Livelihood

How to make Salted Red Egg (Itlog na Pula)

Sep 7th, 2006

Eggs with fissures are sold as sariwa or fresh duck eggs. Eggs with thin shells but have no cracks are made into salted red eggs. Dip eggs in a mixture of salt, garden soil, and water.

How to make Balut

Sep 5th, 2006
How to make Balut

Select duck eggs using the pitik system-tap eggs with the fingers to cull out eggs with cracks or thin-shelled. Eggs with cracks have hollow sound; thin-shelled eggs have brittle sound. Only thick-shelled eggs are used for balut making because these can withstand stresses of egg placement and removal in cylindrical baskets called “toong”. These Iare [...]

How to Make Cheese

Sep 5th, 2006

Materials: 5 liters goat/carabao milk 30 cc DTRI-IFS-6 (milk coagulant)

How to Make Nata de Kalabasa

Sep 5th, 2006

Materials: Kalabasa peels and core Sugar Ammonium sulfate

Mango-Tomato Jam Making

Sep 5th, 2006

Ingredients: Ripe mangoes

How to Make Siopao

Sep 5th, 2006

Materials for the dough: 4 1/2 cups flour 1 1/4 cups warm water 3 tbsp. oil

How to Make Mango Chutney

Sep 5th, 2006
How to Make Mango Chutney

A Chutney is a term for a variety of sweet and spicy condiments, originally from South Asia.  Chutneys usually contain an idiosyncratic but complementary spice and vegetable mix.  Chutneys usually are wet, having a coarse to fine texture.  Vinegar or citrus juice may be added as preservatives, or fermentation in the presence of salt may [...]

How to make Sardines

Sep 4th, 2006

Sardines or pilchards are a group of several types of small oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae. Sardines were named after the island of Sardinia, where they were once in abundance.

Bonsai Culture

Sep 4th, 2006

Growing ornamental plants used to be a mere hobby of plant lovers – not any more . It has become a profitable enterprise and a fast growing industry.