Monthly Archives: August 2010

Davao’s Glamorous Crabs

I see no glamor in eating crabs and shrimps, which require full employment of one’s craws and possible spatters of sauce and fat on neckties and blouses when a carapace proves too hard to open. So I belong to the … Continue reading

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Davao’s Ahfat

Because of the Philippines’ proximity to Taiwan and China, waves of Chinese migration to the country date back hundreds and hundreds of years. So Filipino culture is bound by so much Chinese influence, especially since trade with the Chinese go … Continue reading

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Mangosteen in Manila

This year there must be an incredibly enormous bumper crop of mangosteen, Garcinia mangostana L. (elsewhere known as purple mangosteen to differentiate from other varieties, which I haven’t come across yet in the Philippines), that legendary fruit pined for by … Continue reading

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