Green
tomatoes in Davao
March 1, 2014
When you
walk in the mall, you can always get away from the Grocerie the ground floor.
And usually it draws us into the fruit and vegetables department. Sure, the
prices here are slightly higher than in Digos, Calinan, Aracan, 40 km away, or
further in the direction of Mt Apo - where the things usually come.
Besides herbs, such as basil, tarragon, mint, and dill above all - that has really surprised
me to find it here - you get to buy great deals such as potatoes, broccoli,
cauliflower, cabbage and tomatoes. The gardener heart of every foreigner will
beat ten times higher. The offer of this
vegetable varieties is smaller because it is more expensive than the local
vegetables and is usually only bought by foreigners and western-oriented Filipinos.
But one
thing was very amazed: The Filipinos like to buy the tomatoes, especially if
they're still green.
Sometimes I would be more then happy to respond if someone
searches for the small green tomatoes instead of juicy red right next to it ...
Oh, would someone only know that green tomatoes have in a little poison (=
solanine) inside that can cause also headache and stomachache ? Only when the
tomatoes are red, then they are easy to eat.
The solution
to this problem was real Filipino style: The Filipinos like to eat the still
green tomatoes together with Ginamos and
think it okay. The main reason is that they think that red tomatoes are
already over ripe and spoiled. Greene tomatoes, however, would be fresh and
healthy. That’s it.
Best
regards,
Ludwig from Davao
