Mangga With Alamang At Sili Novels & Stories

Magalang siyang tumango rito, at gumanti ito ng tango. “Dinalhan ko kayo ng manggo float muffins,” sabi niya, inilapag ang plato, pilit na nagmumukhang kaswal at tinatago ang pagkailang. “Hindi sila masyadong matamis, kaya malamang magugustuhan ninyo.”

The soft coconut cream, the crunch of nuts, the gentle sweetness—it melted on my tongue. “This is delicious!” I exclaimed. Manang laughed. “That’s my lola’s recipe. A family secret. The señoritos love it.” As she began preparing vegetables for dinner, she glanced at me curiously. “Do you have plans tonight, Miss Reya?” “None at the moment,” I replied. “Well, stay for dinner then.” She grinned. “We’re having Tinolang Manok.” My mouth watered. “I’d love to.” “Then can I take advantage and ask you to help pick out the malunggay leaves?” she teased.

Masaya akong kumakain ng maasim na mangga sa itaas ng puno. My sweet haven was distracted the moment I heard an angry and loud voice from a woman. Rinig ko ang pagtatalo ng dalawang pamilyar na boses papalapit sa kung saan ako. Maasim na iyong mangga pero mas lalong nangasim pa sa panga ko habang pinapakinggan sila. "Huwag mo na akong lalapitan!"

As luck would have it, big trees were few and far between and most of their houses had zero to no yard space except for notorious and reclusive Aling Sita’s. Katey and her girl playmates especially liked to cut up flowers and softer fruits with plastic knives and serve them on tiny plastic plates and picnic blankets of leaves. For flowers, their favorites were hibiscus, jungle geranium, plumeria, morning glory, sampaguita and orchid. For fruits: caimito, Jamaica cherry, santol, sugar-apple, star fruit, black plum (which leaves a dark purple telltale stain on the tongue), bilimbi, tamarind, guava and Katchamita mango; most of them eaten with rock salt. They also liked sweet champagne mango bu

“R-Really?” “Of course, so, please give me some time, okay?” She smiled and could not help herself to jump onto him and hugged him tightly. “Thank you so much, Ty!” Tyeron chuckled and hugged her. “Sure, no problem.” “Ahmm, excuse me ma’am and sir, here’s our other fruit seedlings. We have Rambutan, Lanzones, seedless satsuma, mandarin, bananas, papayas and calamansi.” “Wow, they look amazing,” Tyeron said while looking at the seedlings.

She had studied rich people in their eating habits for years para hindi siya maalangang sumabay sa pagkain sa mga ito kaya alam niya ang kaibahan. "Oo, madali lang namang magbalat at maghiwa ng mangga. Bubuksan lang naman ang lata ng cream, ibubuhos sa mango slices na nasa, then, chill—tapos na ang mango a la crema." The man was speaking lightly. Para bang ipinapalagay ang loob niya rito. Ngunit hindi magawang ma-relaks ni Mina sa harap ng lalaki. She was too aware of his masculine charms.

Manang Tasya held my hand. “Ala eh, be careful on your way home. Come back here whenever you are free, Ma’am Cami," said Manang Tasya. I will definitely miss the delicious dishes that I can only find here. Here, I am not tempted to eat taboos, there are actually more vegetables served. “You and Manang and Manong as well as Liam, be careful. Thank you." I smiled broadly at them. Manang Tere and I met eyes, she couldn't stand it anymore and approached me and hugged me tightly.

She waited to see what the Fay couple would choose to eat and hoped they would explain the different foods. Elowen seemed to sense her uncertainty." These dishes are all made from vegetables and fruits. The Silva Fay don't eat meats." She picked up a fruit that looked like a tiny bright pink banana. "We often start our meals with this fruit that's called Rosea Musa." Elowen handed the fruit to Nueva. She watched how they pealed the skin and copied what they did. The fruit tasted sweet and exotic, with hints reminding her of sunburst pineapple and ripe mango.

"Here he is." said Alex while giving a plate of mango pieces to Alina. Alina smiles. He immediately took the fork that was available and ate one. "Nice." Alina said while giving the plate back to Alex. Seeing this made Alex frown. "You say it's delicious, but why give it back to me? Want me to feed it?" Alina shook her head. "I just want one unripe mango cut into small pieces. That's all." Hearing all that, made Alex pensive. Yes, he was digesting all of Alina's words well.

Giselle’s gaze fell on a particular item, her eyes narrowing in curiosity. Selena, noticing Giselle’s surprise, chuckled. “That bamboo container is sago. I hope you don’t mind our simple staple food.” “Actually, sago goes perfectly with the vegetable stew. It’s way better than anything else!” Alessandro chimed in, trying to pique Giselle’s interest. “And how about this spicy sambal? You like spicy food, right?” Giselle nodded, and Alessandro beamed. “Great! I bet you’ll be hooked.”