Crème caramel or caramel custard, popularly known as Leche Flan in the Philippines. It is a rich custard dessert with a layer of soft caramel on top. Crème caramel is a variant of plain custard (crème) where some sugar syrup, cooked to caramel stage, is poured into the mold before adding the custard base. It [...]
One of the popular native delicacy that Filipino enjoyed most was Maja. There are several variations of maja today, one of which is the all-time Filipino favorite dessert during family gatherings and special occasions – the Maja Blanca. Another exciting way of making delicious maja is the Maja De Ube. This new maja variation is [...]
Vinegar is a versatile liquid that results from the fermentation of ethanol in an alcohol-containing liquid, such as wine, fermented fruit juice, or beer. The key ingredient of vinegar is acetic acid, which gives it an acidic taste. There are two processes of fermentation that differ by speed of production. While the fast fermentation process [...]
Squash Maja is a sweet cake made from squash, coconut milk, evaporated milk, corn starch and sugar. It is a good snack rich in Vitamin A and contains calcium, phosphorus and iron. This becomes attractive snacks for the young when served in different ways. Making Squash Maja is a great idea to start a home [...]
Mango Jelly is a sugar concentrated product similar to jam. Not fully ripe mangoes can be used for making jelly. Learn how to make your own Mango jelly and start your own business at home. It is easy to prepare and has a low investment costs. Ingredients: 1/2 kg ripe and hard Mango slices (not [...]
Kamias fruits have many uses, it is use for food seasoning, preserves, jam, pickles and candies. Kamias can be use as well as in cleaning hands and removing stains from clothing. Even the Kamias juice is made into syrup and can cure fever, haemorrhage, beri-beri and cough. The leaves can also be heated and [...]
Make guava jelly with sweet guava fruit. The guava fruit grows from evergreen guava plants which is popular here in the Philippines due to our warm tropical climate. Guava is one of the favourite tropical fruits of many Filipinos because of its pretty sour taste. The fruit is a bright yellow hue and has a [...]
Pineapple Jam is a tasty tangy jam, excellent with pandesal and hot coffee in the morning or spread over on your hot pancakes or with toasted bread. A perfect pineapple jam should be golden brown in color, with a sticky texture. The golden hue comes from the sugar added during the cooking process. Contrary to [...]
Pineapple vinegar is a well-known vinegar variety of Taiwan, China. It is purely made from pineapples. Pineapple vinegar has a clear color, and tastes acidic but not in a strong way, and slightly sweet with a light pineapple flavor. This is an old-fashioned recipe for making a fruit vinegar. It’s a great way to make [...]
Today’s life is really hard, that is why some Filipinos trying to invent different things to make their life easy. One of them is making vinegar out of the banana skin or peel. Now, you do not need to discard the banana skin or peel because it can be good source of livelihood. So if [...]