In Sta. Maria, Bulacan, ‘chicharon’ is life
The town of Sta. Maria in Bulacan recently staged its annual festival celebrating the product it is most proud of—chicharon. Now on its 13th year, Chicharon Festival promotes Sta. Maria
The town of Sta. Maria in Bulacan recently staged its annual festival celebrating the product it is most proud of—chicharon. Now on its 13th year, Chicharon Festival promotes Sta. Maria
The topic was chicharon, deep-fried pork belly and rind, with Claude Tayag presiding in an event at Unilab’s MusKKat (Museo ng Kaalamang Katutubo). Tayag is a chicharon connoisseur who
The nostalgic menu included ‘laoya’ beef, a sweetened version of ‘nilaga.’
Salted egg is taking Manila by storm. Suddenly, this humble ingredient is appearing in all sorts of dishes, morphing into something delicious that builds up layers of flavor, both savory and sweet, in one’s taste buds.
It is an interesting time for food finds. Here is a list of new discoveries that deserve to be enjoyed by more foodies.
Crispy crackling chicharon with pork fat and meat dipped in native vinegar spiced with garlic, onions and siling labuyo from Santa Maria. White and orange mini cup-shaped rice cakes from Marilao. Deep-fried but tender and juicy itik (native duck) from Plaridel. Creamy pastillas made from fresh carabao’s milk from San Miguel. Sweet, spongy and soft fluffy inipit cake with yema-like filling from Guiguinto.
Cagayan de Oro’s ‘chicharon’ was born out of a great necessity – an improvisation that became a flagship product
The big story at the launch of “Big Bite! The Northern Food Festival” was about sisig, that chopped pork and liver dish of Pampanga.
Every year, Cagayan de Oro (CDO) is a destination for the culinary competition known as Kumbira, organized by the Cohara (Cagayan de Oro Hotel and Restaurant Association). Kumbira celebrated its 18th anniversary this year; I was there in its early period when the venue was held at a small place before moving to a huge atrium.
A picture of a giant chicharon shown to me by Dimple Lim led to a trip to the R. Lapid plant in Valenzuela last week.
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