If you’re in Manila, there’s these rows of restaurants called Dampa. Dampa is actually “hut” in English, and these Dampa are small stalls usually near a Seafood Market that cooks live and fresh seafood that you bought yourselves. They only charge you for cooking your goodies from the market. Anyway, one of my family’s favorite …
The “Calamares en Su Tinta”, or Squid in its Own Ink is a very simple but flavorful dish that is elegant in taste. It is Spanish in origin and made with pieces of calamari (tentacles included), the dish is cooked inside its own ink, which gives it a rich, savory taste and a distinct black …
Tantalizing Spanish Dish: Calamares en Su Tinta or Squid in Its Own Ink Sauce Read More »
Recently, I’ve been having these strange cravings. I happened to pass by this Poke store near us and was curious -because we dont have Poke Poke here. It looked so summery and cool, the color of mango popping up. Just looking at the photos made me salivate and imagine the taste. I have not had …
Filipino appetizer? If you landed here because you’re looking for a Filipino appetizer for special occasions, this is it! Filipino Appetizers are usually pulutan or “hand food” designed for drinking. So we have our famous sisig, crispy pata, and all sorts of “menudencia” or innards that are either fried, inihaw, or soup such as papaitan. But …
Growing up, laing is not one of my most favorite food. I grew up in Marinduque, an island province in Southern Tagalog Region of the Philippines. We have an abundance of gabi – yam leaves, and coconut in our yard. Naturally, this dish is part of our diet almost weekly because it’s free. My mother …
Tiger Prawns With Laing -Ang pina sosyal na laing Read More »
How to cook Sinigang na Hipon It’s been a rainy couple of days and it’s sooo cold! The first day, we were having fun and did a movie marathon for Halloween. But now, one of the kids is not feeling well, my ear ache is back, and the hubby’s back pain is back with a …
For #FridayFast and #NoMeatFriday, I prepared a seafood recipe that is familiar to the Filipino palate yet different. It’s familiar because it’s something like our Sinigang, it’s a sour soup. Different because the Thai ingredients gives this soup a different flavor profile. Tom Yum is a soup from Thailand and the ingredients are notoriously hard …
