To celebrate Filipino American History Month, Filipino Food Crawl created an EATymology series to explore the stories behind the name of some of our favorite snacks — polvoron, brazo de mercedez, carioca, puto, cathedral window, leche flan, bibingka, and taisan. It’s amazing how one could learn so much about Filipino history and culture just by unpacking the stories behind food names.
Read MoreFilipino Food Crawl hosted a food tournament called Silog Showdown to determine which silog has captured people’s hearts the most. The showdown started off with eight silogs — tapsilog, longsilog, cornsilog, tosilog, dasilog, hotsilog, baconsilog, and spamsilog — and culminated in a neck and neck race for the championship.
Read MoreBanana ketchup is a staple in any Filipino pantry. The experience of eating lumpia, tortang talong or even fried chicken won’t be complete without this sweet, red sauce. While Filipinos are used to having bottled banana ketchup from household names such as UFC and Jufran, this condiment can also be made from scratch.
Read MoreFor a supposedly rice-eating people, Filipinos also love our breads. To celebrate Filipino American History Month, Filipino Food Crawl created an EATymology series to explore the stories behind the name of some of our favorite breads — the pandesal, ensaymada, mamon, hopia and biscocho.
Read MoreBack in the day, commercials were a big part of the experience of watching TV because one had no choice but to sit through the ads (though sometimes it felt like the commercials were longer than the show). This gave rise to memorable Filipino food commercials that will bring you down memory lane. Watch them here!
Read MoreTo celebrate Buwan ng Wika or National Language Month, I took a deep dive on the interesting stories behind some of the most popular Filipino dishes. Check out this eight-part series to discover where these names came from.
Read MoreUnlike other countries in Southeast Asia, the Philippines never had a monarchy so Filipinos did not have a royal menu as a guide on what to serve during special occasions. As a Spanish colony, Filipinos looked to Spain as “king” and adapted Spanish cuisine into the menu for celebrations and important events. Here’s a taste of the mouthwatering dishes in Barcelona.
Read MoreLet me take you on a Hawaiian food experience ! We’ll eat through fresh and delicious servings of loco moco, poke, musubis, and shave ice in Honolulu. I focused on affordable eats that show the interesting history behind Hawaiian cuisine and culture. I also inlcuded couple of uniquely Hawaiian experiences — a ukulele factory experience and a tour in Hawaii’s WW2 red light district — in this guide as well. Click “Read More” to see the video.
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