Halo-halo, mix-mix and dreaming of summer
It’s damn near the kitchen sink of delicious things you can find in the PI. Continue reading Halo-halo, mix-mix and dreaming of summer
Category: Philippines
Balut, a new kind of Easter egg
Can I ask some fun-loving Filipino or Filipino American parents, in the spirit of tomorrow’s April Fools’ Day, to please hide a lavender- or pink-dyed balut in their Easter egg hunts today? Continue reading Balut, a new kind of Easter egg
Filipino food, is this a thing now?
Take a look at this interesting graphic pulled from the pages of none other than Travel & Leisure’s April 2013 issue, AKA “The Food Issue”….
On a scale of Overhyped (closest to this: cupcakes, tomato foam and no-bookings policies) to Underrated (closest to this: paletas, or ice pops; tomato sauce and accepting reservations), just to the right of Just Right, Filipino Cuisine falls on the Underrated side of the continuum. Is Filipino food becoming a thing now?
I don’t know, but it’s always been my thing. Continue reading “Filipino food, is this a thing now?”
Onward Ticket Required: You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here.
“You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here.” The first time I heard this phrase, it was likely yelled by a behemoth of a man, a bouncer at a bar, about five minutes after the ugly lights came on. Another welcome overstayed. This phrase came to mind when I was at the … Continue reading Onward Ticket Required: You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here.
