By sanju on 17 June, 2015
It was golden brown, glistening in all its newly fried glory and looked like a little disc. My maternal grandmother handed it to me with a dollop of sweetened mango pickles and encouraged me to take a bite. At first, I was hesitant being only six or seven at the time, pizza this was not. …read »
By sanju on 9 March, 2015
Crunchy…Various tasty Favors…Pairs well with Alcohol…Enough said. Actually to elaborate just a little bit more, Nagaraya Cracker Nuts have been my all time go to snack, whether at home, away at the beach or any other junk food appropriate occasion I can think of. My favorite flavors are Barbeque and Original. For alcoholic pairings, I …read »
By sanju on 26 January, 2015
I have started to listen to audio books lately as I go to and from work. I find that it relaxes me and takes my mind away from the stress that driving in traffic brings. Last year, I was able to finish eight audio books with subjects ranging from history, fiction and Michael Jordan. Not …read »
By sanju on 21 November, 2014
Over a late dinner recently, I was telling Kitchyart how difficult it was to write articles before blogging became popular. Photos were not used that much, this forced the writer to convey what he wants to say exclusively through words. As an example, I told her about an article I wrote about Peter Luger Steak …read »
By Anonymous Paul on 20 October, 2014
China has had ties with the Philippines since the pre-Hispanic 11th century (some say even earlier than that). And it was not uncommon for traders from the Mainland to settle, marry Filipinas and have families; thus giving rise to the Chinoys. Which makes some facets of Chinese culture, especially food, so ingrained in our systems …read »
By sanju on 20 May, 2014
Over the weekend, one of my friends JM mentioned to me that he had heard other people comment to him that our blog should post more negative reviews of restaurants. This is not the first time that I have heard this comment. It has been repeated to me frequently through the years. I cannot say …read »
By sanju on 26 February, 2014
A few months ago, Noel Ermitaño, who writes one of the best blogs on wine called Eye On Wine, broached the subject online of whether it would be possible to do a recreation of the grand meal depicted in the 1987 movie, Babette’s Feast. Within minutes he got a reply from Chef Cyrille Soenen (of …read »
By Kitchyart on 8 November, 2013
In our home, my Ibanag mom calls cow udders as “Pukal” but in Tagalog it’s called “Sinuso”. I thought of writing about this because it’s been years since my family encountered this dish again and I learned that’s this is not quite a common part to eat today. I’ve done a bit of reading online …read »
By Kitchyart on 23 September, 2013
I found myself at the airport parking lot one evening, looking for something to chew on. Food choices at the airport are pretty slim, so I took a peek at the coffee shop. I found something that I hadn’t eaten in ages: egg pie. I wasn’t sure if the slice of egg pie was so …read »
By sanju on 18 September, 2013
Hi, my name is Sanju and I am a Twinkie virgin. Well, no longer as I was finally able to try this iconic confection recently. I actually had two chances within the past few months. Initially, I was gifted one by Richard of talesfromthetummy.com. However, my kids ate the aforementioned Twinkie before I had …read »
By sanju on 13 August, 2013
I know that this is a food blog, however, I will divert from regular programming to talk about the recent win of our Gilas National Basketball Team against Korea. I normally leave the sportswriting to my friend Rick Olivares. Check out his excellent blog Bleachers Brew for more in depth analysis when you have the …read »
By Kitchyart on 21 March, 2013
There’s a big chance that you’ve all seen jars of speculoos spread, both smooth and crunchy, in all forms of social media. I am guilty of posting a couple of photos myself. I was lucky enough to have discovered this a year before it became extremely popular through some friends who brought me a jar …read »
By sanju on 22 February, 2013
The past two years have been great. I traveled quite a bit, ate in a few Michelin starred restaurants and many holes in the wall as well. I also collaborated on a book and met many new friends along the way. Unfortunately, enjoying life too much has consequences. I gained 20 lbs. Despite exercising 6 …read »
By Kitchyart on 26 October, 2012
Did you ever drink Yakult as a child? I still remember the TV ads talking about Lactobacilli Shirota strain and a flash of the digestive tract on the screen with the matching Yakult tune. It seemed to me that every home had a pack of Yakult in the fridge since I had so much of …read »
By admin on 19 October, 2012
Oxfam is an international organization that aims to educate people about the related issues of climate change, food security, agriculture and social disparities. GROW is Oxfam’s new campaign for better ways to grow, share and live together. A campaign for the billions of us who eat food and over a billion of men and women …read »
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Post a commentMAY 24, 2009 6:19 PM
Ninette said...
What a lovely photo. I'm Filipino-American and Filipino food often tastes great, but being homespun food, it's not beautiful. This is beautiful.
MAY 25, 2009 11:24 PM
Franco said...
Thanks Ninette. Honestly, most home cooking is not pretty. But, the effort to beautify it does make a difference. I have lots of cleaned out serving plates to prove it.
MAY 27, 2009 6:37 AM
SteamyKitchen said...
Fantastic post and photo!
JUNE 26, 2009 12:44 AM
Bee Yinn said...
Hey Franco, just came back from traveling crazy in Asia (including Penang). Thanks again for being my guest writer. I had a Penang food porn up, let's see what you had missed out. ;)