FOOD AND TRAVEL 138

Sinugba is a Visayan term for grilled or roast. This recipe can also be called Chicken Inasal. Here's another chicken recipe you can do at home. Ingredients: 6 pcs. medium size chicken wings 2 tablespoons lemon or calamansi juice 3 tablespoons soy sauce 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1/2 teaspoon salt ground pepper Lemon grass (pressed) 1 thumb-size ginger (minced) Annato seeds (to add color) 1/4 cup vegetable oil (for basting) Marinade  In a bowl, combine lemon juice, soy sauce, garlic, lemon grass, ginger, pepper and salt Add the chicken wings, make sure that all 6 chicken wings are soaked in the marinade Leave it for 30 minutes Basting In a pan, pour vegetable oil in a very low heat; Add annato seeds or achuete to add color Sauce 2 tablespoons Soy sauce 1 tablespoon lemon (or vinegar) Annato seed oil Chopped onions (optional) Red Chilli (optional) When all are set, you can now start grilling. Note I lik

This appetizer is mostly prepared and liked by the Visayans. Visayas is one of the three principal geographical divisions of the Philippine Island.  Lukot a secretion of  the sea creature called Dunsol or Sea Hare is used as the main ingredients of the salad. A really good appetizer rich in nutrients. Mostly found in the seaside area and fish market. This is very cheap around 10 to 15 pesos.The locals don't sell this per kilo. They usually contain a handful of it on banana leaves. Here is a recipe called Kinilaw na Lukot in Visayan. Ingredients:   Lukot (Sea Hare Secretion) 2 pcs. Tomatoes 1 large Red Onion 3 pcs. Red/Green Chilli 1 small Ginger (minced) 1/2 teaspoon tablespoon Salt Coconut Vinegar  1 medium Cucumber 1 medium lemon or calamansi  Easy to prepare Wash the Sea Hare secretion in a flowing water. There's no need to cook. Just combine all the ingredients. Saltiness and spiciness depends on your preference. Lemon or calamsi alway

Sweet  Potato, a root crop is common in the Philippines. You can usually find this grown in the countryside. In the city, sweet potatoes and sweet potato leaves are available in the supermarket but you can surely find these in the local market. Sweet potatoes are sold by kilos and the leaves are usually by bunch. Here's a salad recipe out of potato leaves. Sweet Potato leaves Salad   Ingredients: Sweet Potato Leaves (Camote tops) 2 pcs. Tomatoes 1 large Red Onion 3 pcs. Red/Green Chilli 1 small Ginger 1/2 teaspoon tablespoon Salt 1 tablespoon Apple cider vinegar (I prefer) Anchovy (optional) 1 medium lemon or calamansi Water How to prepare In a deep pan boil water. Once the water is boiled, add the sweet potato leaves don't include the stem.  Take the leaves right away after 30 seconds. Soaking it for a long time will  make the leaves overcooked. Let it cool and dry Slice the tomatoes, onions, Red/Green Chilli, Ginger. Add anchov

I've been craving for a taste that I can't find at any place. Whenever I crave for a food, I already created the taste in my mind. That's how it goes for me. What I made was a whole fried chicken cooked with a special sauce. I hope that everyone can try this recipe. It's really good! Here are the ingredients: 1 Whole Chicken Potatoes (Cut into chunks) Onions Garlic Ground Pepper Hunt's Pork and Beans Del Monte Pineapple tidbits 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar 2 tablespoon oyster sauce 1 teaspoon salt Canola Oil (I prefer) Chicken broth 2 cups water Achuete for coloring (add this to the chicken broth to extract color;) Please take away the seeds when color is extracted. How to prepare: Rub a salt all over the chicken. Boil the whole chicken in a very low fire with 2 cups of water for about 25 minutes. The chicken will not soak in a cup of water, it's fine. The lower the fire is the better. After 25 minutes, take

I want to go places. I want to eat delicious food. I am in my late 30's. Yes. This is what my blog is all about. FOOD I want to share a simple and easy recipe for dessert.   Creamy Mango Jelly  Ingredients:      Ripe mangoes      1 cup Nestle all-purpose cream      1 cups condensed milk      2 evaporated milk      2 cups water      24 grams Jelly powder (any brand, I used      Mr Gulaman) If you want to make it creamier, you can add 2 cups of all-purpose cream and decrease the amount of water to 1 cup. It's very easy to do: Mix all the liquid ingredients in a deep pan. Dissolve the Jelly powder into the liquid ingredients. Cook on a low flame and make sure to stir the whole time. When it's thick and you think it's ready, prepare for molding. TRAVEL  I recently went to Bacolod City in Negros Occidental to attend a church conference. It was my first time to go and  I can say that on the road to Bacolod was breathtakin