Eucheuma Candy is made of eucheuma seaweeds, milk, sugar and fruits. According to the people who were asked to judge its taste, they found it highly acceptable. Eucheuma contains fats, sodium, carbohydrates, protein and minerals that are essential for health. Aside from its being delicious and nutritious, euchema candy making can be a profitable livelihood [...]
In the Philippines, dried fish products are very popular including daing na bangus, tinapa, tuyo, danggit, etc. It is one of the Filipino’s favorite breakfast food because aside from being nutritious, it is convenient to cook and easy to prepare. Best paired with garlic rice and tomato salad or sometimes combined with a spicy vinegar [...]
Yogurt or yoghurt is a dairy product produced by bacterial fermentation of milk. The bacteria used to make yogurt are known as “yogurt cultures”. Fermentation of lactose by these bacteria produces lactic acid, which acts on milk protein to give yogurt its texture and its characteristic tang. Worldwide, cow’s milk is most commonly used to [...]
Breadfruit is a staple fruit cultured in a variety of places, as long as the weather is warm, because breadfruit cannot tolerate cool climates. The breadfruit tree is a majestic, dark leaved specimen that can reach heights of 85 feet (26 meters). The fruits appear at the tips of the branches in groups of three [...]
Vinegar is a versatile liquid use in some food preparation, as an ingredient and condiment. The key ingredient of vinegar is acetic acid, which gives it an acidic taste. There are many different types of vinegars, depending on what liquid the ethanol has been fermented in, and one of which is the Cane vinegar. Cane [...]
Pineapple (Ananas comosus) or popularly known as “Pinya” here in the Philippines, is the common name for a tropical plant and its edible fruit, which is actually a multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries. The Spanish introduced it into the Philippines in the early of 19th century. Pineapple can be consumed fresh, canned or juiced [...]
Salacca fruit, also known as Snake fruit has is indigenous to and has been cultivated throughout Indonesia, and there are at least 30 cultivars, most of which have an astringent taste and are sweet. Two popular cultivars are salak pondoh from Yogyakarta province (found in 1980s) and salak Bali from Bali island. Pondoh salacca or [...]
The Dragon Fruit or popularly known as Pitaya is an extremely beautiful fruit that has dazzling flowers and an intense shape and color. The dragon fruit is usually a dark red color, although some types of this fruit are pink or yellow. The skin of the dragon fruit is a thin rind. The skin is [...]
Sugar palm or kaong (Arenga pinnata) is considered as a minor forest species that provides two important food products: the sweet preserved sugar palm or kaong and vinegar which are great potentials for export. In the Philippines, preserved sugar palm or kaong is a very popular ingredient for Halo-halo, salad and can be eaten alone [...]
Pandan is popular due to its varied uses. It is a tropical erect green plant with fan-shaped sprays of long narrow bladelike leaves and woody aerial roots. The leaves are used in Asian cooking to add a distinct aroma to rice, curry dishes and desserts and sweet beverages. In this recipe, the versatility of Pandan [...]