TASTE OF ZAMBOANGA: DARAL @ 2013

Our visit to the Zamboanga City Public Market was a very enlightening experience. We learned about many Muslim delicacies which we never really encountered before. As Rowena said, her customers were usually Badjaos. 

You will find her in Building A. 

These are her two stalls... one is where she cooks  and the other where she sells her delicacies and also complete meals.

Here is another one that she cooked in front of our eyes: the DARAL!

The Daral caught my attention because it looked like the Lumpia!

Rowena Anuddin, the lady in the food stall again showed us her skills!

It was like making crepe...

Photo Credit: Michelle Lim 

Photo Credit: Michelle Lim

This is the "lumpia wrap" or "crepe wrap" for the daral!

Photo Credit: Michelle Lim

She placed the Bucayo mix into one side of the wrapper...

Photo Credit: Michelle Lim

Then, she starts rolling this in "lumpia" fashion:

She was so serious showing us how to do the daral!

And now, she is done... with a smile!

Lo! The DARAL!!!

Here are the other delicacies or ban-ban:

This is the Pali Kambing, according to my friend, Jean, but she told me don't let me spell it out!  
As I understand, banana is inside this fried flour! 

While this is the Pan Pan Mongo:

This one caught the eye of Teacher Lester Ledesma and asked us about it. I had to research about this sweets and it is called Pasung.

The Pasung or pasong is steamed sweetened rice flour held by banana leaf "balisungsong" or cones.

This is the Pitis, which my friend Jeanrose loves.

The Pitis is a sweet, sticky, violet rice flour (similar to Putli Mandih) boiled in coconut milk and brown sugar.

This is the Pangih Pangih.

This looks like a Donut. I don't know if there is a Muslim name for this.

I wasn't able to ask anymore about these other delicacies...

Maybe, someone can enlighten us with these!

P.S. 1

I was glad to meet Rowena and her daughter, Luna. She impishly told her Mom that she would be in the internet if she talked to us!

Bright kid, huh! Indeed, she is now in the web!

P.S.2
Here is a link of other Muslim delicacies, I posted about:
http://inpinaystummy.blogspot.com/2012/08/hariraya-puasa-gift-muslim-delicacies.html

P.S.3

This is another output from our Travel Reportage by Lester Ledesma experience!

TASTE OF ZAMBOANGA: PUTLIH MANDI @ 2013

Our last stop at the Zamboanga City Public Market was the food stall where we met a young woman by the name of Rowena Anuddin.

We were intrigued by the Muslim desserts she was selling because we saw her cook the desserts in front of our eyes, just in the stall across this! 
Most of her clients are Badjaos!

Incidentally, Rowena was teased by her daughter that by talking to us, she would now be in the internet! 

We first asked her about the violet balls which we thought were Ube balls. She called it the PUTLI MANDI.

The Putli Mandi is a flour ball with sweet coconut -sugar mix like "bucayo" in the center of the ball.

The components:
Flour mix: It is usually colored violet but can be any color.

Sweet coconut strips - sugar mixture like "bucayo"

She forms the violet flour mixture into balls and boils them.

The flour balls. They say the word Putli mandi speaks of the bathing girl according to legend.

Then the flour balls are wrapped with shredded coconut. 

The end product:

Interesting, right?
If I didn't forget the price, I think it was three for P12.00.

We tried it out and we like it!!!

ZC PUBLIC MARKET: POST 3:FACES @ JANUARY 2013

I really could not  imagine how the folks in the market would treat us. Definitely, we did not go there to market. We had our DSLRs hanging on our neck or held in the hand.

But, I was happy that I was greeted by cute and happy kids. They were thrilled by the thought that someone took their pictures and wanted to see the images, too. They giggled and laughed everytime they see their faces! And we know very well that they may never even have a copy!

The lady selling pancit was also very kind and was gracious enough to let us go on with what we were doing!

And the young lady washing the clothes was also so happy when I photographered her.

Where there were very happy people, there were also those who were indifferent...

And went on with their meals...

But some asked us why we were there... some asked innocently... and others, sort of doubtful and asking if we are from the media or TV stations.

And even old guys asked us to take his picture, too! This guy specifically pointed out why there was no flash!

We were taught... as much as possible do not use Flash... Better a grainy image than any picture with a flash! 

And this guy is selling these two shoes...in the area of the food!

But, even young people can also look so serious!

But it is the nice smile that makes the day!!!

Good day, everyone!

ZC PUBLIC MARKET: POST 2: FOOD HAWKERS @ JANUARY 2013

Actually, during our Travel Reportage seminar, we were asked to make a story in our mind and express it in pictures...

By looking at these pictures, can you imagine what I want to share about the Food Hawkers at the Zamboanga City Public Market?

Thanks, Michelle L. for the photo of this guy making coffee.. they say NITIB (Native) Coffee !

There are real people in the ZC Public Market and I was so happy to meet them and thankful that they were very nice to us!

ZC PUBLIC MARKET: POST 1: FIRST LOOK @ JANUARY 2013

Our Travel Reportage stint brought us to a place out of our comfort zone... the Zamboanga City Public Market!

The ZC Public Market is in the heart of Zamboanga City. The place is a bustling even if it was already a Saturday afternoon.

It was drizzling at the time we went there and we hoped it would soon stop! We could imagine the wet floors and maybe some muddy areas if the rain continued.

We were given an hour to see and feel the place and create a story in our mind while we do this. Teacher Lester Ledesma  joined us over there.

Here is the first look I had of the Zamboanga City Public Market which I would want to share with you!

I was greeted by one kid who brought his friend and later more friends came, and they wanted to have their photos taken over and over again.

I had to excuse myself from them because I had to think of our story.

Midafternoon, there was almost no more meat...but still lots of vegetables!

But, some of the vegetables were already cut up and placed in plastic bags! We didn't go to the fish, seafood nor poultry place since our assignment was Food Hawkers.

There are food of all kinds, bread and pancit... and making native coffee!

They also make their own delicacies right in the marketplace.

Outside, we see a kid selling ice candies.

And also, we would like to thank these guys who graciously watched over us while we did our photography shoot!

A most interesting afternoon!