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Hi guys, good afternoon, I would like to share to you on how to make this famous dessert here in the Philippines. It is called mango float, Layers of graham crackers, sweetened whipped cream, and luscious

Traditionally, Filipinos love vegetable and we have a lot of mixed veggie dishes all over the archipelago. We have the Pinakbet of the Ilocanos or the people of the northern part of the Philippines. Pinakbet

We did our New Year's Eve tradition of cooking a homemade ham. Me and my daughter is with my aunt in her house since we were booted in our house just before Christmas. We are optimistic and happy despite

Hi, people of Hive! Bibingka is a Filipino delicacy, it's a rice cake cooked in a traditional oven that is similar to a brick oven or an improvised oven made of metal sheets. They put burnt charcoal on

Ginamos is a famous local side dish or appetizer here in the Philippines. Now, that anchovies are in season, we have them in our fish market every day for a cheap price. I bought a kilo earlier for 70

The quarantine/lockdown situation here in our country, the Philippines is making me all curious and creative of the many things we can do while we stay at home. Recently, I have been into gardening and

This was one of my favorite snacks when I was a kid. Filipinos have a version of fried donuts. You will see them sold around the afternoon because they are popular as an afternoon snack. You will see stalls

Before I stopped Steeming 3-4 months ago my posts were mostly about my Tasteem posts that were about restaurants and food places reviews and experience, and I was writing about Filipino foods and what

Chicken adobo is a famous Filipino dish, it's basically chicken braised in soy sauce and vinegar. It's a savory dish that gives you that sweet and sour aroma. Other ingredients are peppercorns, bay leaves

Tinola is a Filipino chicken soup dish. It is famous among Filipinos as a cold-weather dish. It is also what husbands feed their wives after giving birth because they believe it makes mothers produce more

The Philippines is an archipelago, surrounded by seas and composed of 7, 107 islands, thus we have an abundance of marine life and the fishing industry blooms. We love eating fish. Back in the day, when

Sinamak is a condiment and its base is vinegar, it's a spiced vinegar. We use this as a sauce to dip our grilled and fried foods. We prefer using coconut vinegar because we have coconuts everywhere in

Isaw is a popular street food in the Philippines. It's part of our street barbecue culture. Filipinos barbecue almost every part of chicken and pork. Even the blood and the innards, this is one example.

Siomai is another Chinese influence on Filipino food. Siomai is a kind of dumpling, you would be familiar with this if you often visit Dimsum restaurants. Siomai is a famous street food all over the country.

Dried mango is my favorite candied fruit. Philippines, being tropical, has an abundant supply of mangoes year-round. It's because of the surplus supply that Filipinos started drying and dehydrating mangoes

Chopsuey is another Chinese influence on Filipino cooking. It's a dish of stir-fried bite-sized mixed vegetables with tiny slices of meat or seafoods. Filipinos make it as colorful as possible by mixing

Kikiam is Filipino street food. This food is one of those Chinese influence in our culture. China and the Philippines have been trading even before we were colonized by Spain, America, and Japan.

A little short story before we talk about this featured food. I was just at home the whole 2 days because of the coronavirus scare. My uncle came by the house and asked if I'd like to help roll the chocolate

I craved for this Barbecued banana and we Bisaya people called this "ginang-gang" 😍😋

Kamote or sweet potato is a common root crop in the Philippines. Aside from the roots, we also eat the leaves and stem of kamote, the kamote tops. We just have it cooked with water and some spices like