All About Filipino Food

An underground Filipino food source in Iceland? Who would have thought? Contributing writer Jennifer Fergeson introduces Pinoy Taste Reykjavík, ran by Raquel Landayan and her husband Arie Bob Riesenbeck. The couple sells home-cooked Filipino food exclusively  through social media (thus the term "underground"). For the 1,500 Filipinos in Iceland, it's a heaven-sent salve for homesickness. So take that, President Duterte, people in Iceland, including our kababayans, don't eat ice, like you snidely remarked; they eat good food. ("Pinoy Taste Reykjavík')

From Pinoy Taste Reykjavik also comes our Happy Home Cook recipe this week, Cabalen Maki.

Culinary historian Felice P. Sta. Maria takes us back in time with a highly informative piece on the evolution of the Filipino breakfast. Treat your senses to "From Bahao to Breakfast," and enjoy not just old recipes but also the history.

From fish expert and first-time contributor, Robert Woods, here's a how-to piece on setting up an aquarium with fishes found in Philippine waters. ("Five Fish Breeds for Beginning Fishkeepers")

Our In The Know Links this week:

Who pays for Amazon’s “customer obsession”? The service reps who pick up the phones.
https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/7/22/20691918/amazon-customer-service-call-center-philippines?fbclid=IwAR0eH4Y9FbiI0QkPtTJ-wuO1FpUdRVger2MSXB0w42pYtw70hA4Tsbg_ysg

The sacred weaving practice of Bukidnon's women
https://cnnphilippines.com/life/style/2019/7/5/Tagolaonen-weavers0.html?fbclid=IwAR3f4Bae3RF7NnC03so4GdsVCAyfEyqllKM7-1Rd8Mfcld3AyoaNnUPAZRs#.XSM99RAYaD1.facebook

Manuel Quezon’s Residence at 45 Gilmore Street: The House that Saw History Unfold
https://www.townandcountry.ph/out-about/arts-culture/manuel-quezon-s-residence-at-45-gilmore-street-the-house-the-saw-history-unfold-a1957-20190716-lfrm?utm_source=Facebook-RealLiving&utm_medium=Siteshare&utm_content=20190717-QuezonResidenceGilmore&fbclid=IwAR2zt3aVmX0J4Hz_KZ6AoHVDVrVkiDUyJmjhtqEyFd7JZ8UOfTUgqq0-Uvc

Most Filipinos think it’s important for PH to regain control of territories invaded by China
https://www.yahoo.com/news/most-filipinos-think-important-ph-022449217.html?.tsrc=fauxdal

Our Video of the Week is a fascinating dive into sea-urchin harvesting in Bohol -- an i-Witness documentary by Kara David.