Creamy Maja Blanca
Because the Philippines have abundance in coconut, this ingredient has become quite a common fixture in some of our dishes. Ginaatan for example, is a collection of menu with the like of ginataang langka, ginataang gulay, ginaatang monggo,…
Best Substitute if Baking Soda is Not Available
Baking soda or sodium bicarbonate is a fine white powder, and a common fixture in the world of baking. Baking soda works its magic when, as an alkaline, it's blended with an acidic ingredient such as brown sugar, molasses, yogurt or…
Pesang Dalag With Miso Soup
Pesang dalag (stewed mudfish) is regional Filipino dish whose main ingredient is mudfish, a freshwater fish and vegetable soup, with optional add-ons.
Mudfish is not generally found in a typical Filipino market, perhaps due to the…
Paksiw Na Galunggong sa Santol
Sandoricum koetjape or santol in the Philippines is a tropical fruit grown in Southeast Asia. It contains vitamins B and C provides healing abilities and prevent cardiovascular disease, strokes, and cancer, folate that reduces risk of birth…
Sweet and Sour Fish
Ingredients:
Cooking oil for frying
2 medium size fish (tilapia, labahita, salmon, galunggong) - cleaned and washed.
salt to sprinkle into the fish (asnan nyo muna)
2 knobs ginger, sliced thinly
10 cloves garlic, minced…
Should You Avoid MSG as Food Ingredient?
You may be growing up seeing the TV commercial of Ajinomoto promoting the use of its product in a Filipino-themed Pusong Pinoy, Lutong Pinoy advertisement.
The product, locally known as vetsin, carries the chemical name monosodium…
Why You Should Not Put Onion Inside Refrigerator?
We all know that the refrigerator is a silent hero in the kitchen. It extends the shelf life of milk, preserves highly-perishable meat and keeps beer taste great.
But the refrigerator is not the place to store certain items. It can…
Jollibee Chicken Joy Recipe
We have braved cold weather, long lines and risking empty seats just to take a bite of this quintessential Filipino fastfood fare that is known worldwide.
Jollibee chicken joy isn't just an answer to our craving but every bite takes us…
Bicol Express Recipe
INGREDIENTS
Minced garlic
Minced onion
Salt and pepper
Coconut milk
3 Tbsp shrimp paste
Siling espada/mahaba, sliced
Pork belly, cut in cubes
PROCEDURE
1. Heat the wok. Once hot enough, put into the wok the pork…
Pinoy Hotcake
It looks like the typical pancake served right out of McDonald's breakfast menu but Filipinos call it more appropriately as "hotcakes" because they are best consumed when hot.
Basted with margarine and sprinkled with white sugar, Pinoy…
15 Incredible Kitchen Hacks You Should Know
Eating is a necessity but cooking is an art. You must think that you know it all but when it comes to managing the kitchen and the neat tricks; there is always something more to know. In order to master the art of getting around your…