PH Embassy in Australia honors Filipina ice cream chef as exceptional migrant ICE CREAM DUO Manila St. Founders Chefs Chester and Michelin Dapo The Philippine Embassy in Australia recognized Filipina chef-instructor Michelin Galang-Dapo, the dessert innovator behind the classic Pinoy “dirty”...
There is more to the brand than its classic buko pie When we are talking about iconic pasalubong , buko pie is definitely one of the top items on the list. And among the best places to get it from is homegrown brand Colette’s Buko Pie. But did you know that apart from the luscious buko treat, the...
Which of these recent hot items made it to your table over the holidays? The pandemic restricted movement and affected every facet of our lives. Confined to quarters, many tired of the usual homecooked menu and used their time to experiment in the kitchen. The less adventurous simply used their...
Special gift ideas crafted by the guards of Philippine heritage “Local crafts are the baseline of the creative economy, which will alleviate poverty and spur sustainable development,” HABI president and long-time purveyor of local goods, Adelaida Lim, tells Manila Bulletin. Who wouldn’t agree...
A popular French cafe during the early 2000s and Baguio’s most famous ube jam maker are just some of the businesses turning pink for presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Cafe Breton, which serves French crepes and coffee since 1998 and has branches...
This Facebook page is making the holidays merrier for Aeta farmers in Pampanga If there is one food craze we still can’t get enough of throughout our pandemic time, it is the purple yam or ube . A produce locally grown in the Philippines, ube and its many forms have been part of Filipinos’...
PH Embassy in Tokyo shares the Filipino Christmas spirit through Philippine dishes at Hard Rock and Tony Romas CHRISTMAS IN JAPAN From left to right: Cebu Pacific Japan country manager Tomohiko Matsumoto, tourism attaché Niel Ballesteros, ASEAN-Japan Center secretary-general Kunihiko Hirabayashi,...
The Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will soon bake the fourth variant of its enhanced nutribun (E-Nutribun)—the ube (purple yam) variant. DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña shows the newly developed enhanced nutribun...
Netizens cannot get over a birthday cake ordered from well-known bakery Tous Les Jours that had a funny icing dedication. Customer Cha De Castro ordered an Ube Party Cake from Tous Les Jours branch in Serendra in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig through Grab delivery last Sept. 23. Expectation vs...
The famous Thai dessert gets a Filipino twist When talking about Thai cuisine, a couple of dishes pop into our minds. There are the spicy curries, the stir-fried Pad Thai, and the savory Tom Yum soup. But if it’s sweet indulging we’re talking about, nothing could beat Mango Sticky Rice from...
Good news to calamay and ube lovers! (DOST Facebook page) State researchers have managed to prolong the shelf life of Pangasinan’s sweet delicacies such as calumay and ube or purple yam, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Wednesday, July 14. The Pangasinan State University -...
Clue: It is filled with sweet corn and ube goodness Judy Ann Santos' ube mais Judy Ann Santos is passionate about Filipino cooking. And through her restaurant Angrydobo, the actress whips up classic Pinoy dishes, such as kalderobo, lugaw, and choconut sansrival, and takes them to another level by...
