Pinoy food technologies, resources, news and reviews. Includes food safety and health issues
In our home town the term “kinulob or kulob” means forcing mature mango or banana to ripen quickly. In a large bamboo bucket, several layers of plastic and newspapers are lined. Known amount of calcium carbide is placed at bottom. The fruits are arranged neatly then covered with newspapers and plastic. The setup is set [...]
I bought a pack of sampalok candy for my toddler. He was the one who chose it, not me. I thought the candy have no seeds cause it passed by the hands of food processors. My wife grabbed the package. She was pressing every candy before gaving it to my son. She said most of [...]
One of the Boy Scouts training is cooking with improvised materials. Cooking rice on a fresh piece of large bamboo. Wrapping eggs in a wet newspaper and broiling. Cooking eggs on a piece of paper instead of frying pan. I personally witnessed the last cooking style but never got a hands on experience. Mom never [...]
Some of my friends keep on insisting that tabliya is a good sauce for suman. I wanted to try but suman is only available once a year. That is during All Saints Day. Some areas are making suman all year round because it is an integral part of their culture. Other do it as source [...]
Tokwa’t baboy is a real deal. I can take down three cups of rice in couple of minutes. Fried pork carries the main flavor, especially the back fat. The right mix of spicy vinegar sauce makes the viand more exciting. How about the tokwa? I never like eating tokwa alone, without the fried pork and [...]
I have a previous post stating that a worm on fruits and vegetables is a sign of commodity safety. It means the farmer who grew it never used pesticides of any kind. The worm was very lucky. He have never eaten any poisonous substance. If the worm survived on veggie, the more you will stay [...]
Sister-in-law is regularly making banana turon for sale. It is really salable and helping them earn extra cash for their daily needs. But more sales and income could be generated with variety of food products. Buying a single kind everyday is boring. People are looking for a different food everyday. She added two more products, [...]
