For the past few weeks I have been watching out for Philippine rice news with my mouth full. This time it has gotten way out of hand.
Philippines to launch I-rice
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This title of the article reminds me of the movie Irobot starring Will Smith. So what is this Irice? Irice is a program by the Philippine government that will utilize robots that look like humans to “man” rice farms. So what do you think? The future is now Jose!
I’m just kidding. Irice is iron fortified rice. They said that …

 
 
Before you jump into this recipe, you need to click here to prepare and cook your Banana heart
We are now on the series of History of Filipino Food, American influence, that’ why the burger, click here to read about it
 
I did not have any qualms about the bread to be used in this Filipino hamburger recipe. I did not even have second thoughts on what veggies to slip in the burger. What I was thinking a lot about is the patty.
I was sure that I will use Banana heart for …

I forgot who the superhero was in Philippine mythology (or comics) that got her/his power from a Banana heart. The instruction of the “old man” was to go to this certain Banana plant at 12 midnight, wait for it’s golden extract to drop and catch it with a wide open mouth. That is how you become a superhero, according to that legend.

Let’s get back to reality. The problem with banana heart is if you don’t prepare or cook it well, it will turn out acrid and will affect any dish …

 
Before you read on, click here if you haven’t read History of Filipino Food, Spanish Influence
So what are the influences of the Americans on Filipino food? The answer to the questions is actually a question itself but more of an imperative sentence rather than an interrogative one, some would even use it as a derogatory remark, and you can hear this all the time anywhere you are in the world – “Americans… what have they done?”
Anyone can talk about the influences of the Americans in their part of the globe …

Philippine Rice Industry in peril
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Last week in Filipino Food News we featured an effort to increase the production of soybeans in the Philippines to which I replied, why would they focus all their attention and energy on producing more rice and make the Philippines be self-sufficient instead of joining the entire world in the race to grab sacks of rice from rice-producing countries? And this report? Has the Banaue rice terraces collapsed? That’s mountains and mountains of land dedicated to producing rice. You will probably hear from a …