The Dragon fruit plant or ‘strawberry pear’ or ‘pitahaya’, is an exotic looking fruit that has a bright pink outer exterior that look like large flame shaped scales with yellow-green tips. A tropical fruit with deep fuchsia, yellow, or bright white flesh freckled with small seeds. The taste is described as a combination of a…
Crispy pork belly is a large slab of pork belly which is simmered in a sauce made by ginger, onion, garlic, bay leaf, pepper corns and then air fried until perfectly golden brown and crispy. Crispy pork belly is the new lechon! When there is crispy pork belly, there is always happiness. This dish is…
The Santol fruit or in English ‘Cotton fruit’ (scientific name Sandoricum Koetjape) is a tropical fruit native to Malesia, also known as Maritime Southeast Asia. Abundantly found in local markets or groceries stores during its peak season from July to September. This apple sized round fruit is yellowish brown in color, with a pulp that…
Ginataang Hipon with sitaw and kalabasa is a Filipino shrimp dish, where shrimp, straw and kalabasa are cooked in coconut milk, with other usual ingredients of ginataang hippon. Loaded with vitamins A from the squash, iodine from the shrimps and calcium, potassium, zinc and magnesium from the malunggay leaves, a big bowl of this savoury…
Ginataang tulingan with talong is a Filipino fish dish made with tulingan and eggplant simmered slowly in creamy and thick sauce made with coconut milk, garlic, onion, ginger, vinegar, tomatoes, pepper, fish and green chilies. With vitamins from the eggplant, tulingan and good fats from the coconut cream, this dish and hot rice, will make…
Adobong talong with giniling (Adobong Talong With Pork) is a Pinoy recipe made with eggplant and ground pork, all simmered in a concoction of soy sauce, oyster sauce, vinegar, onion, garlic, tomatoes and sugar, all balanced to give that umami classic adobo flavor. This dish gives a way to enjoy your classic favorite adobo while…
Saba (banana) like any other banana is an elongated yellow fruit under the genus ‘Musa’ or ‘Musaceae Family’, and is one of the most important and most consumed fruit crops around the world. This tropical high fiber berry has a lot of potential health benefits, from maintaining heart health, blood pressure, gut, or mood. Eaten…
The Sineguelas fruit in English ‘Spanish Plum’ is an exotic native fruit from Latin America known for its antioxidant properties. But also found in the Philippines, as a seasonal summer fruit, having a purple with spots of green colored skin, has subtly sweet taste, favorably eaten for its benefits such as antioxidants, ascorbic acid and…
Spam (food) is seen as a timeless instant canned cured meat that you can open, slice, fry and just pair with bread, rice, or your choice of sides. This trademarked product is typically made of pork, salt, potato starch, sugar, water, some preservatives, with a choice of new flavoring offered like bacon, ham, jalapeño and…
Longganisa is a simple Filipino ulam made by frying a meat mixture made with ground pork, garlic, sugar, soy sauce, banana ketchup, pepper, salt and corn starch. This skinless longganisa is not using pork the skin from the pork intestines as a casing to the meat mixture. Compared to the classic version, and is less…
