Mentioning Bicol easily conjures mouth-watering images of Bicol Express and laing. Famed for its affinity for dishes with chili and coconut milk, this region at the southern tip of Luzon actually has a lot more going for it than just those two beloved items. Here are...
Works by
Angelo Comsti
Adobo in different colors
Last July 9, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said in a press statement that it has formed a technical committee aimed at developing national standards for Filipino dishes to establish a common ground among businesses. The Bureau of Philippine Standards...
Eat your vegetables!
Plant-based dishes aren't exactly a new thing. It has been part of people’s diets since the beginning of time. What’s noticeably different though is how it has evolved and how it has become, not just a trend, but a staple in everyday meals by the fast-growing...
Kinalas, Bicol’s version of mami
If Bacolod and Iloilo have the famous batchoy, and Batangas has the well-loved lomi, then Bicol has its very own noodle soup that, though not as renowned, is definitely at par when it comes to flavour and satisfaction with its regional counterparts. In fact, its...
September Food Festivals
Food gets much love from all over the world come September as many countries hold festivals celebrating their affinity for it. From blueberries, barbecue and beer, to the bountiful fare found in Brussels, Bruges and Bicol, people are pulling out all the stops to...
The world loves ube
With close to half a million posts under the hashtag #ube in Instagram, the beloved purple yam the Philippines continues to shine in the culinary limelight. Notable media vehicles such as GQ and The Today Show have taken notice and delight of the tuber’s subtle...
Foraging for food
For young chef Don Baldosano, foraging is a practice that actually started at home. “Whenever my family would cook something like laswa, I remember as a kid that they would just walk around the empty lands around our village and start looking for kulitis or wild...
Ingredient I least likely want to work with
There are certain items chef’s can’t function without. Salt and pepper, for example or their kitchen knives. But there are also things that they don’t mind not dealing with. Among them, rude customers, a toxic restaurant environment, and this list of ingredients....
Homemade by Roshan
One would think that a home baker with a long-standing pastry brand would have an overwhelming craving for desserts. Well, not necessarily as Roshan Gopaldas-Samtani who has been churning some of the metro’s best tasting cakes since the early 90’s would prove. At a...
Debunking Misconceptions on Halal Food
It means permissible in English, and though it’s a word that’s been prevalent in many food conversations, it still gets a lot of misuse and fallacy. In a nutshell, halal food is food that is acceptable according to the teachings of Islam and not considered to be haram...