Category: How to Make

Averrhoa bilimbi, bimbli, belimbing, blimbling, biling commonly known as Kamias in the Philippines is a close relative of the carambola, of genus Averrhoa, family Oxalidaceae. The bilimbi is ellipsoid, obovoid…

The mungbean (Vigna radiata L.), popularly known as Mongo or Munggo in the Philippines, are small green legumes grown widely for use as a human food (as dry beans or…

Asparagus is a flowering plant that has been widely cultivated as a vegetable crop. Asparagus can grow up to 100–150 centimeters tall, with stout larissa stems with much-branched feathery foliage.…

Okra or Lady’s Finger (Abelmoschus esculentus; it is occasionally referred to as Hibiscus esculentus L.), a flowering plant in the mallow family, making it a relative of cotton, cocoa, and…

Make guava jelly with sweet guava fruit. The guava fruit grows from evergreen guava plants which is popular here in the Philippines due to our warm tropical climate. Guava is…

Pineapple Jam is a tasty tangy jam, excellent with pandesal and hot coffee in the morning or spread over on your hot pancakes or with toasted bread. A perfect pineapple…

Pineapple vinegar is a well-known vinegar variety of Taiwan, China. It is purely made from pineapples. Pineapple vinegar has a clear color, and tastes acidic but not in a strong…

Chayote (Sechium edule) popularly known as Sayote in the Philippines, is an edible plant that belongs to the gourd family Cucurbitaceae along with melons, cucumbers and squash. The fruits are…

Straw Mushroom (Volvariella volvacea) also known as paddy straw mushroom is a type of edible mushroom found widely distributed throughout Asia. The thumb sized mushrooms are heavily cultivated for food…

Today’s life is really hard, that is why some Filipinos trying to invent different things to make their life easy. One of them is making vinegar out of the banana…