Tinola in Tagalog, tinuwa in Cebuano or la uya in Ilocano is a soup-based dish served as an appetizer or main entrée in the Philippines. This is an ideal treat served with rice during cool periods such as rainy days where hot soup is best appreciated. Traditionally, this dish is cooked with chicken, wedges of…
Chili con carne or more commonly known as simply “chili” is a spicy stew containing chili peppers and meat. Traditional versions are made using chili peppers, garlic, onions, and cumin, along with chopped or ground beef. Beans and tomatoes are frequently included. This great chili has to be one of the best dishes to serve to…
Filipinos are often fond of serving spaghetti on family and social gatherings. There are also multiple ways to prepare this dish, so we'll include spinach and beef patties in this recipe.
There are many variations of curry although its origins can be traced to Indian, Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Thai and other Southeast Asian cuisines. They come with various ingredients such meat, poultry and seafood, combined with vegetables, notably for those classified as vegetarian curry dishes. Filipino curry dish often has pork or chicken, along with…
A mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. “Mushroom” describes a variety of gilled fungi, with or without stems, and the term is used even more generally, to describe both the fleshy fruiting bodies of some Ascomycota and the woody or…
Udon is a type of thick wheat-flour noodle of Japanese cuisine. It is usually served hot as noodle soup in its simplest form as kake udon, in a mildly flavoured broth called kakejiru which is made of dashi, soy sauce (shōyu), and mirin. Ingredients: 2 packed udon noodles 1 whole white onion 150 g chicken…
The word broccoli, from the Italian plural of broccolo, refers to “the flowering top of a cabbage”. Broccoli is a plant in the cabbage family, whose large flower head is used as a vegetable. As one of the most nutritious vegetables, it’s good to have broccoli on your table as often as possible. Ingredients: 2…
Pancit or pansit is the term for noodles in Filipino cuisine. Noodles were introduced into the Philippines by the Chinese and have since been adopted into local Pinoy cuisine. Noodle dishes are also standard fare in local restaurants and come in different forms and cooking methods. Food establishments specializing in noodles are often referred to as panciterias. You just can’t escape during parties or…
Eggplant known as the large egg-shaped fruit of a tropical Old World plant, eaten as a vegetable and the dark purple color like the typical skin of this fruit. Eggplant is delicious treat served hot or cold and can be enjoyed marinated, stuffed, roasted, grilled, fried, in a casserole, in stews, or on brochettes. There are…
It called a rainbow chicken maybe because of the color combination especially when a unique variety colour of vegetables added unto it such us carrots, red and yellow bell pepper, stalks of celery, peas, bamboo shoots and others you like to add. My apologies for missing the other ingredients that make up the name. Nevertheless,…