I have a love-hate relationship with chicken menudo. It’s such a lovely stew of different vegetables, potatoes, and chicken in a savory tomato sauce. It reminds me of tomato soup, but with hearty stuff inside. The only problem is you’ll come across liver! I’m sure…

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…