“Haiya!” Uncle Roger reacts to Rachael Ray’s botched adobo and sinangag recipes

Christian San Jose - @inquirerdotnet 07/23/2023

  Famous YouTuber Uncle Roger criticized American cook and TV personality Rachael Ray after she made questionable versions of Filipino staple adobo and sinangag on her namesake show. Ray’s adobo had a rocky start but, in the…

Food from dictionaries

Ambeth R. Ocampo - @inquirerdotnet 07/21/2023

Contrary to popular belief, adobo is not a Spanish dish. Filipinos have had adobo long before Ferdinand Magellan sailed into our shores in 1521. Adobo is the Philippines’. Adobo is not the name of a dish, but…

Adobo: A process, not a destination

Ambeth R. Ocampo - @inquirerdotnet 07/21/2021

My Philippine history course begins with two central pages from Marcel Proust’s kilometric novel, “À la recherche du temps perdu” (In search of lost time). A madeleine on the tip of Proust’s tongue triggered the memory of…

The adobo rebellion

Joel Ruiz Butuyan - @inquirerdotnet 07/19/2021

A huge uproar was created by the government when it announced recently that it has formed a technical committee to decide on a “national standard for adobo.” It triggered agitation among the people and earned heaps of…

Committee to decide what is ‘standard’ adobo

Roy Stephen C. Canivel 07/10/2021

What makes an A-1 adobo? Are all adobos created equal? These are hardly the questions that can keep anyone up at night, but the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has apparently worked up an appetite to…

Filipino dishes that every foodie should try once or more

Rhobie Alburo Ruaya 05/08/2020

If there’s one thing Filipinos are good at, it is cooking. But Filipinos also love to eat! We should be proud that many local Filipino dishes are known internationally. The local Filipino food scene really stands out…

Presyo Merkado: Pork at T. Padilla Public Market

Raul Constantine Tabanao 09/06/2019

Displayed at Bebe’s Meat Stall at the T. Padilla Public Market is a variety of pork cuts ready to be prepared for lunch and dinner. Manang Bebe, 76, is a vendor for almost 56 years and sells…

MAO BA?

MAO BA? 03/02/2018

LOUELLA ALIX AND HER CEBUANO ADOBO Netizens are paying close attention and are openly expressing their strong craving for the mouth-watering Filipino dish Adobo after they read an article entitled “The Cebuano Adobo” written by Louella Eslao-Alix,…

The Cebuano Adobo

Louella Eslao- Alix 02/28/2018

THE ADOBO is a Spanish/Portuguese way of cooking meat, that is marinated in vinegar, salt and spices. Naturally, this became popular in countries colonized by Spain. However, the Spaniards soon found out that we have been cooking…

Marco Polo Plaza Cebu’s Signature Six

PR 10/09/2017

MARCO Polo Plaza prides itself in being known for serving the best food in town and through the years, regular guests have helped them come up with their Signature Six. The Signature Six comprises of guest favorites,…

Crimson’s ‘Toque of the Town’

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 06/04/2016

FRESH from the confirmation that Azure Beach Club, the flagship restaurant of Crimson Resort & Spa in Mactan Island, has just been conferred the World Luxury Restaurant Award, General Manager Kristofer Quadros proudly reveals that the “Toque…

FEAST OF 76 LECHONS

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/27/2015

Jail inmates ‘save’ their meat rations for a Christmas meal with visiting family Family visits mean precious time for detention prisoners, especially during Christmas. Even behind bars, inmates in the Cebu provincial jail savor the reunions in…

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