Most children love meatballs, and young children especially like small ones that they can pick up with their fork. What they don’t realise, however, is that it encourages them to chew!
Sian Blunos will show you how to make tasty meatballs in tomato sauce. Enjoy watching and bon appetit!
Kare-Kare is one of the classic Filipino dishes that no Pinoy can ever resist. An appetizing stew made usually of ox tail and vegetables such as sitaw (string beans), talong (eggplants) and kalabasa (pumpkin), it is topped with sauce made rich by grinded roast peanuts or peanut butter. The traditional way of making the sauce…
One of the most popular street foods in the Philippines, Kwek kwek (also called tokneneng) is a staple item in those ubiquitous pushcarts roaming the streets of Manila. Made of quail eggs deep-fried in flour, Kwek kwek is a cheap and filling snack especially for those in a hurry. However, quail eggs are said to…
Chop Suey is a classic Chinese dish that has become a favorite of Filipinos and adopted as their own. It is a tasty, stir fried vegetable dish mixed with pork or chicken. Ingredients: 1/3 kilo of pork (or chicken) 1 carrot 100 grams of sitsaro (snow peas) 18 pieces of quail eggs 12 pieces of…
As far as Filipinos are concerned, Sisig is the ultimate companion for beer. Said to have originated in Angeles City, Pampanga, this crunchy mixture of pig’s ears, snout, brain etc. is a constant pulutan favorite. Sisig is served in sizzling plate and topped with raw egg. It can be eaten by itself or with a…
Leche Flan, one of the most popular local desserts since the time of our grandmother’s grandmother (and possibly even longer than that) is said to have originated in Europe. Also called crème caramel or caramel custard, this classic dessert is made of soft custard layered with rich caramel on top. This is the main difference…
This is one of those foreign dishes that we Filipinos have adapted and made our own. Originally from India, our version of the Chicken Curry makes use of local ingredients such as patis and siling labuyo. Ingredients: – 1 kilo of chicken, cut into serving pieces – 3 bell peppers, sliced into strips – 2…