Food articles that feature 'travel'

Within walking distance of White Beach in Boracay is a market where you can choose the fresh seafood and have them cooked according to your specifications. This very colorful shellfish was among those for sale. It was very much … (more...)

In Legazpi City last year, I found these colored noodles which I thought at first were so colored just so they'd look more attractive. I chatted up the vendor, she told me the noodles were made with squash, carrots and malunggay, … (more...)

Remember the Balikbayans and pinakbet post where I wrote about my brother-in-law and his family, long-time residents of Chicago, who came home for a vacation and wasted no time in ordering dishes like pinakbet when we went out? … (more...)

An eye-catching illustration of just how fresh the fish burgers are in a burger joint along White Beach in Boracay. Catchy. Very. But the use of a shark instead of generic fish might be potentially offensive to those that believe … (more...)

Although we were not able to spend three days exploring Laguna and Rizal as planned, we did manage to take a lot of photos including a few of a carabao feeding by the roadside, beautiful wood carvings in Paete and we were able … (more...)

It's summertime in the Philippines. With most school children on their two-month break, many families take a vacation at this time of the year. Some go to their home towns; others fly out of the country to discover new places … (more...)

When we arrived at the Bag of Beans after 5.00 p.m. yesterday, that was the table that we occupied. A little cramped because of our camera bags. Then, one of the huts became available so we moved. From the hut, it was marvelous … (more...)

There are two older entries about Bag of Beans in the archive (here and here) but the old photos are no longer available. Lost from multiple technical problems and panic attacks when the server was compromised during the latter … (more...)

Just about anywhere that the coconut plant thrives, one finds the coconut as an important part of the cuisine. Coconut milk and cream, for instance, are found in dishes native to the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, … (more...)

Last night, I was reading Planning for that summer vay-cay that says it isn't too early to make plans right now since the Holy Week break is but five weeks away. And I remembered Albay where we spent four days last year. I have … (more...)