[10 Mar 2010 | One Comment | ]
History of Filipino Food, Early History

Let me tell you a story:
One day in heaven, the creator of all things, Kabunian, woke up all giddy because he decided that he would cook humans. And by cooking he means to create them. So he molded from clay the face, limbs and the whole glorious figure of the human form… then he prepared fire and cooked it. After cooking he blew the breath of life on the culinary wonder. The concoction giggled and jumped from his palms and wandered on the face of the earth. Unbeknown to the creation, …

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[24 Dec 2009 | One Comment | ]
Christmas Countdown

18:00 6 hours before Christmas:
So we have just finished unpacking… well not really

And it is 6 hours before Christmas here in Australia. The wife is just packing gifts for the family.

And the tree is still in the box.

And I’ll start cooking right after I go to Nick and start up his car because he got stranded somewhere.
I will fill up this post as we go along on our marathon to Noche Buena. This Christmas is kinda weird.
18:53 5 hours and 3 minutes more:
Just picked up Nick and look what he …

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[16 Dec 2009 | 6 Comments | ]
Of Sharing Christmas Recipes…

Hey guys, We have been busy moving houses that’s why I didn’t have updates here… until the 24th maybe. And yes, we have to do it this December. I can’t even think of what to have for Noche Buena. The recipes below are still tentative. Just sit down, relax and imagine being with me on Noche Buena, I will be your waiter, and as the food comes,  I will be describing what we will be having for Christmas.
For entree:
Fish Spring Rolls
Thumbs up for something right. This cocktail is prepared …

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[29 Nov 2009 | 3 Comments | ]
How to make Longanisa for Longsilog

The native Filipino alphabet has no letter “Z” in it. That’s why longaniza (a pork sausage variant from countries that speak in either Spanish or Portuguese) is spelled Longanisa in the Philippines. The following recipe is a “how to make your OWN longanisa” and cannot compete with longanisas that are prepared by hands that do pork sausages from time of birth. But after you follow the recipe, after you have done all the mixing, rolling, tying, licking, stamping and frying of your own longanisa you will say that this longanisa …

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[25 Nov 2009 | 9 Comments | ]
How to make Tocino for Tosilog

This is the best bacon in the world. If you doubt my word, buy all the bacon imaginable in the deli, follow the Tocino recipe below, invite every red, yellow, black and white neighbor around your postcode and let them vote which is the best bacon in the world. Tocino will win in 3 different weights because:
1. It is the fattest and biggest bacon cut.
2. It is adorably sweet and it’s not salty compared to common kinds of bacon.
3. It is pink.
Although this Tocino recipe did not undergo the curing …

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[16 Nov 2009 | 2 Comments | ]
Tapsilog Tosilog Longsilog

Tapsilog, Tosilog, Longsilog
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The epitome of Filipino breakfast.
The saviors of Filipino vampires who go out at 3 a.m. seeking something to consume.
The creatures that give Cap’n Crunch the shivers.
The legal way to take in as much preservatives and food coloring into one’s system in one sitting.
The fat advocate.
The familiar food you would likely eat with strangers.
The driver’s gasoline.
The meal that defies and defiles the 3 food groups because it only knows fat and carbo.
A rich man’s treat and a poor man’s staple.
The disco food.
The food that was supposed to …