Knife Skills The handy dandy chef’s knife is one item that anyone worth their salt in the kitchen knows to be on the list of items that they would need if they ever were stranded on an island. The sheer versatility of a good blade will help keep you fed, able to defend yourself, and can…
Month: February 2015
Dried Beef Tapa – Cured Beef
Tapa in it’s literal meaning in Spanish is “lid” which have evolved into the tapas genre of Spanish food. In the Philippines tapas are a form of pulutan which in the West we refer to as an “appetizer”. In my opinion it has a closer relationship to the Spanish tapas which are small plates served with your…
Banaue Rice Terrace – The Filipino Eighth Wonder of the World
Located 1,500 meters above seal level in the Ifugao Province on the Philippine Island of Luzon, the Banaue Rice Terraces are considered by many Filipinos as the Eight Wonder of the World. The rice terraces have been in existence for well over 2,000 years and have been managed by the locals using a unique irrigation system…
Sinangag – Filipino Fried Rice
Sinangag is a Filipino breakfast staple that is normally accompanied by fried eggs and a meat such as beef tapa, tocino (sweet cured pork), longganisa sausages or milkfish (daing na bangus). The combinations are commonly known by acronyms like tapsilog which is tapa + sinangag + itlog. Others include tocilog, longsilog, bangsilog, etc. Sinangag –…