Pinoy food technologies, resources, news and reviews. Includes food safety and health issues
I cannot get rid munggo out of my mind for about two weeks. Hubby brought home about 25 kg of munggo beans. She gave half of it to our father, brothers and aunties. Fifteen kilograms were left to us. That was still to much for us to eat. Hubby frequently cook excess ginisang muggo. I [...]
Rain is falling again. The leaves of our rambutan tree began to grow again. Other plants and grasses are regaining vigor as well. One of the fast growers is the mutha or nut grass. You will notice them growing after two to three days of occasional rain. Mutha is a very persistent grass. Pulling them [...]
I am quite fascinated with this grass. I never knew its name before. The fruits look like a mini shell with colors brown, black and usually grey. Every hard grain has a hole for inserting a thin piece of nylon string. We collect it for the purpose of making bracelets and necklaces. The plant looks [...]
The black, small, sweet, sour and astringent fruit. Green when unripe. Become red to red-black when rare ripe and full black when fully ripe. The sweetest duhat / plum are those falling on grounds. Sounds crazy but its true. Try staying under the tree and wait for falling fruits. Read about the health benefits and [...]
I am very familiar with the rosemary herb. The small plant with many branches growing upward. Each branch are surrounded by plumb needle like structures pointing up. Anyone should not be afraid to hold it cause the leaves are not needles and will hurt, only needle like. This plant is included in herb collection of [...]
The ultimate use of ampalaya seed is for propagation. Propagators need to secure good quality seeds for the next planting season. It can be bought from seed companies to ensure the breed purity. However, an excess seeds can be use for other purposes. Uses and Health Benefits: 1) Crevost and Petelot stated that the seeds [...]
Animal brains are considered delicacy for some individuals. While others can’t even have a taste, including me. I still remember the featured stories on television. A popular restaurant is using animal brains as ingredients for their lugaw. This brain rice porridge is their best seller. Another is the brain recipe developed by Irene Abay, the [...]
