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LASANG PINOY SUNDAYS, Week 17: Finger Food | Pica-Pica

Posted on Wednesday, 8 October 2008 by Mike | Category: Cocktails, Featured Articles, Filipino / Pinoy, General, Lasang Pinoy, Veggies

It has been five long months since my last post here. Prior to that, nothing much as well - even though my little electronic baul is filling up non-stop with food images that I religiously shoot and eat (in that particular chronology!) wherever I go . . .
To resurrect this blog, I’d like to start … Read more »


Lasang Pinoy 25: MAKE YOUR OWN BENTO

Posted on Tuesday, 6 May 2008 by Mike | Category: Asian, Featured Articles, Filipino / Pinoy, General, Lasang Pinoy

Being one of the moderators of the Lasang Pinoy food blogging event has its advantages. One of them is you get to know in advance what theme is coming up!
This gives someone like me an enormous amount of time to think of an entry. But it always ends there. Period. Executing the idea has always … Read more »


Lasang Pinoy 25: MAKE YOUR OWN BENTO

Posted on Tuesday, 6 May 2008 by Mike | Category: Asian, Featured Articles, Filipino / Pinoy, General, Lasang Pinoy

Being one of the moderators of the Lasang Pinoy food blogging event has its advantages. One of them is you get to know in advance what theme is coming up!
This gives someone like me an enormous amount of time to think of an entry. But it always ends there. Period. Executing the idea has always … Read more »


PANAGGAPAS

Posted on Tuesday, 4 December 2007 by Mike | Category: Featured Articles, Filipino / Pinoy, General, Glorious Food, Ilocano, Pinoy Food, Regional

ILOCOS NORTE COMES TO SALCEDO MARKET
The Salcedo Community Market and the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte will host an Ilocos food and crafts fair on Saturday, 15 December 2007, showcasing the finest fresh produce, specialty food items and indigenous crafts from the Ilocos region.
Entitled “Panaggapas: The Ilocano Harvest,” the day-long event is organized by the … Read more »


THE BASI REVOLT

Posted on Tuesday, 4 December 2007 by Mike | Category: Culture & Tradition, Filipino / Pinoy, General, Ilocano, Regional

In 1807, the people of Piddig (in Ilocos Norte) rose in revolt against the oppressive tax measures being imposed by the Spanish colonial government, particularly on the production of basi — the sugarcane wine much-loved by Ilocanos.
It was a grievance that has been festering since 1782 when the first revolt occurred against the tobacco and … Read more »


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