tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post8188243019516098685..comments2024-01-15T18:32:48.269+08:00Comments on My Manila: Doughnut warsHildahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572824685124656116noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-87221896014649023262008-09-11T18:07:00.000+08:002008-09-11T18:07:00.000+08:00Oh yum, yum, YUMMM. The cupcakes look and sound e...Oh yum, yum, YUMMM. The cupcakes look and sound equally delicious!!Baruchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05349100299537927380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-1851722754074724052008-09-08T22:50:00.000+08:002008-09-08T22:50:00.000+08:00I am not a big fan of sweets, unless they are choc...I am not a big fan of sweets, unless they are chocolate and even then I prefer rich dark chocolate rather than sweet milk chocolate.<BR/><BR/>I don't really like doughnuts though and have never understood the krispy kreme craze. Do you really think they are better than other doughnuts? I'm glad you have a local bakery though. It's much better to support a real person than a stupid chain.Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729819462354019534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-2777788940371226482008-09-08T19:43:00.000+08:002008-09-08T19:43:00.000+08:00Thankfully for my waist and hips we don't have any...Thankfully for my waist and hips we don't have any of these donut chains. The local patisserie is quite sweet enough!<BR/>(But the selection looks delicious)angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08041407522731399499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-87744311072591218552008-09-08T14:06:00.000+08:002008-09-08T14:06:00.000+08:00we in india dont have any of these branded donut c...we in india dont have any of these branded donut chains. but similar to donuts we have a south indian speciality called 'medu vada' which is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside and it is not sweet but bland and to be eaten with sauces called 'chutney' made of coriander and dunked in 'sambar'!magiceyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848851692951192508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-19886030743450831752008-09-08T06:56:00.000+08:002008-09-08T06:56:00.000+08:00When I was growing up here in California, the only...When I was growing up here in California, the only chain shop I knew about was Winchell's Donuts. I think they gave policemen free coffee and donuts to encourage them to drop around. There were plenty of jokes about where to find a cop if you needed one.USelainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551995221350532168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-78527949134682204092008-09-08T04:25:00.000+08:002008-09-08T04:25:00.000+08:00My favorite round donut is a cake sort of one, cov...My favorite round donut is a cake sort of one, covered in chocolate, from Voodoo Donuts on SW 3rd in downtown Portland.Lynettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05092690457095379968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-83356464621360067052008-09-08T01:47:00.000+08:002008-09-08T01:47:00.000+08:00Yum...what decadence!!!! :-))Yum...what decadence!!!! :-))Sarettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15467303139294282551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-46332548292149072052008-09-07T23:54:00.000+08:002008-09-07T23:54:00.000+08:00Looks yummy, Hilda! I like donuts, but don't eat t...Looks yummy, Hilda! I like donuts, but don't eat them very much. ;)<BR/>Light fluffy donuts seems like the one I can eat more of, though.<BR/><BR/>Indonesia has similar local donut entrepreneur called JCO. It's getting more popular than its American predecessors here because it sells lighter, fluffier donuts with more varieties and it has cozier stores.<BR/><BR/>BTW, thanks for your comment on my City Square post. Yes, I think I'd feel at home in Manila as you'd in Bandung. We share quite a few things in common. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and I'm afraid I don't quite understand your question about some of my posts being shorter that the others. If I got it correctly though, my answer is this: Sometimes I just don't feel like writing, just too tired to do it, or simply I don't have the the needed references to write about a post.Ekihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17128624439430370669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-60107721459921835552008-09-07T23:05:00.000+08:002008-09-07T23:05:00.000+08:00As a young musician growing up in north carolina t...As a young musician growing up in north carolina the final stop of the night would be at Krispy Kreme at 4am. Man, they used to make these incredible chocolate peanut cake donuts. Back then the only people who came to KK were truck drivers and third shift workers.<BR/>Hilda, re "No urinating" signs are all over Metro Manila, unfortunately. One guess why. =( " for some reason I always think of Manila as the kind of place that would never stand for such abhorrrent urban behavior. But I guess it's the same the world over..Ken Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100185198750536244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-3742717324221891382008-09-07T22:56:00.000+08:002008-09-07T22:56:00.000+08:00Joy: Nooooo! I've been avoiding doing that so we n...Joy: <BR/>Nooooo! I've been avoiding doing that so we never have to go there purposefully. My thighs will never survive it. :DHildahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572824685124656116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-43339003493020400382008-09-07T22:49:00.000+08:002008-09-07T22:49:00.000+08:00PSWhy not, when you go to the shop, if they were o...PS<BR/><BR/>Why not, when you go to the shop, if they were out of what you wanted, ask them to reserve the items you want for you to purchase the next day or something? I'm sure by now you would have formed a nice customer-seller relationship with them :DJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05075629180634929960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-72520977954510925602008-09-07T22:47:00.000+08:002008-09-07T22:47:00.000+08:00I love donuts - full stop. :D But I avoid them he...I love donuts - full stop. :D But I avoid them here in the UK as my hips will probably start having the same shape as the donuts I eat if I didn't have any self-control. But the thing is, donuts over here are sooo bland! This is why I miss Dunkin' Donuts' Boston Cream - soft, chocolate frosted and cream-filled. I like Krispy Kreme, too, but they tend to be on the too-sweet side for me. I also like Mister Donut's chocobutternut. :D And to my pleasant surprise, my husband who is British actually enjoys Go Nuts Donuts. So I'm counting the days (3 months 7 days) til I'm back in Manila to enjoy all the good food there! Including the best popcorn!Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05075629180634929960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-72980797706123565832008-09-07T22:03:00.000+08:002008-09-07T22:03:00.000+08:00I never had Krispy kreme nor Go Nuts Donuts before...I never had Krispy kreme nor Go Nuts Donuts before! I love doughnuts as a comfort food, but the only ones I've found good enough are the doughnuts sold at the market by manang and the ones from Rockwell's Dunkin branch. Yes, they're way different from the other branches, and more expensive. I've always passed by Go Nuts thinking it couldn't be that good. Patikim nga..hadvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09509025772524925053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-17925247484649446392008-09-07T21:12:00.000+08:002008-09-07T21:12:00.000+08:00yes krispy kreme is a sweet seductress...yes krispy kreme is a sweet seductress...Burd Zel Kraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04891862881065653013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-41675692245925316572008-09-07T21:02:00.000+08:002008-09-07T21:02:00.000+08:00Ah, the empire of sweetness! I confess that I don'...Ah, the empire of sweetness! I confess that I don't understand cupcakes. I try, but I really don't get it. ;)• Eliane •https://www.blogger.com/profile/17535070160739138725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-67822573400980471552008-09-07T20:31:00.000+08:002008-09-07T20:31:00.000+08:00Doughnut is not my favorite, though once Patricia ...Doughnut is not my favorite, though once Patricia seduced me with her "it will melt in your mouth" slogan. We tried J.CO, and I understood what "melting in your mouth" means! :-). Thanks for visiting my page!Harry Makertiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12910215127706663251noreply@blogger.com