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Ingredients: 1 kilo pork’s leg (pata) 1/4 cup soy sauce 3/4 cup pineapple juice 3/4 cup oyster sauce 5 cloves garlic; crushed 1 tablespoon rice wine 1 tablespoon pepper corns 1 red onion; chopped 3 bay leaves Lettuce (fried in 2 minutes) Sauce: 1 cup broth of pata 5 tablespoons cornstarch Salt to taste Cooking…
Bataw is a climbing plant that has edible seeds, pods, leaves, flowers, and roots. Native to Africa, it was introduced to India and was later popularized throughout Asia, this nutritious bean can grow and is cultivated in tropical regions around the globe. Its botanical name is Lablab purpureus and is referred to with a variety…
Papaya is an orange fruit that is soft in texture, and only grows in the tropical regions of the world. The most common knowledge about papaya is that it lightens the skin color, and is often used as the main ingredient for whitening soaps, lotions and even supplements for its “whitening” effect. However, did you…
One utmost convincing reason why popularity isn’t a reliable standard in the choices we make in life is the existence of junk foods in line with the fact that it is becoming more and more popular to all ages than it has ever been before. By definition, junk foods are not just the “fast foods”,…
Munggo can be added in different dishes or can be eaten after just by simple sautéing`, or boiling and even just steaming! Basically, this is under the legume family- or the family of beans basically. And so like all the other beans, this one is could easily be combined with many possible delicacies and so,…
Kakanin is an umbrella term for the different kinds of steamed-rice meriendas that we usually and originally crave for. They are everywhere, and different vendors all have their unique ways of selling their kakanin- either they tweak it with a little bit of twists or they find their suki and make some good deal with…
Basic facts are lot of us might be eating guavas all the time but never really know the truth behind which serves as the foundation for guava’s held fame. Well, since you’re now here, you won’t only be aware of what’s within the trend but as well as hopefully , be encouraged that at the…
Maybe you have already heard of exotic foods and few of them are, in fact, considered as exotic because they contain bugs! Just imagine eating something that could actually cause a shiver in your spine just by looking at… well, we could never really know what anything has to offer for our gastronomic cravings without…
Truth is, there is no “unsafe” type of street food in the Philippines- no type is better than the other because of its nature. Do you know what instead makes the difference? The proper handling of the preparation of this food. The level of adherence towards the safety measures in the processing of street food…
It is alarming how despite the knowledge that soda isn’t beneficial in any way- regardless the short or long-term health concerns, most of us are still always-on-the-go when the lady on the counter asks us if we would opt soda for our drinks to accompany our ordered meal. Well, it may be the anxiety brought…