Traditional Bicolano pulot made with coconut milk, muscovado sugar, and pili nuts simmered into a rich sweet delicacy. Sticky, smoky, coconut-rich sweetness slowly simmered the old-fashioned way. One spoonful tastes like childhood and merienda afternoons. #pulot #bicolanofood #filipinodessert #merienda #gata If there is one thing I probably have never properly...
Creamy ginisang munggo with tinapa, hibe, chicharon, garlic, and spinach simmered in a rich savoury broth. Smoky flakes, softened crackling, shrimpy umami, and creamy mung beans all in one bowl. This is comfort food turned all the way up. #ginisangmunggo #filipinofood #mungbeans #tinapa #comfortfood I think I finally found my...
Soft ube chiffon layered with silky leche flan and caramel, creating a rich Filipino custard cake dessert. Purple sponge, silky flan, and flowing caramel all in one bite. Soft, rich, nostalgic, and unapologetically Filipino. #ubecustardcake #filipinodesserts #ube #lecheflan #custardcake I’ve wanted to make this Ube Custard Cake for the longest...
Tender pork scotch marinated in 7-Up, soy sauce, ginger, and oyster sauce, pan fried until caramelised and juicy. Sometimes the best marinades come from the most unexpected ingredients. Sweet, savoury, sticky edges with unbelievably tender pork in every bite. #7upmarinatedpork #filipinofood #porkrecipes #comfortfood #panfriedpork If you grew up in a...
Carabao shank soup with marrow, corn, saba bananas and cabbage in a clear savoury broth. Traditional Filipino comfort dish. A bowl of rich broth, tender meat, and marrow that melts into every spoonful. This is the kind of comfort you grow up craving and never outgrow. #pakdol #filipinofood #sabaw #comfortfood...
A comforting classic that brings together history, home cooking and that unmistakable tomato richness in every bite. Filipino gallina con guisantes with chicken, tomatoes, peas, potatoes and carrots, a classic Spanish influenced stew. There are dishes you grow up eating, and then there are those you only truly discover later...
Kapampangan ginisang balatong with mung beans, bagoong alamang, lechon and spinach, a rich and velvety Filipino stew. Silky, rich and deeply comforting, this is munggo taken to another level with bold flavours and that unmistakable Kapampangan touch. #balatong #kapampanganfood When people think of ginisang munggo, they often picture something rustic...
Golden, crispy fish coated in a rich, creamy sauce that hits every craving in one bite. Salty, buttery and dangerously addictive with rice. Crispy boneless bangus with salted egg yolk, garlic, butter and coconut milk, a rich and savoury Filipino seafood dish. There was a time when salted egg was...
Humble pantry ingredients, slowly coaxed into something bright, comforting and deeply satisfying. This is simple food done right. Sardines with white beans, lemon, garlic and shallots in a light broth, simple, bright and protein rich Lenten dish. As I continue this Lenten canned food series, the focus remains the same....
Simple, humble, and deeply comforting. A creamy coconut stew with fish and greens that proves you don’t need much to create something meaningful at the table. Canned mackerel, coconut milk and okra simmered into a creamy Filipino dish, simple, affordable and perfect for Lenten meals. For most Christians, especially Catholics,...
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