Humans keep chickens primarily as a source of food, consuming both their meat and their eggs. The meat of the chicken, also called “chicken”, is a type of poultry meat. Because of its relatively low cost, chicken is one of the most used meats in the world. Nearly all parts of the bird can be…
You may say that potato is not a staple food for Filipinos. Correct, yet, with fusion of many dishes influenced by neighboring countries, it’s inevitable that new ingredients slowly encroach the Filipino table. And yet, many of us won’t consider potato as a foreign meal as we’ve been using it on dishes like caldereta, afritada…
Chicken recipe is incredibly popular, no matter whether it is roasted, fried, grilled, baked, barbecued, or poached. Perhaps not known to many, chicken is a healthy food choice if you want to prevent heart disease. Chicken is high in protein and low in both cholesterol and fat. If you enjoy eating healthy, it is possible…
Beef Caldereta or common known us “beef stew” is the most popular celebration dish during fiestas, birthdays, baptism, and even in wedding celebrations. It is rich tomato-based stew traditionally cooked with goat meat and beef meat. Every family has its own version and this is my easy way version. Ingredients 1 kilo beef, cut…
Lately, many of us Filipinos are big fans of Korean pop culture. We adore hallyu (Korean wave) stars and anything to do with K-Pop genre such as Korean music (Sandara Park’s 2NE1 girl group even pushed forward our affection) and Korean dramas. But such association may not be complete if we don’t try to get…
Adobong sitaw is a string bean vegetable cooked with pork flavoring with the sauce combination of soy sauce and vinegar. Ingredients: 1 lb string beans (sitaw), cut in 2 inch length 1/2 lb pork (belly or spareribs) 1/3 cup vinegar 1/2 cup soy sauce 1 medium-sized onion, sliced lengthwise 3-4 cloves garlic, crushed 1/2…
Tinolang isda or Fish soup has a terrific taste and aromatic smell, the dish has plenty of nutrients and vitamins because of the vegetable ingredient being used. Ingredients: 1/2 kilo fish (any medium to large fresh fish will do) 2 slice ginger, peeled and crush 1 onion 2 pcs. spring onion ( cut 1-2 inches…
Chicken Pork Adobo is a great combination of pork and chicken meat. Adobo is the name of a popular dish and cooking process in Philippine cuisine that involves meat or can be also seafood marinated in a sauce of vinegar and garlic. Ingredients: 1/2 kilo pork cut in cubes + 1/2 kilo chicken, cut into…
Camote tops are very often eaten as local salad. This is a plant that was introduced during the Spanish period to our country. Camote which is a native to tropical America is scientifically known as Ipomoea batatas. Ingredients: 1 catty camote tops ( sweet potato leaves) or in chinese (yam) 2-3 fresh tomatoes (cut into…
Curry dish is often associated with Indian cuisine which uses curry powder and Thai food powered by curry paste. Filipinos have adopted their version of this delicacy and cooked to suit Pinoy taste, with potatoes coming off European influence and coconut milk as an common ingredient. Needless to say there are different variations of chicken…