Seafood season
I’m referring to Lent, of course. When Spain colonized the islands in 1521 and named them for Prince Philip (who later became King Philip II), the colonizers brought …
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About Filipino escabeche
Is it an adaptation of Spanish escabeche or is it just another name for Chinese-style sweet and sour fish?
Salted duck eggs, salted egg yolk paste and salted egg seasoning powder
The Chinese have been making them since the sixth century, and use of the delicacy has spread throughout Asia. Today, imaginative cooks have discovered non-traditional …
Corned beef, egg and rice for breakfast
The first time I ate real corned beef, I thought that I could never go back to canned. I learned to cure meat (for ten days), cook it and serve it in different ways. But …
Symbolic food on Lunar New Year
Wherever in the world the Lunar New Year is celebrated, there’s always symbolic food chosen for their appearance, characteristic or because their names are homonyms for …
8 dishes you can cook with leftover Christmas ham
If you're thinking of getting a whole leg of ham but you're worried about what to do with leftovers, I have a list of ways you can serve it without getting repetitious.
Sopas on the Christmas table
Filipino sopas is an adaptation of the American chicken noodle soup. It has been served by mothers, grandmothers, aunts and grand-aunts who came before me, and it was …