Thanksgiving in the Philippines
A funny thing happened after I unearthed photos of jars of pickled vegetables in my hard drive. I used to prep and keep them in the fridge for quick accompaniments to …
To understand food and its cultural and social significance, it is often necessary to go beyond recipes and cooking tips. This section includes a comprehensive guide on ramen broth, a history of mac and cheese, a dive into the (mostly Western) misconception that sate / satay is peanut sauce and how chocolate evolved to become the (second?) most popular Valentine's Day gift.
A funny thing happened after I unearthed photos of jars of pickled vegetables in my hard drive. I used to prep and keep them in the fridge for quick accompaniments to …
Can a dish still be considered a salad if there are no green leafy vegetables in the mix?
I prefer more fruit — so much more fruit that my daughter, Sam, says my trail mix looks like fruit salad. I like the sweetness laced with tang. I like saltiness too so I …
If the main dish is all-meat or all-seafood, we try to prepare a vegetable side dish for a more balanced meal. We’re not a hundred per cent successful. There are …
In usage, they are sometimes interchanged. But those who don’t use terms loosely know that they really aren’t the same. Not at all. Queso is Spanish for …
El Niño. Long hot and dry season; delayed and short rainy season. We’ve been through it so many times that one would think we should be used to it by now. But it gets …
In episode two of "A Nation of Broth", a Korean documentary on Netflix, the hosts went in search of soups that go well with rice. Two of the three hosts mixed rice into …
The short answer is yes. Fried rice is stir fried and stir frying is a cooking technique that originated in China. But that's only part of the story.