Exploring Philippine Foodways: Hineleban Coffee in Northern Mindanao (Part 2)
On a beautifully clear morning in March, I walked along rows of coffee trees in Bukidnon with Neil Binayao, who does farm tours at the Hineleban Foundation.
Read MoreExploring Philippine Foodways: Hineleban Coffee in Northern Mindanao (Part 1)
When I began planning for my trip to Mindanao, I knew I wanted to visit Bukidnon. Though I knew very little of the region, I knew I needed to visit this coffee farm nestled in the mountains.
Read MoreOver Lunch at Kagay-Anon Restaurant, We Ask "What is Filipino Food?"
Russell Yee Awat, General Manager of Kagay-Anon Restaurant in Cagayan de Oro city, keeps a notebook in her purse describing things she’s eaten and what they taste like - particularly useful for field research, as on a recent trip to China to sample local variants of savoury hopia, a flaky pastry Filipinos have come to make their own.
Read MoreDiscovering Cagayan de Oro Soul Food at Restaurant Damaso
The second those mushrooms grilled over charcoal hit my nostrils, I knew Chef Chino Mempin’s cooking was the real deal.
Read MoreLunch at Cee’s Restaurant for Sinuglaw, A Cagayan de Oro Specialty
When I first reached out to COHARA several months ago, I talked about how I would love the opportunity to show how a dish called “sinuglaw” was prepared - a combination of grilled pork belly and chunks of fresh fish tossed with citrus and vinegar. It seemed, from my research, something that truly represented regional food in Cagayan de Oro.
Read MoreA Morning In Cagayan De Oro’s Cogon Public Market
This morning, just before 7 am, I met with Nollie Arguelles of the Cagayan de Oro Hotel and Restaurant Association (COHARA) and Mozart Pastrano of the Cagayan de Oro City Tourism Council for a walk through the town's largest public market, Cogon.
Read MoreIn Transit From Toronto To Cagayan De Oro
At the end of this leg I will have been in transit a total of 26 hours, from the time I left home in Toronto to landing at Laguindingan Airport in Cagayan de Oro city.
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