Month: May 2015
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Pancit Palabok
Who doesn’t love a good noodle dish? Pancit, or noodles, can be found fresh in open air markets and various supermarkets. Local restaurants each have their own spin on various Filipino noodle dishes. Eateries with special emphasis on noodles are often called panciterias. Each panciteria will offer their own version of Pancit Palabok. This is…
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Pork Sisig
Sisig translates to “snack on something sour” in Kapampangan. The dish originates from locals who bought pig heads from agents of the Clark Air Base. Pig heads weren’t used to prepare food for the Air Force personnel stationed there. The late Lucinda Cunanan is famously referred to as Aling Lucing-the Sisig Queen for pioneering the…
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Pandesal
Every cuisine has its culture’s take on the classic bread roll. Mexican cuisine has bolillos, Puerto Rico has pan de agua, China has bao zi. In Filipino cuisine, it’s a soft and pillowy roll from Spanish-Era Philippines. Pandesal (from the Spanish pan de sal, “salt bread”) is a yeast-based bread commonly used in Filipino cuisine.…
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Chicken Macaroni Soup (Sopas)
Sopas is a term for “soup”. The yummy dish is a richer alternative to the American chicken noodle soup. The difference is how sopas uses milk to enrichen the flavor of the broth. Additionally, the bone of the chicken is left intact to give the sopas a bolder flavor. In culinary tradition, the bone of…