Before the about me starts, here is another video shoot courtesy of GMA-Good News.
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About me starts here!
Hello! I am me, just me!
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 (CACODEC-PCLEDO); Food Chemistry Instructor; Food Quality Assurance Staff and currently a food blogger ….notify me if you want to see my full credentials!
Here was my featured video courtesy of GMA 7 Pinoy MD! I was the one who was demonstrating the mango wine making.
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Articles are based from the following: 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.
I does not guarantee reliability of any information including comments and suggestions posted by readers and will not be held liable for the harm it may have caused.
Comments and suggestions are allowed. However, all bad languages, harassment, nudity, and forms of threatening will be deleted.
Answering questions and inquiries is voluntary. Sorry in advance for future unreplied comments!
This site is not selling and will not sell product of any kind. Not doing any sponsored post or paid review. Any repetitive comments encouraging someone to buy a particular product will be marked as spam.
My grammar and writing skills are not excellent. Please bear with me! Help me correct errs if you find it bothersome.
Hello Marvin… I enjoy your site very much, specially the link on “Guyabano, it cures cancer?” I find it nice to be able to contribute information for particular needs. But should your site be used for promoting multi-level marketing products, and presumably recruiting members too?
I don’t think it’s fair. I don’t find it right for people to be naming product brands and company names in your website. They are doing business at your expense. To recommend a product that helps is commendable, but to be promoting a company is something else, unless of course it’s your company or you work with these networkers. But if this is okey with you, then it is okey.
More power to you, Marvin!
Thanks! This blog and me are not related to those spammers in any way. I am thinking if it’s right to delete their comments and prohibit any further comments related to vita plus.
Hello Marvin ,
I was pleased to find your wevsite today , it is very helpful.
I would like to know how to pickle cabbage ? is it possible ? And what is the whole procedure ?
Thanks .
Thank you!
The following articles might help you. I thought you might be referring to sauerkraut or kimchi!
http://www.foodrecap.net/recipe/make-sauerkraut/
http://www.foodrecap.net/recipe/fermented-veggies/
http://www.foodrecap.net/recipe/make-chinese-cabbage-kimchi/
Thanks Marvin for prompt reply .
I will access to suggested websites this afternoon .
Best Regards .
Myriam
Sir Marvin,
You may email me pala thru alfeelynb@yahoo.com. Thanks and keep up the good work.
April 10, 2012
Sir Marvin,
May I know if you have a procedure for dragon fruit leather? Parang mango leather pero dragon fruit gamitin ko. Gusto ko kasi ang dragon fruit. Iyan lang ang fruit na di tumaas ang sugar ko nun pregnant ako. Saka me anak pala ako na turning two years old. Gusto lang niya kainin french fries. Me process ka ba for potato fries, carrot fries, camote fries na pwede sa batang 2 years old and above?
Your blog is very helpful for mothers like me.
Thank you and hoping for your help.
Lyn Bustamante
This procedure will work for potato and camote fries. [http://www.foodrecap.net/recipe/camote-fries/] I have not tried it yet for carrot. It is wise to use branded and expensive cooking oils.
The process of fruit leather require a drying oven – an oven with fans and ventilation for efficient drying. Home ovens are designed for cooking, not for drying.
Thank you very much!
Generally I don’t learn article on blogs, but I would like to say that this write-up very compelled me to try and do it! Your writing style has been amazed me. Thank you, quite nice article.
Hi Marvin, found your blog this evening while doing research on teas,your ideas are very helpful and practical . where can I buy tea bags for my organic tea leaves? Am from Bicol. Is it better to turn them into powder form and package in capsules or just air-dry and pack in small tea bags? thanks
thanks!
either way is good. I guess the capsules are easier to find than teabags. Capsules can be bought from most leading drugstores. There is an organic tea shop in Farmers Plaza Cubao that sell small volume of empty teabags. I lost the exact name of store – sorry! As alternative, teabags can be made of pilon cloth. Seal all side with plastic sealer.
your blog is very informative, Thanks so much to Marvin. i have relative there in Indang Cavite. Marly Matel
uhmm saan na po ung tindahan nyo? kc lumipat na kc kayo ng ibang puwesto
hi marvin,
nice knowing u pal, marvin pala ang tawag nila sayo dito. for me, very innovative ang persona mo, pagdating sa kapakanan ng ating mga mamamayan, esp. ang kalusugan nila. the herbal capacities ng ating native vegetables or trees are very essential sa development ng mga medicinal or preventive cures. they’re just not economical but more natural & therapeutic na gamot. it just requires patience & perseverance to make it happen – alam mo na, for ex., yong pagpu-pulverize or pagremedyo ng mga ito, mga exotic kasi.
Nice to meet you too lorie! I am really marvin for real. People who are too lazy to pronounce two syllables are calling me “ben”. Thanks for the very nice complement. See you soon!
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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.
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
marvinvicedo@yahoo.com. thanks!
teach me how buko meat or buko juice converted to what products after 1 day of not being sold. thanks
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
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.
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?
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.
i like ur accnt.im ntrested n nangka dried i bake n cook nangka loaf our otop hre in maigo lanao del norte
Nice Blog. Thanks for the information on Jackfruit.
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
I mentioned the owner on first paragraph, the Philippine Trade Training Center or PTTC. It was a part of our bound seminar lectures.
My I ask what is your name so that I can properly cite you. Thanks. My paper will be due tomorrow.
hehe
marvin vicedo
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!
my name is marvin vidallon vicedo…
thanks marvin. will have a look at the link.
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.
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/].
hehehe..anong problema ni Jazzer???
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.
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!
I am really looking for stories! Hope to hear from you soon. Thank you for the support!
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.
thank you very much!
@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
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.
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
@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.
@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.
@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…
@dennis>no problem dennis, i hope your sister’s vitiligo is better. and tina’s too.
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.
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.
where can i buy bagbagkong? preferably within or near metro manila.
Thanks!
Its a rare indigenous vegetable. I think no one sells it in the Metro
how about in near provinces like cavite or laguna?
lots of it in abra..seasonal though..coz these are not commercially grown..they are wild flowers
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.
many thanks! she hate the words sweat hearts, honey, and and all sweat sounding words so I referred her as hubby ,”
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!
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.
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.
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!
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.
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!!
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.
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..:)
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.
galing ng blog mo marvin…keep it up!
@david- salamat! threat kita pag naabot ko na target ko. he! he!
Hi Mr Marvin, thanks for the info and advice…More power!
Hi Mr Marvin, how are you… will pulverized fishbone be made into a breading mix?
@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!
Thanks, you site was very helpful. More power!
@anne – thanks too!
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.
wow thanks for the reply…
hope to hear more from you…
can we prepare cider form cucumber and mango combined
@gloria – Yes, adopt the procedure for making dragon fruit cider. http://www.foodrecap.net/recipe/dragon-fruit-cider-vinegar/
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…
@dennis- thanks! Hoping to meet you too!
Nice blog Marvin, nice knowing you.. regards.
@ansen- thanks
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.
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/
Thanks!
Hi!
Nice and very handy and helpful food blog.
Book-marked ko na ito at bibisitahin ko from time to time.
Keep it up!
thank you po !
what is your objectives in making papaya pickles?
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!
Sino ang magaling? Asan? Asan?
ang galing mo talaga vin,my blog ka na ganito ka ganda..keep it up and more power…
god bless..
Wow. you own a food blog na pala. Keep it up. Techie Food Expert.
-Laurence
Haha! tagal na to ngaun mo lang napansin napansin….