Babi Pongteh (Braised Pork with Salted Bean Paste)

I hope you will indulge me with a few recipes the next few days. These are Peranakan dishes shared to me by the Singaporean chef in the ongoing Singapore Food Festival. You can read more about my food adventures at Multi-Cultural Gastronomic Experience in Singapore and Opening Day at the Singapore Food Festival. Just toRead More

Ayam Buah Keluak (Chicken Stewed with Black Nuts)

One of the most popular Peranakan dishes of Swissotel Merchant Court and even Singapore is the Ayam Buah Keluak or Chicken stewed in Black Nuts. This is the traditional and well-known Nonya dish, normally available in restaurants that feature Peranakan cuisine. Its main ingredients are chicken (ayam) and buah keluak. I know some of youRead More

Tapsilog From Rodic’s Diner

Tapsilog as we know it was coined from the word Tapa (salt-cured beef ), sinangag (fried garlic rice) , Itlog (fried egg). Filipinos are so creative when labelling their dishes. My favorite tapsilog is the one served at Rodic’s Diner at the Shopping Center inside the UP Diliman campus. Tapsilog wasn’t the trend during myRead More

Order Traditional Noche Buena Filipino Dishes

You suddenly find that your holiday dishes are not enough for your guests. What do you do? Cooking can be stressful especially if one is faced with a lot of visitors. The thing to do is to order your Holiday dishes from reliable restaurants. Here are a few ideas of traditional Noche Buena dishes fromRead More

Prime Rib at Mario’s Quezon City

It’s ‘Prime Rib Night’ every Thursday at MARIO’s Quezon City, one of the Philippines’ most respected restaurants. On Thursdays, every order of Prime Rib comes with a free Caesar Salad and dessert, and 30% discount for every bottle or glass of Mario’s choice house wine. Together with Mario’s Wi-Fi connection, homey ambience, and friendly service,Read More