Saturday, April 11, 2009

One of my cravings.....................

I was young then and in the not-too-long-to forget days, I remember us hunting for fresh mango fruits from somebody's mango trees whether a neighbor or a rice field away. I was always armed with a sling shot or tirador made by my playmate's Dad (Mang Dado). Since chilhood, green mango will always be one of my cravings. My shirt will turn into a bag full of "manggang kinalabaw" for me to carry all those ill-gotten mangoes, LOL!

Just try to get a munch and keep a big smile!




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Friday, April 3, 2009

Still goin' Bananas

I was up for almost 15 hours and the whole trip to Cagayan de Oro seems so dark coz i was sleeping LOL. When I wake up, I was already in our plant. It's a huge factory and I can smell the melted sugar as I enter the compound. Now I have met the people whom I only knew as I am always talking to them just over the phone, now i have met them personally and they're nice. It's a whole day of observing the production, auditing and meeting people inside the factory. Duh! The pressure is really here and not in my office!









The Finish Product: Dyaraaaaannnn!!!! Looks crunchy but delicious.


Sorting: Which is witch! They delicately sort out chips that are dark in color
and broken. Imagine how many millions of chips they have sorted.

Cooling: Chips are being cooled before sorting. It's hard to touch while
it's hot huh!




Sorting





Frying: The hardest part. It's so hot in this area.




Slicing: The tedious job i think. You might cut your fingers.







Washing: Peeled bananas are being washed with chlorine.






Peeling

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Thursday, April 2, 2009

Goin' Bananas.......

It's a 12 hour long trip from Davao to Cagayan de Oro City. We left the plant around 6 pm. It's a rainy evening and it was so cold and i was chilling. We decided to visit the famous Resto where they cater seafoods. My boss informed me that "panga ng tuna" is the best.





This captured my attention as I go around the place. So refreshing and so gurl..
My mom have this flowering plant and she love this.






Time to eat!



Luz Kinilaw....... is an old Restaurant in Davao City which is already around 40 years. They serve authentic Davao cuisine and this restuarant is recommended for first-timers in Davao City. Upon arrival in the restaurant, I catched the glimpsed of tuna being grilled in front.





A plate of grilled squid was already enough for our group. I like the way the squid was cooked. It does not feel like I’m eating rubber when I had some.







Tuna being grilled .....hmmmmm. Bon Appetite !!!

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How it become a Banana Chips

I was asked to visit our plant in Davao and Cagayan de Oro. It's like I have to get acquainted with the nature of our company's business. We visited first our plant in Davao. Davao is such a great place, name the fruits you want to eat and they have it. I have seen tons and tons of green bananas freshly delivered by the suppliers. I kept on taking a lot of shots of fresh bananas for us to post the best pictures in our website. You can visit http://www.bgfruits.com/.


Goin' Bananas!!!!!!!!!!

Musa Spientum var Saba or commonly known as SABA is the variety of bananas our banana chips are made of.



So fresh!


Hmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!


Last 10 minutes and you'll be peeled and sliced!!!!!



Whoa! mountain of bananas



Hello Musa!!!!




We weren't able to wait for them to be cooked or processed. There was no production that time but they continously gathered the green bananas for the next day of production.



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