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Tinola na May Papaya - Food with Mae-14

Tinola na may Papaya

Chicken and Ginger Soup with Green Papaya When I see London being gloomy, I’m like… immediately soup! I was craving some tinola and I bought some papaya recently. So it’s the best day to make some Tinola I would say.  My cooking skills are learnt from my late papa “Pepe”. I wouldn’t be who I […]

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Ginisang Monggo na May Manok

Sautéed Mung Beans and Chicken with Spinach What is Ginisang Monggo Ginisang Monggo is usually eaten on a friday and according to Yummy.ph “this custom stems from the Philippines’ predominantly Catholic population, which refrains from eating meat during Friday every Lenten season. Catholics typically abstain from meat as a form of sacrifice, and monggo was […]

Kanto Fried Chicken - Food with Mae-7

KFC – Kanto Fried Chicken

Crispy and FLavourful Filipino Fried Chicken If you love fried chicken, you will enjoy this recipe too!  In the US they have Kentucky Fried Chicken, Koreans have their fried chicken, Philippine has Kanto Fried Chicken. The word ‘kanto’ literally means street corner. The name came from the street vendors in the Philippines KFC (kanto fried […]

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Menudo

Stewed Chicken in Tomato Sauce Nope! This is not about Ricky Martin or his boy band, this is a delicious chicken stew with a Spanish name seen at many Filipino gatherings. I know what you’re thinking, why do we have this dish in the Philippines? This dish ties us to Spain, Philippines was a Spanish […]

Binagoongan na Baboy 2 - Food with Mae-3

Binagoongan na Baboy

Pork Belly Cooked with Fermented Shrimp Paste *this is a revised recipe The word ‘bagoong‘ [ba-gu-ong] means the fermentation process of either fish or shrimps. Mainly for fish the by product fermentation process is called ‘patis‘ [pa-tis]. Filipinos uses many fish to ferment like anchovies, herring or perch as well as tiny shrimps. Bagoong is […]

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Ginisang Monggo Na May Hipon

Mung Beans with Prawns What is Ginisang Monggo Ginisang Monggo is usually eaten on a friday and according to Yummy.ph “this custom stems from the Philippines’ predominantly Catholic population, which refrains from eating meat during Friday every Lenten season. Catholics typically abstain from meat as a form of sacrifice, and monggo was a favorite substitute.” […]

Tinola na May Sayote (12 of 13)

Tinola na Manok

Chicken and Ginger Soup “Hindi sa akin yan…Sayo te!” A friend jokingly commented, to many people they know the vegetable as ‘chayote’ in Filipino language it’s ‘sayote’ haha! Tinola is a classic Filipino dish with the chicken, ginger and either chayote or green papaya. When my papa taught me how to cook this dish at […]

Pochero - Food with Mae-6

Pochero

Tomato based Pork Stew with Plantain and Vegetables What is Pochero Pochero is a stew dish, tomato based, cooked with meat and vegetables. It’s inspired from the Andalucian dish ‘Puchero’. The Philippine’s history and cuisine go hand in hand together. Spain left so much mark in the Philippines after 300+ of colonisation. The influence of […]

SinigangNaButongBaboySaSampalok-foodwithmae (17 of 17)

Pork Ribs Sour Soup with Tamarind

Sinigang na Buto ng Baboy sa Sampalok Rain or Shine this dish does not disappoint. I remember my papa would tell me that “a good soup should make you sweat”. He would make some sinigang and as soon as he takes off the heat we would eat it straight away and I love putting so […]

Kaldereta-Pressure Cooker - Food with Mae

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 […]

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