What is Water Spinach (KangKong) ? A familiar vegetable that you can easily find in grocery stores, wet markets, served at restaurants as a main dish or side dish, or easily cooked at home. It is a herbaceous perennial tropical plant that is aquatic or semi-aquatic, known for it’s tender hollow shoots or stems. A…
The Versatile Lemongrass, Tanglad (scientific name Cymbopogon), what is it exactly? You’ve probably seen this ingredient the most Asian cooking, as a herb consumed or added as flavoring, in herbal teas, or turned into essential oils, or used as medicine. Known as a cluster of silky slim grass heads, called barbed wire grass, or fever…
Ham macaroni salad is a quick and easy chilled dessert salad made with a mixture of mayonnaise, apple, carrots, pineapple tidbits, cheese, raisins, and onions all tossed over some chewy macaroni pasta. This dish is usually served during Christmas but can also be served during celebrations alongside other pasta and noodles. The colorful aesthetic of…
Pancit Miki Guisado is a stir-fried wheat flour noodle dish, cooked along with pork belly and other vegetables and sauces. It is normally topped with kikiam, squid balls, shrimp, and chicharon, before serving. It is best enjoyed as an afternoon snack or alternative to rice. Pancit Miki Guisado Recipe Ingredients: Directions: What is Miki Noodles?…
This creamy fruity jelly recipe is definitely the perfect palate cleanser if you want a creamy, silky and fruity chilled dessert after a long day of work. Just a sachet of jelly powder and a large can of fruit cocktail is enough to feed the whole barangay! Filled with a lot of fruits, this dessert…
Soy pepper pork is a simple yet classy pork dish highlighted with a hint of delicate soy sauce flavor. It is made more appetizing with a little crunch and color brought by the red and green bell peppers. The soy sauce is a very versatile condiment made from fermented and processed soy beans. Just a…
Gabi (Taro) root vegetable is a edible root of a tropical herbaceous plant that is native to Southeast Asia, where it’s seen as a staple crop, these grow to around 5 feet tall, with the whole root crop, large leaves. it is popular in south east Asia, Philippines and India. It is used in some…
The Chinese Chives vegetable ( Kuchay ), Chinese leek, or called its scientific name ‘Allium tubersosum’ is part of the edible flowering plant family. This type of Chives are known for the similar traits to scallions or spring onions, being a perennial plant under the onion family that helps avert pests, which makes them great…
Why drink Ovaltine ? Ovaltine Chocolate Malt, in short ‘Ovaltine’ is a popular powdered chocolate milk drink brand. Known by its distinctive orange packaging and sweet cocoa aroma. A malt based, chocolaty drink that has around 110 years of heritage, from being the first complete milk fortifier powder, now to a beverage drink for kids…
Why try Moringa Leaves ? This leafy green plant is very much utilized medically as an antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, or anti-bacterial medicine or supplement. These are also used as an ingredient added into sunscreen, skincare, and haircare. Using everything from the leaves, roots, and flowers, and sometimes even seeds. This plant is considerably high in vitamins,…
