Cebu's Dimsum Break on Jul 17, 2011 in Cebu Siomai fastfood Dimsum Break Dimsum Chinese We found Dimsum Break, which served Chinese fastfood, nestled in one of the nooks and crannies of the busy Fuente area in downtown Cebu. If appearances were to have any consequence, I wouldn't have eaten here. It's no secret that I hate fastfood and...
Sinugbo at Cebu's Golden Cowrie on Jul 7, 2011 in Cebu Inihaw Golden Cowrie Sinugbo The first thing one notices coming out of the Cebu airport are the festive jeepneys that look like banderitas criss-crossing the street. Cebu is saturated with color, and its spaces filled with the vibrancy of perhaps the same spirit that possesses t...
Gerry Alanguilan's Adobong Manok on Jun 4, 2010 in video Adobo Ajinomoto Found this video on YouTube by comic book writer and artist Gerry Alanguilan who I know is famed for once inking Wolverine. Each family and each region insists on a particular kind of ingredient from what vinegar to use to that secret vegetable or he...
Gneiss Spice Racks on May 27, 2010 in Kitchen Gadgets Spice Rack Bought an apartment in Manila a few years ago that was supposed to be my first home. It's a modest place. Too modest that I couldn't afford to paint and install a kitchen sink to move in. The plan was to save a little more to afford the paint, tiles...
Fresh Spring Rolls & Nuoc Nam on May 7, 2010 in Nuoc Nam Fresh Spring Rolls Whoever invented fresh spring rolls gets my nod for president. Unfortunately, I can't vote as registration for absentee voting expired last year, even before I got here. And even if I did get to vote, I wouldn't know who to vote for. The least of all...
Fresh Rocket, Parmesan and Goat’s Cheese Pizza on Apr 30, 2010 in Masterchef Australia My Kitchen Rules Fresh Rocket Parmesan and Goat's Cheese Pizza Pizza My introduction to Australian food happens through television. It has to as I can barely afford to eat out. When I first got here, the first season of Masterchef just ended and everyone who had a TV raved about it especially after finding out I was d...
Perfect Italiano on Apr 27, 2010 in Advertising Perfect Italiano Cheese While I find Perfect Italiano's cheeses not exactly perfect, their newest ads are semi-perfectly hilarious:Sometimes when I cook, I weep. How I wish I can say the same thing.
Oven Roasted Duck Breast with Ginger, Orange and Hoisin Sauce on Apr 26, 2010 in Duck Orange Ginger Hoisin Sauce I am trying to conquer duck. I bought two duck breasts last week and named them Donald and Daffy respectively. I cooked Donald last week when I tried to make roast duck in red curry. The curry taste was pretty standard but the duck roasting was not s...
Genetically Modified Condoms, er Corn on Apr 25, 2010 in Corn Production Politics Genetics Consumption It's been a while and I have no excuses for it. I have cooked a lot and ended up with disaster and promise. While I am dying to share the latter, much of the thought about food has not just dwelled on taste, it has also crossed over other concerns. G...
Genetically Modified <s>Condoms</s>, er Corn on Apr 25, 2010 in Genetics Politics Production Corn Consumption It's been a while and I have no excuses for it. I have cooked a lot and ended up with disaster and promise. While I am dying to share the latter, much of the thought about food has not just dwelled on taste, it has also crossed over other concerns. G...
