Tag Archives for Filipino Food
Not street-style eating
Gourmet food trucks are now becoming an event in the suburbs. It’s a far cry from the food trucks I used to grab a quick burger or bag a chips from as a teenager. I once saw a Kogi truck, … Continue reading
No such thing as Filipino fine dining
All my Filipino friends on Facebook have been sharing this recent article in the L.A. Times about, despite the abundance of classically-trained chefs of Filipino descent, how none of them seem willing to start a fine dining restaurant featuring Filipino … Continue reading
Champorado flashback
It’s been a long time since I did a Filipino food post. You may think this concoction looks strange, but when I saw a post on Burnt Lumpia about champorado is something I remember so fondly from my childhood. And … Continue reading
Fried rice with shrimp and BACON!
Has it been a while since my last Filipino food experiment? I suppose its because I really wanted my next attempt to be kare-kare, but I’m not quite ready yet. So Trinity made the choice — we had shrimp in … Continue reading
Mmmmm, caldereta
A few weeks ago, I attempted the Mount Everest of Filipino cuisine and tried my hand at making caldereta from scratch. It was not easy, let me tell you — I believe it took me an hour of chopping, slicing … Continue reading