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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”….

Filipino Cuisine: Just right of just right, Travel & Leisure Magazine

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?”

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Giada De Laurentiis’s Filipino Chicken Adobo, Cultural Appropriation and the White Savior

“Turn on the Food Network right now,” Jenny texted me, “Giada’s making chicken adobo.”

“FILIPINO chicken adobo?”

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Cook This: Filipino Chicken Adobo

Tonight, I’m cooking the quintessential Filipino Dish: Chicken Adobo.

Our family is from the northern part of the Philippine islands. For every Filipino cook, there’s a different adobo. For example, my cousin adds Sprite/7Up instead of water and a hot chili pepper. This is my interpretation of my mom’s recipe. I like to douse my rice in adobo sauce so I make a lot of it.  Continue reading “Cook This: Filipino Chicken Adobo”