It's no joke when prices of basic commodities rise to alarming rates. That's what's happening with the price of gas. You might think that the food you buy would not be affected, but the effects have an impact on more than just the ...

The humble suha or internationally known as the pomelo, is commonly confused for a giant grapefruit. We get it: the grapefruit is not a native fruit so it's easy to understand how it can be mistaken for our suha, especially the pink grapefruit. However, did you ...

No matter what you may be led to believe, this is a fact: In fact, these two citrus fruits may look the same but it's not the same kind of fruit in two different colors. In short, a lime is not simply a ...

If you are not exposed to a certain food at home on a regular basis, a visit to the palengke sometimes makes you wonder what vegetable you're looking at. Some have odd shapes and textures while others are surprisingly tiny or amazingly big. Take ...

Take a look at the cuisines of the world and you'll find that many countries have some kind of noodle as part of their local dishes. That's very common with Asian countries, and for us Filipinos, that's the pancit. In fact, travel ...

You may dip and dunk to your heart's desire but do you know what you are dipping and dunking your fried chicken nuggets into? If it's ketchup, honey mustard, or even a barbecue sauce that you're dunking your nuggets into, this is commonly a sauce. ...

It's almost always a sure thing that when you read a recipe that you need to bake, you'll need to know what temperature the oven needs to be set to. This is sometimes a troubling issue because some recipes simply do not state the right ...

Every Christmas, there is a foiled-wrapped log on the Noche Buena table of many Pinoy households. This is the embutido and it's a classic dish that for some families has been passed down from generation to generation. It's a delicious ground meat mixture ...

There's a reason why your coffee at home tastes different! Whether you're at home or at the coffee shop, coffee can be vastly different, and it goes beyond the beans. Want to know how coffee made from espresso is different from one that has been brewed? The ...

Fresh cheese sounds like a luxury for those of us who live in the city. It sounds artisanal, a small-batch project that costs a bundle compared to the cost-effective, mass-marketed, and packaged cheese you can easily get from any supermarket. Fortunately, we have a local cheese ...

What do nachos, grilled sandwiches, and a simple and creamy macaroni pasta all have in common that makes each dish super delicious and irresistible? Cheese! It is what it's all about when you talk about the gooey, and deliciously creamy dairy product ...

Filipino dishes hold a special place in our hearts and tummies. These are the dishes we grew up eating and still enjoy on a daily basis. These dishes are also recipes that have ingredients that are commonly found in the palengkes and supermarkets we frequent. That might explain ...

Let's get something straight: all those rolled-up pieces of dried seaweed with raw seafood and rice are all sushi. Chirashi, California maki, sashimi, temaki, and gunkan are all sushi. That's because "sushi" is an umbrella term that encompasses the dish as well as the different ways of ...

The debate between creamy pasta lovers and tomato pasta lovers is one that can't be won. There's just no winner since these pasta dishes are very different in flavor! However, there is a kind of pasta that can generate just as much debate ...

"Saltiness is a cornerstone in Philippine cuisine,” Chef Tatung "Myke" Sarthou says. He said this during his 2017 Madrid Fusion presentation where he talked about sea salt and Mindanao cuisine. It's no wonder why salt is a topic of interest for chefs. That's because restaurant chefs probably ...

Ginger or luya is one of those ingredients that are common in our local cuisine. It's the second most important ingredient in chicken tinola apart from the chicken and it's used to remove the off fishy taste of tahong and other shellfish. There are ...

You are already probably familiar with the different kinds of onions. There are red onions, white onions, and even yellow onions. Red onions are the sweetest among these three varieties. However, did you know there's another kind of onion bulb that is not ...

Every kitchen has a gadget or two that a home cook loves to use. It can be an appliance, a gadget, or even a tool that makes preparing and cooking food easier and less of a chore. Of all of the equipment in the kitchen, ...

Go on a trip to Ilocos province, and you'll be told that you can't leave without trying one (or both!) of the local Ilocos empanadas.There's a heated debate between the two empanadas that you can find in the province. One version is from Ilocos Sur ...

The pako and the lato are two kinds of fresh green vegetables that are found in the wet markets. If you've never heard of them, you might be wondering what these might look like and what they taste like. Here are the facts ...