Pinoy food technologies, resources, news and reviews. Includes food safety and health issues
I took a can out of the chiller cause I got intrigued with the term “heatgrass”. What could it be? A grass that give a hot sensation when eaten? Like a siling labuyo. The term was new to me. I consumed all the contents before I noticed the large letter “W” before the letter “h”. [...]
Vegetable rejects command lower market price than regular and export quality. They are inferior in appearance and only few buyers want them. Rejects – small, bruised, with cuts or deformed. The situation in public market was telling the otherwise. A jeepney with loads of vegetables arrived. A group of buyers came asking.” Do you have [...]
The Provincial Government of Batangas filed an intellectual property right claim over the “kapeng barako”. They want a patent of kapeng barako as geographical indication product. What does this mean? When a product is patented as geographical indication product, it should meet certain requirements like raw material variety, specific process and the most important – [...]
His hands were reddish. He was drinking and playing with the apple juice at the same time. A mango juice is yellow because a ripe mango color is yellow. The same is true with ripe pineapple. Tomato ketchup is red because the ripe tomato is red. The argument arise when it comes to yellow banana. [...]
I love siopao. I love it that I often forgot to remove the thin piece of paper beneath. The paper is thin, tasteless and looks like a part of the bread. The color is semi transparent white. It really mimics the siopao color and texture. How many of you have eaten the piece of paper? [...]
Anyone know the name of this violet flower? It looks like a bell but the normal position is commonly upward,.facing the sun’s shine and holding some water during rain. Stems are long and thin, thin as a vine but the plant belongs to shrub category. Can serve as ornamental fence but not popular. This flower [...]
A commercially available mayonnaise packed in jar or sachet has a relatively long shelf life. It can be stored in ambient temperature for long period even after opening. The storage life is expected to last longer when refrigerated. How about the home made mayonnaise? I made a mayonnaise. I want to know its expected shelf [...]
