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
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
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
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