How Ice-Cream Became Popular in the Philippines
Credit for introducing ice cream to the Philippines goes to M. A. Clarke.
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Exotic? Monkey-eating eagles, pupa of honeybees, birds’ nests, freshwater beetles, sea urchins, lizards, iguanas, pythons, octopus, field rats… tastes like chicken!
The tabon bird of Palawan lays only two eggs, and one of them is sure to get egg-napped.
Freswater maliputo and tawilis — fish caught only in the Pansipit River and Taal Lake of Batangas.
Eel cooked in yellow ginger.
The Philippine Kitchen in the Early 20th Century
The bewildered natives and Spaniards lamented as Thomasites preached “everyday right living” through sanitation, nutrition and tablecloths.
What Muslim Filipinos Have Traditionally Eaten in the Southern Philippines
When the Spaniards came to the Philippines in the sixteenth century, Islam was the religion in many parts.
Pinggang Pinoy
A visual tool developed by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute to help Filipinos acquire healthy eating habits.
Dinengdeng
Dinengdeng by Mommy Shelette.
An Ilocano dish with various vegetables such as eggplant, okra, string beans, squash, and tomatoes, as well as a fried milkfish.
Media Noche
Featured photo by Angie Pastor.
Media Noche in the Philippines is New Year’s Eve, during which everyone looks forward to the large spread of food to feast on. 🙂
Queso de Bola
Ball of Edam cheese that’s a staple of the Filipino Christmas table