Filipino Homestyle Dishes: Delicious Meals in Minutes [Filipino Cookbook, Over 60 Recipes]

by Norma Olizon-Chikiamco

Cook delicious and authentic homemade dishes with this easy-to-use Filipino cookbook.

Filipino food is one of the least well-known of all Southeast Asian cuisines. Strongly influenced by the historical presence of the Spaniards, Chinese and Americans, it lacks the singular national identity that characterizes the food of other nations. Yet it is precisely that indefinable quality, this veil of mystery surrounding it, that makes Filipino food such an interesting and delicious discovery.

Filipino Homestyle Dishes offers the best of Filipino cuisine--more than 60 classic Filipino recipes as they are prepared in Filipino homes. From delightful snacks to delectable seafood, rice and noodle dishes, this wonderful Filipino cookbook is full of utterly delightful Filipino fare. Making these classic Filipino dishes has never been easier--a quick trip to your local supermarket for some basic ingredients is all you need to enjoy these mouthwatering recipes. Clear recipes, step-by-step photographs and a glossary of ingredients ensure fantastic results every time!

Authentic Filipino recipes include:

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking

96 pages, Spiral-bound

First published December 15, 2003

About the author

Norma Olizon-Chikiamco is an award-winning Filipino author, journalist, and food writer. She is known for her children's books, including the Palanca Award-winning Pan de Sal Saves the Day, as well as numerous cookbooks.

Chikiamco has written for various publications in the Philippines and received an Outstanding Journalism Award from the Australian-New Zealand Chamber of Commerce.

Reviews

[Aimee · Rating 4 out of 5]

While foreign cookbooks are particularly attractive with their colorful pictures and glossy print, readers would usually find foreign recipes difficult to make. For one thing, there’s the problem on the availability of ingredients; even the tools to be used in the recipe can be troublesome. The cookbook by Norma Olizon-Chikiamco, however, solves these problems. In addition, this cookbook also has recipes that will surely meet local taste. Famous Filipino and Spanish dishes like Menudo, Pinakbet, Kare-Kare, Pochero and Caldereta are some of the recipes included. Dessert, snack foods, dips and sauces are also made easy through this cookbook. The color and glossy print of this Filipino cookbook is what sets it aside from similar recipe books. Moreover, it’s spiral-bound design makes it easy to use. I am recommending this book to foreign readers who are interested in trying out authentic Filipino dishes and also to Filipinos abroad to cure homesickness. This book is also recommended to local readers who wish to outdo their grandmothers’ Adobo.

[Celz Lin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I tried the recipes but it tastes foreign than Filipino. I was looking for a specific taste in the recipes and something is missing. I think the missing piece is the technique in how Filipinos cook food. It’s just like my Korean friend who gave me a recipe to my favorite food but it doesn’t catch the taste so I asked a lot of Korean ajuma to give me recipes for that same food but it didn’t taste the same until I had a chance to live in a Korean home and see the technique in cooking.

[Fredrick Danysh · Rating 4 out of 5]

A collection of Filipina recipes that are not normally servered in Filipino restaraunts or found in cookcoobs. Easy to prepare.