It’s time for the 14th edition of Lasang Pinoy, titled A La Espanyola (in the Spanish style)! I just posted my entry over at my personal food blog, stefoodie.net. If you’re in the mood for some Spanish/Filipino tripe in a tomato-based sauce, come on over.

Welcome to the First Anniversary Edition of Lasang Pinoy. We’ve had an outstanding year of friendship, sharing and celebrating our Filipino heritage through food. Just see our archives at lasangpinoy.org to feast on the last twelve months’ blog posts and round-ups of Pinoy dishes, both traditional and innovative… but always food that’s sariling atin (all our own).
For this month’s theme, I am inviting all of you who love Filipino food to find one (or two!… or three!) dishes that for you DEFINES what being Pinoy is all about. Some questions to grease those wheels and …read more

Twang? Ces, I hope my twang is good enough for your theme….:D
Ces of Essences hosts this month’s Lasang Pinoy and what a theme! Perfect for the close to our first year of Lasang Pinoy — we’re on our Twelfth Edition!

My contribution this month is a current favorite here at home. I’ve named it talongganisa — it’s where talong and longganisa meet!
Talong is the Tagalog word for eggplant. And longganisa is our Filipino version of the Spanish/Mexican/Cuban sausage of the same name — or roughly the same name, as theirs are usually spelled with …read more

Chef Sam de Leoz is hosting Lasang Pinoy 10th Edition! It’s always fun to reminisce about our childhood memories, especially the food-related ones! Your job now is to blog about *your* food memories from your childhood.
When you’ve got your entry ready, leave a comment here or at Chef Sam’s blog, or send an email to lasangpinoy@gmail.com with your:
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Blog Name & URL
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on or before the 31st of May. Chef Sam will be doing a round-up a few days later. If you do not have a blog but want to participate, e-mail or comment and one of us will be …read more

I just read this lovely article by John Birdsall, where he writes about the cultural gaps that are bridged when we partake of a dish that’s “foreign” to us — the story at the end is rather touching, as he recounts a breakfast of dinuguan and rice given to him by someone he now calls “Mom”.
What perfect timing, as Lasang Pinoy 9, the Filipino food blogging event, was just launched. This time Cia of Pabulum is hosting — her theme? Odd Cuts and Guts!
Though I pretty much stay away from offal these days, for …read more