Fiesta Food Part Three   This article on food is fast turning out to be more than just food and I hope you appreciate the little history and cultural lessons about the Philippines. Food is really very easy to talk about but they essentially become meaningless if you do not know where and why such food has been created. You need to know also why such is liked by Filipinos and why they are presented during fiestas. There is something distinctly special and Filipino ... Read More

  Fiesta Food – Part One   Have you ever been to a Fiesta in the Philippines? If you haven’t then you’re missing a lot. As in a lot of food. If there is one thing that Filipinos love, it’s food. Filipinos love to cook for other people. They love to eat as much as they can and eating with other people is basically the best way for them to have fun. Food is the ultimate icebreaker, showcase item, and centerpiece attraction for Filipinos. A ... Read More

      Rules for the Road- PART 1   Travelling in the Philippines can be so much fun. The places are varied and offer a lot of different things. You can see the differences of cultures from province to province and perhaps even from town to town. Each province has its own identity which, no matter how similar it is from the one next to it, would still be something worth experiencing.   Travelling all over the country is very much enjoyable because there are so many things ... Read More

Street Food Philippines     They say that in order to taste the culture of a nation, you have to eat their food. While this may be so, a lot of the food may no longer be in touch with the rest of the country especially if what you will eat is the type of food that is eaten only in high-priced restaurants and hotels. The real way to taste the food of the nation is by taking it to the streets, where majority of ... Read More

The famous La Paz Batchoy of Iloilo - soup for the gods! To be a certified traveler in Iloilo you gotta try a bowl or two of the famous Lapaz Batchoy. Iloilo is home to this hearty kind of soup which is basically made from round noodles or miki, pork meat and innards (liver, heart, spleen, and kidneys), fried chopped garlic, spring onions, crushed pork cracklings, and vegetables. It is widely believed that this food specialty was first introduced by Chinese immigrants, and that ... Read More