How to Make Homemade Bukayo
Bukayo is a very sweet Filipino delicacy popular among children. It is simply made by simmering strips of young, gelatinous coconut (buko) in water and then mixing with white or brown sugar resulting...
View ArticleHow to Make Tapa (Beef Tapa)
Tapa in Filipino term is a thinly-sliced beef meat cured with salt and spices and dried. The beef tapa can be fried and served together with fried egg and atsara (pickled papaya strips), and this kind...
View ArticleHow to Make Fish Quekiam
Fish quekiam is a delicacy which originated from the Chinese, this food is ready to be served after steaming, fresh from the cans or fried before serving (Embotido style). It can be served with soy...
View ArticleMedicinal Uses of Honey
Research shows that honey has more nutrients than milk and egg. It contains 40.5% fructose, 34.0% glucose, 17.7% water, 1.9% sucrose, 1.5% dextrin and gums, 1.2% ash and traces of lecithin. According...
View ArticleHow to Start a Tocino Making Business
Tocino is made from thinly sliced pork meat marinated with salt, sugar, saltpeter, pineapple juice, nitrate, and other chemical preservatives that kill micro-organisms or delay microbial action. Making...
View ArticleHow to Make Fruit Powders
Fruit powders are made from dehydrated fruits by grinding into a powdered form. They are used in ayurvedic preparations or as an ingredient in pickles and sour foods. Shelf-life: The preservation...
View ArticleHow to Make Buko Pie
A pie is made of baked or unbaked crust and a variety of fillings that may either be cooked or uncooked. It can either be a dessert, a snack, or a main dish depending on its filling. It is a convenient...
View ArticleHow to Make Casssava Pinipig Cookies
Cassava root is very rich in starch and contains significant amounts of calcium, dietary fiber, iron, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin B6 and vitamin C. Here is another value added recipe from...
View ArticleHow to Make Nata de Coco from Coconut Water
Nata de coco is a white to creamy yellow, translucent, jelly-like substance formed by acetobacter aceti subspecies Xylinium, on the surface of sugar enriched coconut water. It is popularly used as a...
View ArticlePreparation of Burong Bangus (Milkfish Processing Technology)
Fermentation is one of the earliest fish preservation methods and is believed to have started long before mankind developed other methods (Guevara et al., 1978). Standardization of milkfish buro was...
View ArticleBanana Peanut Mix
Banana is a common tropical fruit and is a good source of energy. Peanut is likewise a favorite nibble among children and adults, providing them a good amount of protein and fats. When mixed together,...
View ArticleBagoong alamang beneficial to human health?
Fish or shrimp paste condiment, locally known as bagoong, is almost inseparable from manggang hilaw and other traditional Filipino delicacies. It persists and remains to be part of our regular diet and...
View ArticleMuscovado: the promise of the ‘other sugar’
Muscovado is not a surname or the kontrabida in a soap opera. It is the less popular version of the sugar that we know. It is brown and soft and comes in powder or lumped form like a sticky clay, or in...
View ArticleHow to Make Smoked Bangus in Oil
Canning involves the application of sufficient amount of heat to the food material contained in hermetically sealed containers with the aim of destroying spoilage agents that would otherwise spoil the...
View ArticleHow to Make Nata de Pina
Pineapple is a well-known fruit and can be found abundant in traditional markets, especially during harvest season. Consumers are fond of this fruit not only because of its delicious taste, but also...
View ArticleHow to Start a Ham-Retailing Business
Every Christmas season, one of the best selling food item is ham. For many Filipinos, Christmas celebration would not be complete without ham on their tables. It’s still best to make your own homemade...
View ArticleHow to Make Smoked Fish (Tinapa)
Smoked fish or tinapa is a style of fish preservation wherein the fish are cured by smoking. The smoking of fish is generally done for the unique taste and flavour imparted by the smoking process....
View ArticleDA Region 5’s rimas ice cream set for acceptability trials in Hongkong
Putting a twist to the conventional flavors of ice cream, the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office 5 (DA-RFO 5) through the Bicol Integrated Agricultural Research Center (BIARC) developed...
View ArticleSweet delight from Nipa Palm
Nipa Palm (Nypa fruticans), a species of palm that grows along the coastlines and estuarine habitats, is commonly used in the Philippines as roofing material for bahay kubo or is processed as vinegar...
View ArticleCanning Procedures for Milkfish
Canning remains as one of the best methods of preventing spoilage that result from microbial action. The process must be adequate to eliminate heat resistant spores of Clostridium botulinum or other...
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