Pinoy food technologies, resources, news and reviews. Includes food safety and health issues
Father is regularly planting vine crops such as patola, ampalaya and upo. Patola and upo are regularly sprayed with chemical pesticide. Ampalaya often get the lesser treatment. Based from my observations, bitter gourd have lesser pests than the others. I seldom see ampalaya with insect holes. The worm who did this must have a great [...]
I was applying as service crew in one of the Philippines most popular fast food chain. I was working as student assistant in my alma mater. My monthly salary was too little to support my studies. Becoming a fast food chain service crew will surely give me more income for my needs and reduce my [...]
The fast food service crew often ask me, “Go large po yung drink sir or up size po sir?” The crew is referring to beverage that is included in the meal package. My answer is always “No”. I just want a small regular size drink. A regular size drink is often enough to quench my [...]
Do you ever wonder why you cannot manage avoiding unhealthy foods? Some of the following reasons might be the right answers. 1) Most unhealthy foods are delectable. Pork, chocolates, ice cream and softdrinks. I am not saying that they are really unhealthy. They are unhealthy only when eaten regularly or eaten in excess. They are [...]
I never know the reasons for the need to eat raw onions. It might be healthier when eaten fresh! In case you want it, here are the means to achieve the ultimate goal – eating raw onions. 1) Onion taste is not as bad as garlic. I think eating it raw is not as hard. [...]
Drinking coffee has a lot of issues. Many credible articles are stating that it is harmful to health. There are also studies proving that drinking it is beneficial. It is natural for manufacturers to promote its health benefits. Why say something bad about own commodity? Do not judge them as one-sided because what they are [...]
According to Reader’s Digest, garlic is one of the foods that has the potential in preventing cancer. Note: the term is “prevention” not cure. It can stimulate the body defenses against cancer and reduce tumor growth. The anti-cancer effect is attributed by sulfur compounds. Hate garlic? Here are some ways to eat it. Pick the [...]
