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Saw this bus on the Paseo de la Castellana in Madrid and for awhile I thought it...

Saw this bus on the Paseo de la Castellana in Madrid and for awhile I thought it was a bus to Bicol! There are so many everyday references to Filipinas in Spain.


History

Sorry for the late posting. My Inquirer column today on food.

Sorry for the late posting. My Inquirer column today on food.


Delicious random thoughts
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Documenting and analyzing the history of Filipino food and the way we eat are a doctoral dissertation waiting to be written. While there are many Filipino cookbooks on the market, the earliest printed cookbook dates back to the last century, a researcher must go through the archives in Spain and Me...

Off to Madrid today for a talk in the Biblioteca Nacional de Espana on Thursday...

Off to Madrid today for a talk in the Biblioteca Nacional de Espana on Thursday as part of an exhibition on Rizal there.

Am sorry someone was disappointed with the length of my last lecture at the Ayal...

Am sorry someone was disappointed with the length of my last lecture at the Ayala Museum. I always worry that people are bored and want to go home. I hope to finalize the 2012 lectures soon.


Paperweights and Puzzles: I Came and I Felt "Bitin"
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My Inquirer column today on the ways food preparation have changed in the last h...

My Inquirer column today on the ways food preparation have changed in the last half century.


Fast food, slow food
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Surprising was the readers' reactions to my last column. The reactions prove that one of the sure ways to get a Pinoy's attention is to talk about food. The only topic that would probably make Pinoys stop in their tracks, aside from the latest political, show biz or society gossip, is sex. One of th...

Presiding over the impeachment of the Chief Justice he wears a judicial robe the...

Presiding over the impeachment of the Chief Justice he wears a judicial robe the same color as that worn by the Black Nazarene of Quiapo. A few years ago I met Juan Ponce Enrile face to face in more relaxed surroundings where he recounted his days as a young lawyer learning Rules of Evidence. I hope to interview him some day for an oral history of our exciting times.


Near Famous

My Inquirer column today on food origins of dishes I had during Chinese New Year!

My Inquirer column today on food origins of dishes I had during Chinese New Year!


'Rabo de toro'
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On the eve of the Chinese New Year, I was in a Pampango home whose main dinner dish, competing with the lechon, was rabo de toro (ox-tail in sauce). On New Year's Day itself, I was in another Pampango party that lasted from a late lunch at 1 p.m. to dinner. The birthday celebrant explained that at h...

Kung hei fat choy! Doesn't this Hongkong salon have a very inviting name?

Kung hei fat choy! Doesn't this Hongkong salon have a very inviting name?


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Kung hei fat choy! Filipinos often associate taho vendors with Chinese but they...

Kung hei fat choy! Filipinos often associate taho vendors with Chinese but they sold much more than taho. This 19th century illustration depicts a Chinese cloth vendor sitting on a bench also made by Chinese artisans.


History

Because of an NHI reprint entitled "First Book Published in the Philippines" man...

Because of an NHI reprint entitled "First Book Published in the Philippines" many of us were led to believe that the Tagalog Doctrina Cristiana of 1593 was the only book published when a lesser-known Doctrina in Chinese was published in Manila the same year.


History