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Raquel

Desserts

Ice Scramble | Iskrambol

Iskrambol, also known as ice scramble, is a Filipino frozen dessert made from shaved ice with skim milk with sugar, topped with a variety of ingredients including skim milk, marshmallows, chocolate syrup, and sprinkles, among others and can put any fresh fruit to make it more delicious.…

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Asia/ Philippines/ Travel

Portal town of Pio Duran, Albay Province – Philippines

Pio Duran, a population of around 65,000, is a 3rd class municipality on the western coast of Albay province, Bicol Region, Luzon. Travelling to Pio Duran is usually via Albay’s capital city Legaspi. Driving from Manila to Legaspi on the national highway will take about 10 hours. Legaspi city has a very serviceable airport with frequent flights daily in and out using Cebu Pacific; Philippines Air also flies to Legaspi.…

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Sauces

Hot Chili Sauce

Been waiting a few of weeks for my rocoto tree chillies (Rojo) to ripen so I could make a batch of chilli sauce. These chilli plants originate in Bolivia and are aptly named Bolivian hairy chillies (Capsicum Pubescens), as the leaves and stems are covered with fine hairs. The heat range is about the same as habanero, scotch bonnet, and birds eye chillies at 250,000 to 350,000 SHU, which puts…

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Main course/ Meat

Pork Sizzling Sisig

Sizzling Sisig, is a dish that is made up of chopped pig’s head parts (e.g. face, snout, cheeks, and ear) and chicken liver, but my own creation I used pork belly and no pork liver.  Sisig usually served on a sizzling platter garnished with chopped onion, chilli pepper, and slices of calamansi fruits. This dizzyingly delicious Filipino dish is a popular appetiser (pulutan) that goes along with beer and often…

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