I just read an article from the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s website about the imposition of Shellfish ban in Eastern Samar. Apparently, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) … [Read more...]
Polvoron
03/06/2010 By
Polvoron is a semi-sweet concoction made of toasted flour, powdered milk, sugar, and butter. This is considered as a dessert or snack in the Philippines wherein roasted rice puffs referred to locally … [Read more...]
How to Butcher a Chicken
02/03/2010 By
Have you ever tried to butcher a whole dressed chicken? I remember the first time to butcher a whole chicken; it was confusing. Back then, I didn’t know where to start and I have no idea as to how … [Read more...]
Food Review:Panda Express Beijing Beef
02/02/2010 By
I felt that I needed a quick bite as I drove home from work. Luckily, I was about to pass-by a Panda Express location and decided to grab a box for dinner. I got a 2 entrée plate consisting of Orange … [Read more...]
Igado
02/01/2010 By
Igado is a popular Ilocano dish made from pork tenderloin and pig’s innards such as liver, kidney, heart. This is definitely one of the best Filipino foods around – in my opinion. However, some … [Read more...]
Tuyo: Smelly but Lovely
01/29/2010 By
It has been more than a week since I last posted an article for our What’s Cooking section so I decided to write something about what I had for breakfast this morning. After taking a shower and … [Read more...]
5 Things to Consider in Making the Best Fried Rice
01/28/2010 By
Fried Rice is the result when steamed or boiled rice are fried in oil or animal fat. For practical reasons, the Chinese first used this method to preserve and recycle leftover steamed rice for … [Read more...]
Perfect Rice Puff Dessert
01/25/2010 By
Rice puffs or popped rice are grains of rice that are popped and dehydrated. This is often mixed with sweeteners such as sugar or corn syrup and eaten as breakfast cereals. There is a popular snack in … [Read more...]
Another World Record for the Biggest Mango
01/25/2010 By
Would you believe that a single piece of mango can weight up to 2 kilos (4.4 lbs)? I thought that this was a hoax at first until I read a post published by the Department of Agriculture – Cagayan de … [Read more...]
Palitaw
01/24/2010 By
Palitaw is a term used to call a sweet flat rice cake that is eaten in the Philippines as a snack or dessert. Originally, grounded or pounded sticky rice is used to make this rice cake (called kakanin … [Read more...]
