Recipe: Spinach and tofu soup

And you thought all I would post is about Ilocano food.
Not for the queasy ones, this soup. If you are keen on building protein, like I was a year ago, everything must be tofu or tuna or soya and this soup should be perfect. The tofu’s texture may put off the average tongue–like Chinese green [...]

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Huli Ka!

If it is endangered, contaminated, naturally toxic or was procured from dubious sources, there’s a chance that the food is illegal. Beef from mad cow disease-infected countries for instance. We were able to receive some contraband steeped in sukang Iloko and ginger. Mayubyub, which are Samaral (Siganidus) fingerlings, have been banned on Ilocano tables. My [...]

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Recipe: Pinakbet

The real, or to quote Laguna’s buko pie producers, d’original pinakbet is not a saute aromatics then fish paste then vegetables procedure, which is the typical pakbet sold in Manila canteens.
The root of the word is pakbet, or wilt, which is what the vegetables should look like when cooked. Make sure that farm-fresh vegetables are [...]

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