Philippine Tablea and the Cacao Farms Facing the Heat
Philippine Tablea starts with a hillside in Davao. As heat stress shortens harvests and shifts flavors, the morning cup of tsokolate carries more weight than most drinkers know.
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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
Diabetes and Food: Filipino Table Rituals Under Pressure
The first time I heard the phrase diabetes and food at our table, it slipped out between the scrape of a spoon
Traditional Food Preservation as Quiet Labor
Traditional food preservation in the Philippines, from smoked fish tinapa to salted fish daing and mountain etag, reveals slow work, silence, and
Wellness Culture in the Philippines and Green Smoothies
Wellness culture in the Philippines meets lugaw, salabat, and green smoothies as Manila malls, karinderya stalls, and home kitchens clash and overlap
Cordillera Cuisine Testimony at the Mountain Province Table
Cordillera cuisine at Mountain Province tables where elders prepare harvest and mourning food, turning Mountain Province food into shared memory and quiet
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