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Buko Pandan
Creamy Pandan and Young Coconut Dessert What is Buko Pandan Buko Pandan is a cold dessert with young coconut, milk and pandan jelly. These are the basic ingredients. Today there are many additional ingredients and toppings too. The word ‘buko’ means young coconut in particular because the word ‘niyog’ means mature coconut which will have […]
Pinoy Fruit Salad
Fruity…check! Creamy…check! Sweet…check! If you have attended a Filipino gathering before, you know that you are in for a feast! When we say, come over, we are having a small gathering for a celebration don’t expect 2-3 people or sandwiches on the table. Small gathering ends up being a living room and kitchen full of […]
Malutong Na Pata
Pork Hock, Twice cooked and Fried to Perfection This dish is popurlay known as Crispy Pata, it literally means crispy pork hock. It’s twice cooked, first it’s boiled and deep fried until it nice and crispy.
Kaldereta
Pressure Cooker Series Episode 1: A Tomato Based Hearty Beef & Liver Stew What is Kaldereta or Caldereta Kaldereta’s also known as Caldereta name is derived from the Spanish word caldera meaning cauldron. This dish is one of those dishes that was brought to the Philippines during the Spanish colonisation. The origin is not confirmed […]
Inasal na Manok
A Fragrant Spatchcock Chicken Barbecue with Annatto and Butter Baste. Inasal has the perfect smokey, peppery and citrus balance. Served with a lovely steamy hot ric, a garlicy soy & vinegar dip and Atchara (Filipino Pickles). W What is Inasal This chicken barbecue is a regional recipe from Bacolod region, Western Visayas Philippines. The Ilonggo […]
Crispy Smashed Potaoes with Mayonana
Today’s generation is so blessed to have everything accessible to them. For instance, they have Social media, which is an amazing thing of course but it has its downsides too. Having seen a version of this on TikTok, I’m a little late to this trend but I really wanted to try it for a long […]
Pansit Baka
Egg Noodles with Cubed Beef Steaks Pancit or Pansit is noodles in Filipino. We usually eat pansit during celebrations or special occasions. BUT we should be able to cook Pansit when we want or crave them. If you’re new to Filipino food or you don’t have much time to cook in the evenings. This quick […]
Crispy Mushrooms and Salted Egg
Twice fried Oyster Mushrooms, season with Salted Egg and served with Alamang Mayo.
Pancit Palabok
Rice Noodles with Prawns and Pork Sauce. Topped with Pork Crackling, Smoked Fish and Eggs What is Pancit Palabok? The word Pancit or Pansit means noodles in the Filipino language. We have many types of noodle dishes in the Philippines. This is influenced by the Chinese settlers in the Philippines, some Chinese traders stayed in […]
Ginataan na Hipon
Creamy Prawns Cooked in Coconut Milk with Pumpkin and Green beans. Ginataan is a cooking method in the Philippines, it refers to cooking or braising with coconut milk or ‘Gata’. This cooking method has many varieties, from savoury dishes to sweet dishes. Each region will have their own variation as well as each household. Because […]