:31:00.000+08:00I totally agree with you 100% concerning the mango...I totally agree with you 100% concerning the mangoes. I grew up in the Philippines until I was 6, I miss the mangoes from there terribly as that as you said, there is nothing like the ones from the Philippines.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09206824648193328421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1156401479289555732006-08-24T14:37:00.000+08:002006-08-24T14:37:00.000+08:00Mieke, I have just confirmed that you can get Brie...Mieke, I have just confirmed that you can get Brie de Meaux from Terry's , YAY! It's so near my place and more convenient to get to than Santi's. :) Thanks for letting me know, I didn't bother to check before because I was sure they didn't have it, stupid me.<BR/><BR/>Jo, I'm so jealous! But at the same time so happy you're trying it. I'm curious to know how you like it, and if they make it well.christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1156353521532199772006-08-24T01:18:00.000+08:002006-08-24T01:18:00.000+08:00Mmm, I'm so glad someone said Baklava - it was one...Mmm, I'm so glad someone said Baklava - it was one of my last-minute exclusions. As for those Philippine mangoes, if they're really as good as you say they are I REALLY MUST get my hands on one! <BR/><BR/>Great list!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1156351816459724642006-08-24T00:50:00.000+08:002006-08-24T00:50:00.000+08:00Great list! I agree, Philippine mangoes are the b...Great list! I agree, Philippine mangoes are the best!!! <BR/><BR/>I also remember my first brush with Brie de Meaux. I was buying cheese at this cheese shop in Amsterdam and I told the proprietor that I wanted something runny and creamy like a brie or camembert...he slapped a parcel in my hand and said, "that's Brie de Meaux"...I said, "Is it good?"...he looked at me square in the eye and saidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1156350901255299732006-08-24T00:35:00.000+08:002006-08-24T00:35:00.000+08:00Mae & TP, I can't wait to see your lists. I bet th...Mae & TP, I can't wait to see your lists. I bet they'll have me drooling as well! :)<BR/><BR/>Mila, it's your top 5 picks of food items which you think everyone should try at least once in their lives. Would love to see your choices. :)<BR/><BR/>Ria, thank you so much! It's funny, I heard about it first from Mila, but had also read about it in your blog sometime ago. I never put 2 and 2 together.christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1156348567272632762006-08-23T23:56:00.000+08:002006-08-23T23:56:00.000+08:00Oh, you've got me absolutely drooling. Have to mak...Oh, you've got me absolutely drooling. Have to make my own list now.travel plazahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02031243106498119523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1156347260622368742006-08-23T23:34:00.000+08:002006-08-23T23:34:00.000+08:00hi...silly me...i was asking you if you're in metr...hi...silly me...i was asking you if you're in metro manila. then, i saw your blog. you're indeed in metro manila.<BR/><BR/>come to our club on sept5 (it's the 2nd invite)...:) please confirm at least 2 days before.<BR/><BR/>riaMaria Obrowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14409409415849287769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1156325187000022802006-08-23T17:26:00.000+08:002006-08-23T17:26:00.000+08:00Is the post a list of food to eat that you've neve...Is the post a list of food to eat that you've never eaten before? Or more like your list of food that you think people should eat that they may not know about?Watergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15108188644976124124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1156321473410463272006-08-23T16:24:00.000+08:002006-08-23T16:24:00.000+08:00Christine, i totally agree - Philippine Mango's th...Christine, i totally agree - Philippine Mango's the best!<BR/><BR/>Delicious list you have there - the mere thought got me drooling! I'm yet to come up with my list...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1156320661685836132006-08-23T16:11:00.000+08:002006-08-23T16:11:00.000+08:00Tracy, I can't wait to see your list,pease do! :)A...Tracy, I can't wait to see your list,pease do! :)<BR/><BR/>Ana, yup carabao mangoes I think are best varieties. :) One of my favorite (secret) ways to eat a mango is to stab a knife in one end (the fatter tip), stand over a sink, peel the skin off as I suck the flesh into my mouth while the juice oozes down my arms. THAT is one of life's sweetest pleasures. :)christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1156311091585172152006-08-23T13:31:00.000+08:002006-08-23T13:31:00.000+08:00from all the varieties of philippine mangoes, the ...from all the varieties of philippine mangoes, the carabao? mango is on the top of my list. it's the small rounded one that's never too maasim.Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602187790299669019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1156308274860132962006-08-23T12:44:00.000+08:002006-08-23T12:44:00.000+08:00I really like this post. I think I will have to m...I really like this post. I think I will have to make my own list of foods. Thanks for the links too!Travelin' Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07370216683726997579noreply@blogger.com