Category: Livelihood

Santol (Sandoricum koetjape) is a tropical fruit commonly cultivated in Asian countries and fruits are abundant in local markets during the season. The edible part of the fruit is fleshy…

Papaya is a tropical fruit tree widely cultivated in the Philippines. The ripe fruit of the papaya is usually eaten raw, without skin or seeds. The unripe green fruit can…

Eggs with fissures are sold as sariwa or fresh duck eggs. Eggs with thin shells but have no cracks are made into salted red eggs. Dip eggs in a mixture…

Select duck eggs using the pitik system-tap eggs with the fingers to cull out eggs with cracks or thin-shelled. Eggs with cracks have hollow sound; thin-shelled eggs have brittle sound.…

Cheese is a food derived from milk that is produced in a wide range of flavors, textures, and forms by coagulation of the milk protein casein. It comprises proteins and…

Pumpkin or popularly known as “Kalabasa” in the Philippines, is a kind of large vegetable that grows on a vine; or a result of creeping vines with color mix orange…

Siopao, a famous food item in the Philippines originated in China, literally meaning “steamed buns” from the word “sio” means hot or steam and “pao” which means buns. Siopao or…

A Chutney is a term for a variety of sweet and spicy condiments, originally from South Asia. Chutneys usually contain an idiosyncratic but complementary spice and vegetable mix. Chutneys usually…

Sardines or pilchards are a group of several types of small oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae. Sardines were named after the island of Sardinia, where they were once…