A recent survey asking Filipinos what they thought the national dish of the Philippines should be, revealed that 90% of respondents voted for crispy pata. While adobo is probably the first dish you learn how to cook, the crispy pata was voted all time favorite. Well, before I am asked to reveal the survey methodology, [...]
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Crispy Pata
Posted in Cook, Sarap (Philippine Cuisine), Uncategorized, tagged crispy pata on September 12, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Ensaimada: Philippines scores 1 over France! and Spain!
Posted in Bake, Sarap (Philippine Cuisine) on July 12, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The ensaimada has its origins from Mallorca, Spain’s largest island. This version is rolled into a tube and then coiled into a spiral shape. The Mallorcans take their ensaimadas seriously. There is even a regulatory council and a sampling committee that ensure that the “Ensaimada de Mallorca” meet certain controls and guidelines. While the brioche [...]