I have a confession everyone. I honestly am not a fan of lechon, which is probably sacrilegious as a Filipino. Often times I skip the lechon at parties. But I don’t mind nibbling on lechon kawali. Weird right? I think it may be a texture…

If you don’t know what atchara is exactly, it is pickled papya, carrots, ginger, onions, garlic, and bell peppers. It is usually served along with something meaty and fatty, like longganisa or bbqs. I tell friends it’s like the Korean version of pickled daikon that…

St. Patrick’s Day is on Saturday, so today’s recipe is a Filipino corned beef dish called carne norte. Filipinos are in no way Irish at all, but the country is the largest Catholic country in Asia. My mom actually went to Catholic school whose teachers…

I made skinless pork longganisa from scratch! Ordinarily my parents would just buy it from our local Filipino grocery store if we wanted to have some for breakfast. But I wanted to make it from scratch so that I could control the salt content and…

You know Filipino food is on the rise when local Filipino restaurant, Bad Saint, creates a recipe for Bon Appetite magazine. That recipe is shrimp ukoy. Here’s Bad Saint, who are literally making fine dining Filipino dishes with street food. Funny right? It’s a strange…