Filipino Bagoong and Belonging
Filipino bagoong opens and the room tightens. A pink blur on the spoon. A salt-copper bloom that feels like tidewater in the
Filipino Fine Dining and the Fifty Dollar Plate
Steam slides off a bowl. Sour, then a shy sweetness. I taste fish, then miss it, then it returns. Filipino fine dining
Filipino Rice Culture and the Anxiety of Substitution
Filipino rice culture begins in steam. Thin, wet, rising. I lift the lid. Steam hits my face, grassy and faintly sweet. My
Filipino Pantry and the Quiet Work of Migration
In a cramped Dubai kitchen the filipino pantry has taken over the top shelf. The rice cooker is wedged under it, so
Typhoon Season Recipes as Memory
Typhoon season recipes begin before the wind speaks. Kerosene breath. A pot with a dent. The first metallic sip from the tap,
The Essence of Filipino Fermentation
Filipino fermentation sits in the nose before the mouth. A jar opens on the table. Salt, fruit, rice, a live tickle of
Zero Waste Cooking in the Filipino Kitchen, Compost as Memory
Zero waste cooking starts, for me, with the small splash of water at the back of my lola’s house in Pampanga.Metal tabo
Urban Gardening and Hunger
Urban gardening starts on a cracked sill. A tin basin, two soda bottles cut open. Damp soil on the palms. The basil
Filipino adobo, translation and survival
The first saucepan of Filipino adobo abroad sits on a strange stove in a strange flat. Rented, a bit wobbly on one
Digital Food Culture, Gutom and the Vanishing Savor
Digital food culture in the Philippines turns eating into image, from Instagram food photography to Filipino food on social media and #gutom
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