Growing in the jungle of Amazon are acai (pronounced ah-sigh-ee), the tallest palm trees growing up to 80 feet tall and with pinnate leaves that are about three meters long. Named after the Brazilian Portuguese adaptation of the Tupian word “iwaca’i” which means “fruit that cries and expels water,” these palm trees are often cultivated […]
I may not look like it, but I really do eat a lot. There was a time when I could finish a large box of pizza, or a bucket of chicken. When I’m writing or watching Koreanovela, I could munch several packs of chips in one sitting. If I like a certain food, I would […]
Metro Manila has seen many restaurants come and go over the years. Sadly, even some good restaurants (which seem to have been there forever) have closed down. There are few that are surviving, keeping up with the time and still as good as when they first opened. One of them is Three Sisters in East […]
There is a table in Pasig that is giving everyone who sits there an equal status. No, we’re not talking about King Arthur’s famed table where the legendary king and his knights congregated. We’re talking about the new restaurant venture at the heart of East Capitol Drive in Pasig City, with the same name as […]
The audition began as soon as we were seated on the quaint table of Beeffalo by Hot Rocks, a steak restaurant located in Sto. Nino, Marikina City. After telling the waitress who handed us the menu that we really wanted some piece of meat, she came back holding up plastic-wrapped pieces of meat, with each […]
How does eating more to live great sounds like? How about eat more to lose weight? Sounds perfect, right? Baron Method is a “lifestyle upgrade” that involves changing one’s perception of what food is supposed to do. Its founder, Harvie De Baron, believes that food works not against the body, but for the body. “Food […]
“You have to eat that with your hand. That is the best way to savor each bite,” a charming lady smilingly advised us when we picked up the fork and knife to slice the ube ensaymada that we ordered. We heeded her words, picked the soft and still warm bread and munched on. The charming […]
Guk or tang (korean soup) is usually made by cooking various ingredients in a pot. Jjigae and jeongol are similar to soup; however jjigae is slightly less watery likee a stew and jeongol is a meat and vegetable casserole cooked on the table. Perhaps the most popular of Korean soups and stews is Doenjang Jjigae. […]
Say Korea and the first thing that usually comes into a person’s mind is Kimchi, a popular spicy cabbage dish. Characterized by its spicy taste and crispness, the taste of kimchi varies depending on the fermentation process, ingredients used, region where it is made and the weather. Born from the need to preserve vegetables during […]
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