The Person Behind Food Recap
Hello! This is my blog. I own this. No one can take it away from me. Try if you can. You can ask for my accounts and passwords. Ha ha! I will not give it to you.
I own foodrecap.com, a blogger.com hosted blog, but decided to moved to WordPress self hosted blog.
I graduated Bachelor of Science in Agriculture major in Food Processing. I was a Research Assistant for Food Research at Cavite State University; Food Processing Trainer under Provincial Government of Cavite; Food Chemistry Instructor; Food Quality Assurance Staff and ; a food blogger ….notify me if you want to see my full credentials!
Here is my featured video courtesy of GMA 7 Pinoy MD! I am the one who is demonstrating the mango wine making.
All photos are owned by me or by their respective owners. You can plagiarized my work as long as you give a proper link credits. I am never claiming a copyright for any information published. Articles are based from the next paragraph.
Everyday is a learning process. We talk and hear from others, listen to radio, watch televisions, read news papers, comics and magazines and conduct very simple to very complicated experiments. I am trying to share what I am learning. I strongly believe that information is free and should be known to all. Sometimes I am quoting very useful information from other sources and trying to recognize where it came from. Tell me if you deserve a recognition and I will gladly include you.
I am not obliged to blog everyday. I will blog whenever or wherever I want as long as my brain and fingers are up and running.
Comments and suggestions are allowed. However, all bad languages, harassment, nudity, and forms of threatening will be deleted.
Wow. you own a food blog na pala. Keep it up. Techie Food Expert.
-Laurence
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marvin Reply:
July 28th, 2010 at 1:01 pm
Haha! tagal na to ngaun mo lang napansin napansin….
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ang galing mo talaga vin,my blog ka na ganito ka ganda..keep it up and more power…
god bless..
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Sino ang magaling? Asan? Asan?
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what is your objectives in making papaya pickles?
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marvin Reply:
August 17th, 2010 at 2:01 pm
Here are some of the objectives:
1. Pickling is a great way to preserve excess papaya productions and prevent losses.
2. It adds value to low quality papaya commodity. Like small, bruised, cracked and deformed.
3. It makes the papaya available whole year round.
4. Preserved papaya is easy to transport. You can easily transport it to urban areas.
You can write your comment on “papaya pickle article” next time.
Thanks!
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Hi!
Nice and very handy and helpful food blog.
Book-marked ko na ito at bibisitahin ko from time to time.
Keep it up!
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marvin Reply:
September 22nd, 2010 at 8:24 pm
thank you po !
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Thanks!
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Where can I find those sardines packed in glass (the brand-name appears to be “Mercedes” but I can’t find it for sale anywhere. I would like to buy some.
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marvin Reply:
January 11th, 2011 at 9:51 pm
I saw the sardines at Synergos Packaging Supplies. Their contact number and address can be found here http://www.foodrecap.net/pack/bottle-packaging-source/
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Nice blog Marvin, nice knowing you.. regards.
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marvin Reply:
February 27th, 2011 at 10:02 am
@ansen- thanks
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Just came across this site and found out to be VERY INFORMATIVE…Now i knew a lot of information what i do not know before. thank you. Hope to meet you sometime…
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marvin Reply:
March 1st, 2011 at 1:37 pm
@dennis- thanks! Hoping to meet you too!
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can we prepare cider form cucumber and mango combined
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marvin Reply:
March 13th, 2011 at 2:28 pm
@gloria – Yes, adopt the procedure for making dragon fruit cider. http://www.foodrecap.net/recipe/dragon-fruit-cider-vinegar/
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wow thanks for the reply…
hope to hear more from you…
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Regarding your comments about children and coffee, are any of the points you raise actually backed up by documented finding of children and coffee? Rather, with the exception of (1), it seems that you have listed some generally recognised properties of caffiene and tried to consider what likely effect they would have on children. For (1) you reference studies, but give no actual citation. So for people seeking to learn about this topic, your contribution appears to constitute no more than your personal opinion.
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Thanks, you site was very helpful. More power!
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marvin Reply:
March 28th, 2011 at 7:37 am
@anne – thanks too!
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Hi Mr Marvin, how are you… will pulverized fishbone be made into a breading mix?
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marvin Reply:
March 30th, 2011 at 9:41 pm
@gloria – Its a nice idea. It will work as long as the fish bones are very fine and cannot be distinguished by tongue. Experiment with small amount of powder and increase it gradually. Then decide which trial is the best. Good luck!
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Hi Mr Marvin, thanks for the info and advice…More power!
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galing ng blog mo marvin…keep it up!
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marvin Reply:
April 24th, 2011 at 11:24 am
@david- salamat! threat kita pag naabot ko na target ko. he! he!
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Hi Sir, Good Day..
Do you know how to make Tsiko/Chico wine???? Is it okey if i ask for the complete Ingredients and procedure of of it???? I really need it badly for my school requirements..
Thanks Sir…
God Bless..:)
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marvin Reply:
June 19th, 2011 at 5:26 pm
One wine process will fit to all fruit. Use the search function and find mango wine, bignay wine, balimbing wine etc. Follow the procedure to make your own chico wine.
Chico will ferment naturally to wine. Addition of wine starter / yeast can be omitted.
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I’m leaving here in Hokkaido, looking for supplements that is made from the Philippines . Can you advise me a good one that is good for health improvement. Nice Blog!!
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marvin Reply:
July 6th, 2011 at 7:26 am
I am not recommending any health supplements. However, many readers testified the effectiveness of guayabano / graviola for cancer cure. I guess consuming it on a regular basis is a nice idea.
Another effective herb is the tawa tawa. A proven cure for dengue as testified by readers.
Any food supplement is not needed. Eating a balance diet, lot of exercise and enough sleep are enough.
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Hi Mr. Marvin,
It’s a very nice blog. I am learning a lot from it.
Actually, I want to learn more about food processing especially on how to make candied fruits and other fruit products.
I am from Maragondon Cavite and currently working abroad as QA Engineer. I am actually an Electronics and Communications Engineer by profession.
May I know where in Cavite are you conducting training? I would like to attend please. Kindly reply to my email address.
Thanks and more power to you.
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marvin Reply:
July 6th, 2011 at 7:20 am
I am a former Food Research Assistant of Cavite State University and Food Trainor of PCLEDO – Office of the Provincial Governor of Cavite. The two mentioned agencies are conducting trainings. You may contact them for inquiries. I am a full-time blogger now.
I am living here in Indang, Cavite. You can contact me anytime if you need any help.
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teresa besidas Reply:
November 19th, 2011 at 8:33 am
hi..just tumbled into your blog searching how to make bignay vinegar..instead i got bignay wine processing..wow ha! bignay wine? great! am from abra and bignay fruits are quite abundant (heard once from my son he tasted bignay vinegar tastes better than vinegar from sugarcane). your blog is great help for every filipino..to small/medium food processors/entreprenuers as well..but it seem your terms are too technical..can you please make it more madali maintindihan ng mga kagaya ko who were not food techies like you? in short mga kagaya ko walang pinag-aralan sa food technology hehe..saan ba namin mabibili ito mga gadgets u mentioned? or yun simple lang mga gadgets baga to make bignay wine/vinegar for personal consumption..di ba vinegar making is same with wine making yun nga lang vinegar ay yun wine sumobra ang asim? pls correct me if i got the notions wrong..keep it up young man!
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marvin Reply:
November 21st, 2011 at 4:09 pm
Wine making can be very simple and it applies to all fruit types. Kaso pag di pinag-aralan yung mga technical terms ay makakagawa ka ng wine of different qualities. Hindi consistent. Need talaga pag-aralan kahit pang home use lang.
The process . Sweet fruit juice becomes wine when placed in a loosely cap container and stored in cool place, about 3 to 4 weeks. Then the wine becomes vinegar when mixed with a recently harvested sukang niyog or kaong, about 7 days period.
Equipments like refractometer, pH meter, and alcohol hydrometer are not necessary for the start but should be provided to maintain a smooth sailing production.
Hi Mr. Marvin,
Thank you for your reply.
I am so glad to have known such a person like you who is closer to my place in Maragondon Cavite. I hope you don’t mind me visiting/ meeting you when I come back to Philippines in December this year.
I am really eager to learn food processing of fruits. Thanks a lot for this wonderful blog. More power to you!
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Sir Marvin, your blog is great! especially when i learned about cassava having cyanide now i know i need to be extra careful in buying cassavas and also taste what i cook before feeding it to my toddler. thank you so much!
I just noticed one thing, i keep reading in your article about your hubby and thought you were a woman but you referred to your hubby as she. i was curios and looked at your profile and there my curiosity vanished. just a thought.
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marvin Reply:
July 13th, 2011 at 4:11 pm
many thanks! she hate the words sweat hearts, honey, and and all sweat sounding words so I referred her as hubby ,”
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where can i buy bagbagkong? preferably within or near metro manila.
Thanks!
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marvin Reply:
July 26th, 2011 at 10:06 pm
Its a rare indigenous vegetable. I think no one sells it in the Metro
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MArk Reply:
July 27th, 2011 at 2:21 pm
how about in near provinces like cavite or laguna?
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teresa Reply:
November 19th, 2011 at 8:37 am
lots of it in abra..seasonal though..coz these are not commercially grown..they are wild flowers
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haven’t you searched or read about vitiligo?i’ve been searching in all your blogs and no search or match found,but i have read in a certain website that aloe vera can help,so i’m experimenting on it.
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marvin Reply:
August 9th, 2011 at 8:19 am
I also saw someone with the disease like what Dennis described. She was a person with a dark complexion. Then I noticed a small white spots on her finger and face. The spots grew gradually until her entire complexion became fully white. I was wondering what happened to her. I never thought it was vitiligo.
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kapatid ko merong vitiligo maliit pa siya noon mga 10-11 y/o pa lang ata noon. ginagamot siya everyday ng isang pinupunas sa patches at after that nagbibilad sadali sa araw for 5-10 mins. nawala un ng matagal pero lumabas uli noong mga 30′s na siya. Bumalik ung vitiligo niya. Papaano daw igamot ang aloe vera @Tina? baka pwedeng subukan sa kanya. Salamat
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Tina Reply:
August 9th, 2011 at 9:23 am
@Dennis,pinapahid ko lang un aloe vera gel sa white spots ko to evry part of my body,pwede fresh or un bottled na mabibili sa dept.store or sa ibang grocery,nasa may counter lang sya.dapat un 99% pure aloe vera.madami ako experiment na ipinapahid,right now ginagamit ko ay coconut oil with ginger.un kasi ang available,but next time balik uli ako sa aloe vera.vit.B-12 at folic acid supplement is good for vitiligo patients,and sun exposure too.
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cookie Reply:
August 30th, 2011 at 12:01 am
@dennis – baka bergamot oil ang ginamit na pangpunas sa patches nga kapatid mo. i used it sa anak ko before and the white patches sa elbow area nya nawala after several applications. it was a very mild case though.
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dennis Reply:
August 30th, 2011 at 4:44 am
@Cookie> hindi ko na matandaan cookie, sobrang tgal na kasi noon, pre-chooler pa ung kapatid ko…thanks anyway ha, baka nga bergamot oil un…
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cookie Reply:
August 31st, 2011 at 12:17 pm
@dennis>no problem dennis, i hope your sister’s vitiligo is better. and tina’s too.
@Tina…Slamat sa info. Ask ko lang ordinary coco oil lang at hindi VCO? subok ko na ang VCO sa maraming sakit, pero I’ll try telling my brother to try VCO with ginger at ung 99% aloe vera na sinasabi mo. tnx uli at maraming salamat
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Tina Reply:
August 20th, 2011 at 6:53 am
welcome..mas maganda un gawa natin na coco oil,kaysa sa ordinary oil.un coco oil with ginger na gamit ko,ako lang nagluto nun,at hinaluan ko konti olive oil.pwede din pampahid sa likod bago maligo lalo pag malamig ang panahon.
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Hi
This is a new site that I found when I was searching for some natural remedy for gout. Your site is very helpful and I’m sure that I’d be coming back more often to read some more…very interesting, helpful and informative. Great place you have.
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marvin Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 7:30 pm
thank you very much!
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Hi Marvin, Congratulations for putting up this very nice blog about your passion for food processing. I am involved into food packaging. I wish I can share my experience in packaging of food products using glass jars and bottles. I will be visiting your site more often. Good day!
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marvin Reply:
August 23rd, 2011 at 4:43 pm
I am really looking for stories! Hope to hear from you soon. Thank you for the support!
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hehehe..anong problema ni Jazzer???
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marvin Reply:
August 29th, 2011 at 11:55 pm
I never know what his problem. I am well aware that my English grammar is not perfect. That is why I am trying to improve it everyday. I respect all forms of criticisms but it should be done in a nice way! I revised the rules about writing comments. Violators will be flagged as spam.
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hi marvin – thanks for setting up this blog. very informative. found it while looking for food packaging info. sa probinsya located ang business ko and its difficult to find good packaging for food (baked goods, etc) other than the usual unimaginative disposable plastic containers. having custom made packaging is also expensive kasi the manufacturer requires a minimum quantity (understandable). the only one i can find is RM Boxes (no advert intended). am still searching for the supplier of generic white boxes (fold cote) which i saw on one of my trips to manila.
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marvin Reply:
August 30th, 2011 at 12:20 am
You can also try visiting the Chocolate Lovers in Cubao. They have a lot of pretty ready made boxes. Their address can be found here [http://echocolatelover.com/].
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thanks marvin. will have a look at the link.
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Can you include your whole name on your About Me page?
I am using your recipes for a school project and I need to cite the sources that I am using. Thank you!
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marvin Reply:
September 22nd, 2011 at 7:55 pm
my name is marvin vidallon vicedo…
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My I ask what is your name so that I can properly cite you. Thanks. My paper will be due tomorrow.
hehe
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marvin Reply:
September 25th, 2011 at 8:30 pm
marvin vicedo
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Hi!
I want to use the pictures with the bottle defects and the description with the parts of a bottle. Who is the owner of these pictures?
With kind regards
Sine
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marvin Reply:
October 27th, 2011 at 4:06 pm
I mentioned the owner on first paragraph, the Philippine Trade Training Center or PTTC. It was a part of our bound seminar lectures.
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Nice Blog. Thanks for the information on Jackfruit.
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i like ur accnt.im ntrested n nangka dried i bake n cook nangka loaf our otop hre in maigo lanao del norte
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Hi,
Thanks for establishing this website. We have a kitchen Incubator in Brookes Point, Palawan, we are so intersted to have a regular contact with you. We want to focus on our coconut resources. We are thinking now how to make a dried Buko. Do you have any idea?
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marvin Reply:
November 30th, 2011 at 7:10 pm
You need a vacuum oven do do it properly. Or a convection oven with a significant amount of air flow. The faster the drying, the better. Sun drying will not work. Dip the buko slices in sodium erythorbate solution before drying – to preserve the white color.
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Hi Marvin,
Good am. Thanks sa reply. May dryer kami na 500 kilos capacity na pwede pa abutin ng up to 70 degree centigrade and temp. May oven din kami na pang 6 plantsa. Pwede kaya i try itong mga ito?
Thanks ulit.
Nicz
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marvin Reply:
December 1st, 2011 at 7:49 pm
Yes, you can try in small batches. Bali trial and error yan hangang sa ma-perfect. You will use a different parameters for every dryer type and size.
Buko should not turned brown or rancid during the drying process.
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teach me how buko meat or buko juice converted to what products after 1 day of not being sold. thanks
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Hi, im interested in doing a project on one of your posts on this website after reading about it . Can i have your email to further inquire about it? My email is brianlowws@yahoo.com.sg. Thanks you
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marvin Reply:
January 6th, 2012 at 6:46 pm
marvinvicedo@yahoo.com. thanks!
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Hi Marvin! This is a very helpful blog.
Please help us how to make mangosteen tea or how to make mangosteen rind extract. Maraming salamat.
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