Comments on: La Mesa Philippine Cuisine At Dee Why http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/21/la-mesa-philippine-cuisine-at-dee-why/ The slightly eccentric eating, cooking and travel adventures of a Sydney girl who loves cakes, cooking, Nigella Lawson and eating. She eats, breathes and dreams food and indeed will never get cable TV as she'd quit working and watch the Food Channel all day long. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:33:26 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/21/la-mesa-philippine-cuisine-at-dee-why/#comment-32397 Not Quite Nigella Sun, 14 Jun 2009 08:55:51 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/21/la-mesa-philippine-cuisine-at-dee-why/#comment-32397 Hi Edge-Yup only once as there aren't many here in Sydney for some reason. A shame as it's delicious! Oooh one in Lidcombe? Thanks for letting me know! :) Hi Edge-Yup only once as there aren’t many here in Sydney for some reason. A shame as it’s delicious! Oooh one in Lidcombe? Thanks for letting me know! :)

]]> By: Edge http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/21/la-mesa-philippine-cuisine-at-dee-why/#comment-32330 Edge Sat, 13 Jun 2009 09:41:20 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/21/la-mesa-philippine-cuisine-at-dee-why/#comment-32330 Oh wow! You've eaten in a Filo restaurant too? :) very impressive. I'm a filipino myself. I do admit that it's all about meat, meat, meat! when it comes to most filipino dishes. It's a mixture of spanish, chinese, malaysian etc. Halo-halo is a popular dessert- especially during the summertime here for filipino parties!. The word 'halo' means 'mix'. Referring to the mixture of ingredients in it and also, most people eat it by mixing all the ingredients first with a spoon. I think there's also a filo restaurant somewhere in Lidcombe. And you can eat....and sing! (Ahhh karaoke....besides eating- another favourite Filipino pastime :D) x Oh wow! You’ve eaten in a Filo restaurant too? :) very impressive. I’m a filipino myself. I do admit that it’s all about meat, meat, meat! when it comes to most filipino dishes. It’s a mixture of spanish, chinese, malaysian etc. Halo-halo is a popular dessert- especially during the summertime here for filipino parties!. The word ‘halo’ means ‘mix’. Referring to the mixture of ingredients in it and also, most people eat it by mixing all the ingredients first with a spoon. I think there’s also a filo restaurant somewhere in Lidcombe. And you can eat….and sing! (Ahhh karaoke….besides eating- another favourite Filipino pastime :D ) x

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/21/la-mesa-philippine-cuisine-at-dee-why/#comment-17683 Not Quite Nigella Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:33:17 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/21/la-mesa-philippine-cuisine-at-dee-why/#comment-17683 Hi hameed-Thankyou so much! :) Hi D-Sounds like a fantastic potential combination of flavours! I've never tried sweetened chickpeas but I imagine they'd be nice and nutty! :) Hi hameed-Thankyou so much! :)

Hi D-Sounds like a fantastic potential combination of flavours! I’ve never tried sweetened chickpeas but I imagine they’d be nice and nutty! :)

]]> By: D http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/21/la-mesa-philippine-cuisine-at-dee-why/#comment-17594 D Fri, 19 Dec 2008 22:57:34 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/21/la-mesa-philippine-cuisine-at-dee-why/#comment-17594 Hi, among the fruits and jellies at the bottom of the halo-halo would be any combination of nata de coco, kaong (sugar palm), sweetened red beans, sweetened garbanzos (chick peas), jackfruit, sago, macapuno (freak coconut), gulaman (agar-agar), ube haleya and or leche flan. Can be bought at Oriental groceries so you can make halo-halo on hot summer days! Hi, among the fruits and jellies at the bottom of the halo-halo would be any combination of nata de coco, kaong (sugar palm), sweetened red beans, sweetened garbanzos (chick peas), jackfruit, sago, macapuno (freak coconut), gulaman (agar-agar), ube haleya and or leche flan. Can be bought at Oriental groceries so you can make halo-halo on hot summer days!

]]> By: hameed http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/21/la-mesa-philippine-cuisine-at-dee-why/#comment-14626 hameed Sun, 09 Nov 2008 08:37:34 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/21/la-mesa-philippine-cuisine-at-dee-why/#comment-14626 hello. you have vary nice food hello. you have vary nice food

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/21/la-mesa-philippine-cuisine-at-dee-why/#comment-3604 Not Quite Nigella Sat, 03 May 2008 06:32:44 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/21/la-mesa-philippine-cuisine-at-dee-why/#comment-3604 Hi Maria-Ahhh I see, more of like a feta style cheese filling but smoother? That sounds fantastic! :) Hi Maria-Ahhh I see, more of like a feta style cheese filling but smoother? That sounds fantastic! :)

]]> By: Maria http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/21/la-mesa-philippine-cuisine-at-dee-why/#comment-3597 Maria Sat, 03 May 2008 01:45:52 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/21/la-mesa-philippine-cuisine-at-dee-why/#comment-3597 Actually the cheese one was a savoury one.. it was just the flavour of the quark mixed with some raw eggs and salt and baked from memory. :-) Actually the cheese one was a savoury one.. it was just the flavour of the quark mixed with some raw eggs and salt and baked from memory. :-)

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/21/la-mesa-philippine-cuisine-at-dee-why/#comment-3577 Not Quite Nigella Fri, 02 May 2008 12:11:55 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/21/la-mesa-philippine-cuisine-at-dee-why/#comment-3577 Hi Maria-I do love reading your comments! Wow, your mum sounds like a fantastic cook. I bet things just don't taste as good as when she used to make it. Mmmm pie skin! I love the layers in filo and puff pastry but I've never been brave enough to make my own. That's the stuff I put in advanced, advanced cooking! Oh yes I love Quark. You can get it at DJ's city store. I used to buy it and eat it in place of cream cheese and mascarpone. Is the continental cheese one like the cheese strudel filling? I adore that. The pumpkin one sounds heavenly, like pumpkin pie which I also love. Hi Maria-I do love reading your comments! Wow, your mum sounds like a fantastic cook. I bet things just don’t taste as good as when she used to make it. Mmmm pie skin! I love the layers in filo and puff pastry but I’ve never been brave enough to make my own. That’s the stuff I put in advanced, advanced cooking!

Oh yes I love Quark. You can get it at DJ’s city store. I used to buy it and eat it in place of cream cheese and mascarpone. Is the continental cheese one like the cheese strudel filling? I adore that. The pumpkin one sounds heavenly, like pumpkin pie which I also love.

]]> By: Maria http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/21/la-mesa-philippine-cuisine-at-dee-why/#comment-3561 Maria Fri, 02 May 2008 07:52:27 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/21/la-mesa-philippine-cuisine-at-dee-why/#comment-3561 Thanks always for your generous replies Lorraine :-) I bookmark my comments now to check back and see if there's a reply! Yes, my late Mum did make many things from scratch which was how she was taught when she was growing up. I will always remember her pastry which was like filo pastry.. stretched out like a table cloth.. literally hanging well over a big, round kitchen table.. transparent with elasticity. Holes could easily occur! With that she'd make what I guess are very light 'filo style' long strudels which had plenty of fleshy "pie skin" on inside when eaten. She'd do continental cottage cheese fillings (is that Quark?)... more tangy than our English style cottage cheese. And she'd also do mashed pumpkin, cinnamon and sugar as a filling. I think I loved the cheese the most back then because I would often get indigestion from the pumpkin one. I'd love both now.. and would probably team the pumpkin one with some icecream. Thanks always for your generous replies Lorraine :-)

I bookmark my comments now to check back and see if there’s a reply!

Yes, my late Mum did make many things from scratch which was how she was taught when she was growing up. I will always remember her pastry which was like filo pastry.. stretched out like a table cloth.. literally hanging well over a big, round kitchen table.. transparent with elasticity. Holes could easily occur! With that she’d make what I guess are very light ‘filo style’ long strudels which had plenty of fleshy “pie skin” on inside when eaten. She’d do continental cottage cheese fillings (is that Quark?)… more tangy than our English style cottage cheese. And she’d also do mashed pumpkin, cinnamon and sugar as a filling. I think I loved the cheese the most back then because I would often get indigestion from the pumpkin one. I’d love both now.. and would probably team the pumpkin one with some icecream.

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/21/la-mesa-philippine-cuisine-at-dee-why/#comment-3496 Not Quite Nigella Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:35:29 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/21/la-mesa-philippine-cuisine-at-dee-why/#comment-3496 Hi Maria-Yes mega-sinful is the way to describe it completely. It was just meat and fat and not a scrap of vegetable. Wow, your mum would buy chickens alive? She sounds like a real cook! I know of so many European mums that cook everything from scratch and spend a lot of time preparing meals. Was your mum like that? Hehe I was a little undecided about the unnamed fruits and jellies but they were fantastic. I kept fishing down the bottom of the glass for more! The caldereta was a little hot but not too hot (for me at least) but it was a bit oily. Yes I do recall you mentioning cumquats or kumquats. I am not sure how to describe the Adobo sauce, perhaps a blend of soy, vinegar, chili, garlic and herbs. Very good and a little unusual :) Thanks! I try and feature anything interesting and sometimes the drinks are very unusual! :) Hi Maria-Yes mega-sinful is the way to describe it completely. It was just meat and fat and not a scrap of vegetable.

Wow, your mum would buy chickens alive? She sounds like a real cook! I know of so many European mums that cook everything from scratch and spend a lot of time preparing meals. Was your mum like that?

Hehe I was a little undecided about the unnamed fruits and jellies but they were fantastic. I kept fishing down the bottom of the glass for more!

The caldereta was a little hot but not too hot (for me at least) but it was a bit oily.

Yes I do recall you mentioning cumquats or kumquats. I am not sure how to describe the Adobo sauce, perhaps a blend of soy, vinegar, chili, garlic and herbs. Very good and a little unusual :)

Thanks! I try and feature anything interesting and sometimes the drinks are very unusual! :)

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