Kapampangan Mode

When it comes to food, trust Kapampangans to do a good job of creating, flavoring, cooking and presenting them. Even chocolates, as gourmet chocolatier Raul Matias proves with his innovative, high-end Manila Chocolatier and Machiavelli Chocolatier brands. PF food correspondent Elizabeth Ann Quirino reports.

Even a dish that originated elsewhere like the Ilocano pinakbet, a Kapampangan touch makes it unique and delicious, if the right ingredients are used. Contributor Rochit Tañedo, a Tarlacqueño Kapampangan, tells a childhood story about making this popular dish in "It's Not Pinakbet If There's No Himbaba-o."

Since we're on a Kapampangan mode, how's about reading again one of our most popular pieces, "10 Things You Need to Know About Kapampangans" by cultural historian and academic Robby Tantingco. 

Meanwhile, Titchie Carandang-Tiongson of the Philippines On the Potomac Project in Washington DC reports on the visit of the Hibla ng Lahing Filipino traveling exhibit of the National Museum.

Be In The Know with our informative links:

Philippines Deports American Missionary Over ‘Political Activity'
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/04/world/asia/philippines-us-missionary.html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&smid=nytcore-ipad-share

The Poetic Justice of Stella Abrera's Juliet
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/08/arts/dance/stella-abrera-romeo-and-juliet-american-ballet-theater.html

Le Cordon Bleu in Paris Holds First Course on Philippine Cuisine
https://dfa.gov.ph/dfa-news/news-from-our-foreign-service-postsupdate/17092-le-cordon-bleu-in-paris-holds-first-course-on-philippine-cuisine

The Comprehensive Field Guide to Filipino Bread
https://www.esquiremag.ph/culture/food-and-drink/your-basic-guide-to-local-tinapay-a1623-20170510-lfrm#utm_source=Facebook-Esquire&utm_medium=Ownshare&utm_campaign=20180709-fbnp-culture-your-basic-guide-to-local-tinapay-a1623-20170510-lfrm-fbold

Let's go vegan again with our Happy Home Cook recipe for Quinoa Lugaw from Richgail Enriquez.

For our Video of the Week, GMA Public Affairs' “I-Witness” featured a documentary of General Simeon Ola, who was the last Filipino general to surrender during the Philiippine-American War.

For Your Re-Reading Pleasure

If you're vacationing in the Philippines this month and you're setting your sights on meeting a Filipino partner, you just might meet a Kapampangan. Know what it's like to be with somebody from the Central Luzon province of Pampanga? Read Again cultural historian Robby Tantingco's insightful list, "10 Things You Need to Know About Kapampangans," one of our most-read stories. (And for non-Kapampangans, we're eager to hear from you. Send us your own list of what makes your tribe unique among Filipinos. Email to pfeditor@yahoo.com.)

Another worthy Read Again in these days of summer travel, Manuel Hizon's "11 Great Beaches You Probably Haven't Been To."

And if volunteering is your thing, look up Teach for the Philippines, an educational nonprofit that is drawing interest among Fil-Ams seeking to know more about their parents' country of origin. Positively Filipino Contributing Writer Anthony Maddela talks to Edmundo Edward Litton of Loyola Marymount College, which is in the forefront of training young teachers to assist in public schools in the Philippines.

How will the world function in 10 years? We are posting a fearless technology forecast by a Morgan Stanley analyst that should make you sit up and think, because it's inevitable that our lives and lifestyles will be upended sooner than we anticipate or want.

Where in the world is there no Filipino? Contributing Writer Rey de la Cruz travels to the smallest country in South America, the Republic of Suriname, and -- of course -- encounters kababayans.

Vegan calamari. Really? Our vegan foodie Richgail Enriquez gives us an instructional on her version of a fave pulutan, calamari for the Happy Home Cook this week.

Our Video of the Week: a rare vintage footage of Manila in the 1930s. 

Our Top Ten Stories of 2015

New This Week:

'The Month of December, 1872' : Dr. Jose Rizal's Rough Draft
       Dr. Penelope V. Flores digs up a little known satirical piece by our National Hero, whose 119th death anniversary is today.

Our Most-Read Stories 2015
       Read Again the stories that riveted our readers this year.

1) 10 Things You Need to Know About Kapampangans By Robby Tantingco
2) Op-Ed: Mr. President, Feel for the Fallen By Criselda Yabes
3) Please Stop Calling The Philippines PI By Michael Gonzalez
4) Watch Out World: Ryan D. Aguas, Urban Farmer Game-Changer By Elizabeth Ann Quirino
5) Leonor Rivera, A Hero's Sweetheart By Elizabeth Ann Quirino
6) This Is American History By Aimee Suzara
7) Watch Out World: Namee Jarolan, Author of the First Filipino Baby Food Cookbook By Elizabeth Ann Quirino
8) Thriving In The Dust Bowl By Agatha Verdadero
9) Bongbong Tries to Explain VP Run to Mom By Rene Ciria-Cruz
10) Growing Up in UP's Area 1, A Model Neighborhood By Nathaniel “Dinky” von Einsiedel 

The Happy Home Cook: Double Chocolate Cookies
     A perfect comfort dessert that can take the sting out of your New Year hangover.

Our Video of the Week: New Year in the Philippines