14 September 2013

We had a request from our granddaughter, Michele, to show some of the foods that we eat here in the Philippines.

Eateries are plentiful.  This is just one of many that we saw on our way to one of the apartments we were setting up for new missionaries.  Notice the "outside seating".

Bakeries are also plentiful.  They bake their breads fresh every morning, so it's a real treat to stop and purchase breakfast rolls that have hard boiled eggs and a meat mixture inside.  They are yummy!!!

 

We do a lot of our food shopping at the Pure Gold Market.  The cashier who is smiling at us is Maribel.  She asked Carol to help her learn better English.  We gave her an English Book of Mormon and said if she had any questions, we'd try to answer them for her.

 

This is one of the many cashiers at the SM Market.  There are some of the items we purchase here that cannot be found in the other market, such as chicken broth, taco shells, sour cream, etc.

 

As we enter the SM Market, we see displays of oranges, as well as many other fruits.

 

This is how the majority of rice is sold - open bins of different kinds and grades of rice.

 

This is a selection of fresh meat that is not in an enclosed case.  Just out in the open air - sitting on beds of ice beneath the pans they are in.

 

How about some pigs feet.

 

Eggs - not in a cooler, just on the shelf in the market.

 

Don't know what the green vegetable is, but the long purple things are egg plant and then next to them are tiny - not quite ripe- tomatoes.  They seem to think that tomatoes are best when they are slightly green.  We do a lot of searching for those that are more red.

 

Here are a few of the veggies and fruit from our fridge.  "Big" tomatoes on left and small cherry tomatoes on right, next the big tomatoes is a green fruit - name not known, but it was good to eat.  Also, papaya, carrots, cukes, watermelon, Romaine & iceberg lettuce, cauliflower and the pink thing is a dragon fruit.

 

Milk in a carton (no refrigeration until opened), mayonnaise in a pouch, Ding Dongs (mixed dried nuts which includes p-nuts, peas, corn and broad beans), mango, watermelon, sweet melon (cantaloupe), bananas (one of the bigger ones - Carol is holding one in her hand), Bits (mini M&M's), and a turnip.

 

Here's a small banana called a Senorita, and some orange slices next to them.

 

These are frying bananas - not good to eat fresh, but very good when they are deep fried.  We DO have some American canned veggies such as corn, carrots & peas, diced and stewed tomatoes.

 

Dragon Fruit.  Very tasty!!

 

Some kind of a fruit, but it was so nasty we had to throw it away.  We try EVERYTHING!

 

Papaya, the nasty fruit and a watermelon.  See how large the watermelon is compared to the dinner fork.

 

This is the yellow watermelon cut in half.  It is so deliciously sweet and juicy.

 

This is a mango that Jerry cut in half with the seed next to the knife.  The mangos are so delicious and plentiful.  They are perfect to eat at any time of day and with any of the meals.

 

You can buy pineapples whole or buy them ready to eat.  We invited some Elders over for dinner one night and had fresh pineapple for dessert.  Elder Datu showed us how to cut them so that they look spiraled when they're done.  OH, SO DELICIOUS!!!

 

At the market we purchase coconuts and have them shave the "meat" out for us.  This is a bag of freshly shaved coconut.  It is naturally sweet.

 

Each time we have Transfer Planning, we are invited to the Mission Home and served a delicious meal.  This is the table setting for one of those meals.

 

 

There are lots of other things, but thought you might enjoy what we have posted here.  If you have any other requests for our blog, let us know and we'll be sure to try to accommodate you.