Being stuck in Abu Dhabi has Pia Wurtzbach dreaming of adobo and rice. She said so via her recent Instagram post. Many of her fans were not eager to empathize with her however, quickly losing their focus as to what she was conveying given the rocking photo that accompanied the post. No, it wasn't a...
INK NOODLES Pancit Negra from Ligao City, Albay similar to Pansit Pusit Arguably the most popular dish all over the country, adobo is the go-to dish of almost every family several times a week for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and even snacks. While majority automatically think of chicken or pork as...
Why standardizing food can be a good thing. And no, it’s not an attack on lola’s cooking ADOBO DEBATE The hot question of the week, 'Should the quintessential Philippine stew and other Pinoy dishes be standardized?' When I first read the news that the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Diwa C. Guinigundo We don’t know about our readers but we like adobo the way we prepare it in Bulacan. Pork belly is braised in vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, bay leaves, pepper and salt until it is tender. Pork is seared in its own, copious fat and cooked slowly in lots of...
The president of the Philippine Amalgamated Supermarkets Association, Inc. finds nothing wrong with the Department of Trade and Industry's (DTI) pursuit of certain standards on popular Filipino dishes, including everyone's beloved adobo. Steven Cua (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Steven Cua believes...
Jeremy Jauncey is eager to share with fans the fun he and his girlfriend Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach are having in their reunion trip at Burj Al Arab. In one of his posts, he shared the "reality" of filming Pia in her element there. View this post on Instagram In another, he caught the...
There is nothing to worry about, adobo lovers. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) gave this assurance to Filipinos following its move to "standardize" Filipino dishes, including the much-beloved adobo. Pork adobo (Photo by Ellson Quismorio) The creation of a technical committee to develop...
Renowned chefs, cookbook authors, food columnists, and vloggers share their thoughts on the hot food issue Aiming to develop Philippine National Standards (PNS) on the well-known Filipino dishes like adobo, sinigang, sisig, lechon, among others, the Department of Trade and Industry – Bureau of...
If you think the Philippine National Standards (PNS) only applies to manufactured industrial products, think again. The Department of Trade and Industry - Bureau of Philippine Standards (DTI-BPS) has established the Technical Committee on Filipino Dishes (BPS/TC 92) to develop Philippine...
Some of the best restaurants of Boracay have reopened From the people we care about, to our freedom to travel and gather, to our beloved haunts, the pandemic has taken away so much from us. Ironically, as the vaccines for the deadly disease have started to roll out in the Philippines, COVID-19...
Here's to a great all-day breakfast feast Tapa and adobo are among Filipino food historian Felice Prudente Sta. Maria's breakfast staples in her book "Kain Na." And it is just right that these dishes are included on the list for they are not only delicious, but also reflect our history in food....
The Hollywood star gets busy with Filipino cuisine and more If there is one dish any foreign visitor in the Philippines should try, it is adobo . It's so popular that every region and island of the country has their own spin on the classic, ultimately paying homage to the meal that graced every...
