When I asked what they could serve for a gathering in the office this afternoon, Nico of the Silliman Cafeteria, without batting an eyelash, suggested: “lumpiang ubod”! Of course, I knew what it was; but that for an afternoon snack got my intestines tangled up. Nico was adamant though. “Lumpiang ubod it is then.” No…
I did a project in 2011 for the Asian University Digital Resource Network. That project involved digital tagging of traditional Filipino food ingredients that are easily grown in the backyard and the documentation of the cooking process of known Filipino dishes. Apart from availability, the project sought to establish the influence of family tradition (how…
There are only a few restaurants in Dumaguete that offer Japanese food. One of them is Don Atilano. This restaurant is more popular for its steaks. A few years ago, it dedicated almost half of its place as a fully Japanese restaurant, which they called Wakagi. But it didn’t take long before they reverted the…
It’s not gourmet. Not quite fast-food. At one look, it may not even appeal quite so well. But it tastes damn…hmm…filling. Believe it or not, the Silliman Cafeteria serves a good burger. Of course, you just have to wipe off high expectations born of high social stratum. I’m not really a burger person. I could…
Nasi goreng is Indonesian fried rice. It actually literally means “fried rice”. The first time I tasted it was in Indonesia, at one of the food stalls along the road. The idea of eating it alone from a street vendor was somehow a unique experience as many of the reviews that you would come across…
I’ve always been interested to visit this place. When the Philippines went gaga over KrispyKreme, this restaurant managed to sneak into the market and create a new craze: the cronuts. But that morning on June 5 was quite disappointing. While I was there for breakfast, I was also looking forward to finally getting a hand…
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