Facts and trivia about breakfast in the Philippines

Since I was in my elementary days, it is always emphasized that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But, since those days, I always skip breakfast. It’s because I started my schooling days at noon and too lazy waking up. During my high school days, I still skipped...

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History and Origins of Filipino Cooking

Perhaps a keen or not so keen observer might wonder how Filipino food originated by merely looking at the ingredients, cooking methods or even just the name of dishes. Sweet yema pastillas. Photo credit: www.flickr.com/people/ajanem/ The history of Filipino food...

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Have You Tried Boodle Fight? Ngaon Ta!

Picking up food with your bare hands and eating like there’s no tomorrow. Boodle fight is a Filipino culture we can be proud of. Boodle fight, according to urbandictionary.com is a military style of eating where long tables are prepared and food are...

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Foods that Filipinos Bring to the Beach

 Most of us would choose to bring our own home-cooked meals to the beach rather than rely on the resort restaurant’s menu considering how one order would cost you. Just wondering, what are the usual foods you bring to a summer beach outing? Do you have the...

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12 Filipino desserts you should know about

Halo-Halo ("hall-o hall-o") Perhaps the most well-known of Filipino desserts,halo-halo translates to “mix mix” and is just that: a jumble of toppings that you literally mix up to eat. Its origins can be traced back to various Japanese shaved ice desserts, but now...

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Diet Filipino Food

"Everything starts with a tub of oil." That's how my friend puts it. I want to share with you my take on the Filipino diet. It's not to bash on the food we grew up in and love so much but to have a better understanding and make a plan on how to eat better and healthier. I...

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TOP 10 HEALTHIEST PINOY DISHES

A balanced and healthy diet is essential in maintaining good health and lowering the risk for various diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. The common Filipino diet is disproportionate and is heavy with fatty meat and sweets which lacks essential vitamins...

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6 interesting facts you didn’t know about Filipino food | by Karmela Tordecilla

Filipinos love to eat. Filipinos also love taking photos of what they eat. Nowadays, we spare a couple of minutes capturing the perfect shot of our meal before we dig into our plates. Photographer Neal Oshima’s exhibit “Pagkaing Filipino” puts food porn...

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