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lapu lapu

Posted on November 10, 2007 @ 6:30 pm by massimo | Filed under: animals, blog, food, philippines, ukiyo-e, wordpress

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Red groupers typically have a stout body and a large mouth. They are not built for long-distance fast swimming. They can be quite large, usually largest fish of the grouper family, and their body, soft dorsal and anal fins, are covered with scales and thick skin.
Lapu Lapu is the Pilipino name for red grouper. In the archipelago they are important food fish.
As most other fish species which are sold in the market (talipapa) groupers are generally sold very fresh and, sometimes almost alive…The flesh is snowy white and can be cooked either as filets cut thin or as steaks cut thick.

Illustration Friday’s topic is: scales

moody blues…

Posted on September 29, 2007 @ 3:49 pm by massimo | Filed under: ancona, blog, food, swimming, wordpress

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Summer time is over, at last. I’m just coming from the beach: I dared once upon a time cold October waters and took my last swim. I’m almost frozen and now I don’t want to go out, I am not in the mood…The blues you know, the moody blues is always taking me over a little, in autumn…
Now I know that I am going to find myself often watching the clouds running in the sky, and the rain cracking the branches upon my window… And when it happens, I can’t find anything better than eating some bizarre oriental dishes, which invariably get the power of defying my subtle sort of melancholy…

Illustration Friday’s topic is: the blues

calamansi

Posted on May 12, 2007 @ 3:34 pm by massimo | Filed under: blog, food, philippines, wordpress

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Calamansi, is easy to spell, hard to forget, and adds zing when you least expect it! Calamansi is the most commonly grown backyard tree in the Philippines, among the citrus species. It is a small tree with a height of about 2 meters, with broad egg-shaped, dark green leaves. The fruit is round, about 2 cm in diameter, and greenish - yellow in color. Filipinos can have a year-round supply of this versatile citrus fruits by growing the plant right in their front yards or backyards or even in big boxes. Its juice is nutritious and traditionally made into a fruit drink that helps prevent respiratory diseases. It is also used as an additive in various food preparations. With its alkalinizing effect, calamansi helps circulate blood evenly and facilitates normal digestion…

Illustration Friday’s topic is: citrus

bean sprouts

Posted on February 3, 2007 @ 5:59 pm by massimo | Filed under: blog, food, travel, wordpress

 

Bean sprouts are the tender stems sprouted from a variety of beans. Most common ones are soybean sprouts which are long succulent and crisp. Soya foods have been part of the Chinese …

carabao

Posted on September 9, 2006 @ 5:08 pm by massimo | Filed under: animals, blog, food, people, philippines, wordpress

…plowing the field by the carabao, native water buffalo of the Philippines…
In many regions of the Philippines time is measured by the growth of the rice …

still life with rice cakes

Posted on May 27, 2006 @ 3:45 pm by massimo | Filed under: blog, food, indonesia, travel, wordpress

This illustration comes from a sketch I took at the dim light of a kerosene lamp. I had left Singapore in the afternoon, giving up some intricate architectural works, and travelling alone …

pizza connection

Posted on May 6, 2006 @ 9:43 am by massimo | Filed under: beach, blog, food, people, philippines, wordpress

“Pizza Connection” was the ironic name of a cosy, Italian beach-restaurant ran by Gino in Boracay Island.
I was in the business for a while, working as a bartender. The …

lost..

Posted on October 8, 2005 @ 9:33 pm by massimo | Filed under: blog, food, philippines, wordpress


Sooner or later, you may find yourself in some remote tiny island. Everything here is perfect and food makes no exception. The locals go fishing, fish and rice is their basic meal. …

the dream of the blue turtle

Posted on August 31, 2005 @ 12:03 pm by massimo | Filed under: animals, another green world, blog, food, travel, wordpress

 

Thanks to Illustration Friday for the chance of talking about dreams… Which are the dreams of the green turtle? Maybe to live in peace! Turtle watching is …

holidays

Posted on August 15, 2005 @ 10:12 am by massimo | Filed under: ancona, blog, food, fun, swimming, wordpress

 
Aug.15. What a mess! Summer holidays in Italy and everybody goes swimming! Even myself who braved the oceans…eh, eh, now braves crowdie beaches and dangerous local species, such as bunches of kids restlessly jumping into the water, and sun burned skin-divers who frantically crop tons …