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[19 Jul 2010 | 8 Comments | ]
Feature Contributor : Myrabella’s Bam-i Recipe

Good day guys! How was everybody’s Monday? Before moving on to read Myrabella’s story, I suggest you read this first. As you can see, myfilipinokitchen is always open to people who want to contribute their recipes, Filipino food experiences and just simply being Filipino – wherever you are, whoever you are. Obviously, Myrabella was the first to answer. Please give her a warm welcome and feel free to commend her and give her your hi’s and hello’s! So let’s get it on!
-Ziggy
MYRABELLA’S BAM-I RECIPE
What is the one thing we …

Food for Thought »

[10 Jun 2010 | 15 Comments | ]
History of Filipino Food, Chinese Influence

If you haven’t read the History of Filipino Food, Malay Influence, click this.

From Wikimedia Commons, this is a picture of Félix Resurrección Hidalgo y Padilla, one of the best Filipino Painters of all time. He is of Chinese descent.

Let’s have fun learning some Chinese words that are mostly used in the Filipino language:
mami – a cougar, and by that I mean Demi Moore
toyo – a crazy person
petsay – a politican who spends a lot of money on his campaign but will never win
toge – a graduation gown
miki – a famous …