Zamboanga Peninsula: Introducing Southern Philippine Flavors to Your Market
Stories of the Philippines’ culinary heritage through artisanal delicacies The Philippine islands offer a unique variety of dishes enriched with the country’s longstanding history of influences. Traditional Filipino cuisine offers distinct regional variations,...
Local MSMEs to highlight fresh Filipino flavors in Anuga 2023, Germany
The Philippines is set to showcase natural and fresh Philippine flavors at Anuga 2023 in Koelnmesse, Cologne, Germany from October 7 to 11, 2023. Homegrown small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) will highlight the country’s premium and top export food products such as...
CITEM forges trade promotion partnership with Tuguegarao City, PEZA for CAEXPO 2023
The Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) forged a trade promotion partnership with Tuguegarao City and Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) for the upcoming 20th Philippine Participation in China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) through a ceremonial...
Philippine halal-certified food products set to steal the spotlight at Gulfood 2023
A delegation of 18 Philippine companies will showcase premium halal-certified food products through a country exhibit at the Gulf Food Hotel and Equipment Exhibition and Salon Culinaire, or Gulfood, to be held at the Dubai World Trade Centre in the United Arab...
The range of roasted pigs in the Philippines
A grand celebration in the Philippines is incomplete without an irrational amount of food, and holding court in the center of it all is the glorious lechon. This culinary tradition may have been passed on to us by our Spanish colonizers, but over the centuries we have...
Learning about lechon
It may not seem like it, but the history of the beloved lechon has political and religious roots. The name would suggest that lechon was adapted from the Spanish invaders who colonized the Philippines for over 300 years. Leche means “milk,” referencing the suckling...
Traditional dishes Filipinos enjoy during Christmas
No Filipino celebration is ever complete without food. Birthdays are observed with Pinoy-style spaghetti and hotdogs on sticks with marshmallows. On All Saints Day, families feast over bowls of ginataan after visiting their loved ones in the cemetery. Whenever there...
The Favorite Cookbooks of Local Chefs
Cookbooks are not only collections of recipes but also repositories of culinary wisdom, gustatory history, and communal stories. In many ways, cookbooks reveal realities about a particular culture, period in time, and notable individuals. They give a glimpse of flavor...
Why cookbooks remain relevant
Cookbooks are more than just a collection of recipes people can turn to for kitchen experiments and references. They are part memoir: when the author culls memories of his or her childhood, moments when the dishes are not just enjoyed but celebrated, the book becomes...
Cookbook Contest
As Filipino cuisine gains ground overseas, not many Filipinos seem to realize that local gastronomy is spreading beyond the efforts of celebrity chefs and trending restaurants. In the last few years, Filipino cookbooks have been gaining momentum quietly. They have...
Delicious ways with banana ketchup
Banana ketchup is a condiment that is present in many Filipino pantries. The flavor profile of the sauce, sweetish with a hint of spice and just a tad acidic, highly appeals to locals, sometimes even more than its tomato counterpart. This further proves just how much...