At noon on Maundy Thursday, we left Baguio for Vigan in Ilocos Sur. I took photos along the way of whatever looked interesting which weren't many. Mostly, tobacco and corn … [Read more...]
After midnight at Banchetto
February 9, 2011 By 15 Comments
For the past couple of months, Sam had been talking about Banchetto and how much variety of food there is -- from dumplings to pizza to grilled meat and everything in between. … [Read more...]
Mamang sorbetero’s dirty ice cream
February 28, 2010 By 13 Comments
Sorbetes is the local name for artisan ice cream in the Philippines. And although "sorbetes" had become a brand name for an ice cream company, to older generations it will … [Read more...]
No more turon and balut hawkers
February 17, 2010 By 9 Comments
Food hawkers are a common site in the Philippines. In most of Asia, in fact. In the Philippines, turon and banana cue hawkers walk around in the afternoon and call out in … [Read more...]
Taho, a Philippine sweet tofu pudding
April 11, 2009 By 4 Comments
Probably derived from the Chinese tofu pudding known as dòuhua, taho is a hot sweet snack sold from aluminum vats by ambulant vendors in the Philippines. These vendors are a … [Read more...]
Barbecue, an exotic street food
August 10, 2007 By 39 Comments
In a country where over ninety per cent of the population live below the poverty line, it helps to be both frugal and creative when it comes to food. Nothing illustrates the … [Read more...]
Chicharon, chicharon… where art thou?
July 14, 2007 By 29 Comments
It's not like I don't have a chicharon entry in this blog. I do. An old one with with a lousy photo taken with a lousy cam phone. Last Sunday, though, despite plans to watch … [Read more...]
Ambulant fishballs vendor
December 5, 2004 By 53 Comments
Ambulant fishballs vendors are a familiar sight all over the Philippines. From the humblest neighborhood to the posh business districts, their customers range from the … [Read more...]
Balut, penoy
November 20, 2004 By 6 Comments
It’s a cold day. Raining since morning what with a typhoon lashing the eastern part of Luzon. I hardly got any cooking done with the work still going on in the new … [Read more...]
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