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Biko-making
bee-ko ) is a Philippine dessert made from glutinous rice, coconut milk and sugar. We use black glutinous rice or white or mix of both. My mother usually do mix. We love mama’s biko.…
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Category: All About Food
Stories of becoming, belonging, and finding home between two countries.
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New Year’s Celebration in Japan and the Philippines
both countries. There are few similarities and many differences between Philippines and Japan celebrating New Year’s Day that I would like to share according to my observation and experience. Decorations and Preparations In the…
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Food Served at my Maternity Clinic
Day 1 (Tuesday, October 22,2019) Lunch – so exhausted I couldn’t even eat much more take a picture. Dinner Day 2 (Wednesday, October 23,2019) Breakfast Lunch Snack time Dinner Day 3 (Thursday, October 24,2019)…
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School Lunch in Japan
1. Preparation time. Each classroom has ` kyushoku toban ` or lunch committee who`s assigned to prepare lunch. The first thing they do is wash their hands and wear their white apron, hair mask…
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Whale for School Lunch and Other Stories of Food Culture Shock
Whale Yes. I had whale for school lunch! It was a shock for me. I heard the teachers say ‘kyou wa kujira da ne’ (today is whale) during lunch preparation. I help in setting…
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Setsubun and Risshun: Say Goodbye to Winter and Hello to Spring
What is Setsubun? Setsubun (節分) means seasonal divison. The kanji 節 means ‘season’ and the kanji 分means ‘part’. Setsubun’s original meaning is the last day of any season. Spring Setsubun, usually February third or…
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Eat Indian Curry in a Rustic Japanese House
The Restaurant The restaurant’s name is 古々地庵 read as Kokojian. It specializes on Indian curry. The restaurant building is actually an old Japanese house. Below are pictures from outside the building. Inside the house…
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Pork dishes I love that you probably hate!
Fried pig’s ears. Pig’s feet adobo. Pork kilawin. Crispy pig’s ears.
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Halo-halo in Japan
I was a little bit disappointed because I was expecting to have the kind of Halo halo that I know. Instead, what I got is the one below. There are four choices of Halo…
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