OK. Let me spell this out for you before you even try to think of it. Increased uric acid level by itself is not dangerous. If you don’t know what in the world I am talking about let me pull the reel back for you. Uric acid increases when you don’t eat, you exercise or strain yourself too much, when your kidneys do not flush out excess uric acid and when you eat a lot of foods that are high in purine. Let me pull the reel back further. A lot of Filipinos think that eating chicken liver …

You’ve read the quick and easy way of how to cook Caldereta but this one that you are reading now is extensive. It is a journey. It is epic. It is not for the faint of heart. This is not quick and easy. It is not of mediocre efforts. And I’m not saying that you are mediocre if you won’t do this, what I’m saying is the effort that you will put in this “how to cook Caldereta” process is a massive one day labor of titans, after you do …

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How to Cook Dinuguan, recipe dissection 1
Heart.

Check.
Liver.

Check.
Intestines.

Check.
Ears.

Check.
Blood.

Check.
Spices.

Check.
How to Cook Dinuguan, recipe dissection 2
In the cauldron with ginger, salt and sugar.

Stomach ripped open.

Hack and slash, lengthwise then crosswise.
Boiled Ears.

Boiled Liver.

Boiled Heart.

Boiled Intestines.

How to Cook Dinuguan, recipe dissection 3
Spices, heart, liver, intestines, ears, pork, flour and oil back in the cauldron, covered. Two ten-minute gaps with scraping of flesh in between…

…while the marinade of 1 liter of blood, 3 cloves of garlic, fourth of a cup of vinegar and half …

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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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