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Malagkit
Malagkit is
the Tagalog word for glutinous rice. It is boiled, steamed,
pounded, ground, puffed and roasted to produce a thousand and
one sticky and sweet delicacies the Orient is known for.
In the
Philippines, glutinous rice is grown mostly in Central Luzon
and Southern Tagalog. In public markets, one can find two
varieties of malagkit. The first class or "sweet"
variety, which has a rounded and ivory white grain and the
regular or cheaper one with a longish and almost translucent
grain. more» |
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Buko
The
coconut after all plays such an important role in out third
world islands. We Filipinos love to maximize. The coconut tree
(buko in Filipino) is one of those we exploit to the fullest.
All parts of the noble coconut tree is used one way or
another. Let's dissect our coconut tree and find out how
Filipinos creatively use this plant. more» |
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Pansit
Malabon
There are
many versions of the pancit Malabon. The Pascual family of
that town serve the noodles, called bihon sariwa, and the
mixtures, called sahog, separate. There would be two kilos of
fresh shrimps, the dark variety called swabe, still jumping
when bought. There would be pork cubes, tinapa (smoked fish)
that was just bought and then shredded, newly cooked chicharon
which was pounded to bits, and sliced native pechay. more» |
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