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Desserts
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FOOD
Adobo (uh-doh-boh)--- Considered the Philippines' national dish, it's any food cooked with soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, and black peppercorns (although there are many regional and personal variations)
Arroz caldo (ah-rohz cahl-doh)--- A savory rice porridge made with chicken, ginger, and other aromatics
Biscocho (bihs-coh-cho)--- Similar to Italian biscotti, this is a twice-baked bread, often coated with butter and sugar and baked low and slow; often used to repurpose stale bread
Champorado
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― Death and Dinuguan
― Death and Dinuguan
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Tita Rosie had taken care to prepare their favorite dishes, so we got to enjoy pork and chicken adobo with hard-boiled eggs, seafood ginataan, Bicol Express (Ninang April's favorite, a spicy, coconut milk-based stew from her region), and other delicacies that my aunt hadn't cooked in a while. Even Lola Flor had gone all out and prepared silvanas, the frozen cashew meringue and buttercream sandwich cookies. They were a deliciously decadent and time-consuming dessert
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― Murder and Mamon
― Murder and Mamon
A recipe book for low carb diets indicating the carb content of each recipe
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