I think Chicken Gizzard barbecue is the ultimate Filipino street food. And what I meant by that is, it is my favorite. It is a food juxtaposition. It is molecular gastronomy free from the hands of mad-scientist-chefs. It is God’s humor in the flesh. If you don’t know why, you have to eat one and simmer in all its fowl-wonder.
It is one of the most worked organs or set of muscles in the genus of birds, crocs, some dinosaurs and fishes. Since swallowers like birds have no teeth, it is the …

 
 
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The best thing about this recipe is mixing the mayonnaise, condensed milk and macaroni. When your giant spatula or wooden spoon tosses  those three ingredients, the sound it makes is as dreamy as a Frank Sinatra song. It’s like listening to raindrops hitting the wet land. It’s like listening to tiny shells rolling down the length of the bamboo. It’s like a resonating, reverberating, recurring voice that says, “you are doing something good, don’t stop”. It’s a …

We are back to our series, Spanish Influence on Filipino Food and our new writer jumped to the task at hand. Here’s Miss Mantekilya’s first post for her stint here at the site. I have known her for quite a while already, she is wacky and fun but I think she seems to be still inside her shell, that’s why the straightforward recipe. After you follow the recipe please do leave comments and help me break her shell, get more thoughts out of her and unleash the monster. And please …

 
People who like to read, specially those who read about health and who are conscious of it always prefer to eat chicken breast because it has minute amount of fat. People who are either suicidal or just unintelligently brave, eat the part that has 75% fat in it – the chicken’s skin. Even though we don’t read, we are not suicidal, we are all brawn and no brain and can pile drive any sort of fowl. Not to mention, the taste of chicken breast compared to chicken skin is like comparing the blind …

Filipino food is not Chinese food. If it is, our Adobo (marinated meat) would be steamed chicken with soy sauce. It is neither Spanish food. If it is, we wouldn’t be eating rice like breathing air. Filipino food is not American food. If it is, Jollibee would have  bigger servings. True? If you don’t agree with me, next time you’re in NY try convincing the hotdog vendor that his dogs are not american hotdogs… in fact it is German because that’s where all the sausages come from. Then brace yourself.
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