Lazy Sunday afternoon, 71°F , New York City Even when I was still full from lunch, I couldn’t help but salivate when I saw the...
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“Savor the word. Swallow the world.”, Doreen Fernandez, 1994
The late Professor Doreen Fernandez is by far one of the most interesting essayists of our era. She wrote about many topics, but was most famous for her food essays and research. Here’s an article written in New York City about Ms. Doreen Fernandez....
Ilocano York Now Welcomes ANONYMOUS Posts
Ilocano York is now open to anonymous contributions! Since I welcomed contributions to my blog, I had persistent requests that names be kept confidential. I was hesitant at first thinking that a writer or contributor might submit works that aren’t his own. Now realizing that...
It’s raining … An excuse to stay home and eat champorado
Lazy Sunday afternoon, 71°F , New York City Even when I was still full from lunch, I couldn’t help but salivate when I saw the picture of New Yorker Betsy Rhae Vergara’s home cooked champorado on Facebook. She paired her version with danggit, salten-dried variety of fish that...
An Ilocano Living with Buro in New England
When making my “Ano ang gusto mong pasalubong?” request, buro (fermented fish) is my usual answer. Why buro? It is my favorite food, of all time, of anything! The longer that you preserve it, the better (So, you won’t even have to worry about getting it stale- never!...
D’ Ampalaya Salad – So good, You’ll Turn Loco!
Again I came across a very interesting recipe shared by Karlo Primero that he posted on his Facebook wall. I haven’t tasted nor cooked it yet, but those who tried it gave the dish very good reviews. I think this would make a good side...
Hardin ni Monsignor Romy
Kay hirap paniwalaan na sa gitna ng siyudad na tinaguriang kapitolyo ng mundo, sa isang likod-simbahan ay may munting hardin na hitik sa bunga ng mga gulay na tunay namang nakakagiliw. Sino ba ang hindi mapapangiti sa mga luntiang dahon at naglalakihang ampalaya, mabibilog...
Lengua Estofado
This is for Tita Nirma Barana Cornwallis who saw this posted on my Facebook profile today. She wanted me to post the recipe so her husband can cook this for her. Atta girl, Tita! Although I dislike measuring and following recipes to the tee, since she...
Dinengdeng for the Terminally Single
I was browsing through Facebook this morning and saw this picture of dinengdeng posted by Princess Grace Dulay, an Ilocano based in the Middle East. As pictured the dish looked authentic and was presented very threadbare and meager, which is characteristically Ilocano. Though not visually appetizing to...
Dinengdeng Market
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Fishball Sauce ala Manong Pushcart
Yesterday a friend was bugging me on how to make sweet spicy fish ball sauce. You know the kind that the industrious Manong pushes in his cart all day. It is supposed to be a secret, but for the sake of our friendship and...
