Torta means – “Fry” and Talong means” Eggplant. Tortang Talong, or what my husband refers to as Eggplant Omelette or Eggplant Quiche, is one of the leading staple food we eat in the Philippines. The ingredients are very easy to find and will no take you long to cook...
Exactly five (5) years ago, I took some ESL (English as a Second Language) class at Belhaven University, where I met all my Korean friends, who thought me how to make an authentic Korean dishes and showed me the authentic way of cooking like a Korean. Jjajangmyeon is one of...
Bacalao or (Codfish) Sometimes called barracuda fish is a well-known dish in some region of the Philippines. Every Lent Season, bacalao is present in some household in Cavite. Take note, not all Caviteños served bacalao in their house every HolyWeek. This is just a tradition specifically in Cavite City. ...
Hotpot is one of the most popular meal in Asia and becoming more popular now around the world. It consists of a simmering pot in a portable stove, with boiling soup based at the center of a table, and all raw ingredients placed beside the pot, so people can add...
Chicken Tinola or Tinolang Manok is one of the most simple and healthiest dish in the Philippines. It has very few ingredients but, the taste is so unique and delicious. It seems so magical, how the taste explode into your mouth in a pleasant way. You can taste the aromatic...
“Pork and Tofu” or Tokwa’t baboy in tagalog is made up of boiled pork face and ears plus a slightly fried Tofu (tokwa) with soy sauce, vinegar, chopped onions and lots of ginger. There are some region in the Philippines that, don’t use ginger and substitute it with garlic. For...
Pork Menudo is a tomato based dish or stew that we usually see in fiestas, birthday parties or any occasions. It consists of pork, potatoes, pork liver, carrots and raisins. All cut into cube pieces. Mexico is the origin of menudo. Their recipe is basically a soup of mix intestines...