Ano nga ba ang pagkaing Filipino? O mas maigi, paano naging Filipino ang pagkain? Sa Dila at Bandila, ang unang aklat sa seryeng Lasa ng Republika, samahan si Ige Ramos sa kaniyang paghahanap sa pambansang panlasa ng Filipinas at alamin kung bakit.
Memories of Philippine Kitchens
With Memories of Philippine Kitchens Amy Besa and Romy Dorotan spent years tracing the traditions of the food of the Philippines, and here they share the results of that research.
Milkier Pigs
Recipes tell stories. They make excellent carriages for folklore and history and as they make their way from cook to cook, from generation to generation, they evolve to suit new tastes and times. To explore the stories behind recipes is to attempt to understand their provenances.
One Hundred Demons
In Barry's hand, demons are the life moments that haunt you, form you, and stay with you: your worst boyfriend; kickball games on a warm summer night; or the day you realize your childhood is long behind you and you are officially a teenager.
No Forks Given
“No Forks Given is a compilation of stories of my journey and the people I've met during my 50-state tour project to bring Filipino food to America in a span of a 52 weeks.”
A Culinary Life
140 recipes from Philippines, Thailand, Burma, and Indonesia. Special section on Iloilo Cuisine.
The Crucible
In this 1950 memoir, The Crucible: An Autobiography by Colonel Yay, Filipina American Guerrilla, Panlilio narrates her experience as a journalist, triple agent, leader in the Philippine resistance against the Japanese, and lover of the guerrilla general Marcos V. Augustin.
Coconut Kitchen
From meat to shell, Coconut Kitchen brings you many ways to make appetizers and main dishes absolutely healthy and delicious!
Kinilaw
Rooted in the particular ecology of each region, kinilaw speaks of the passion for definite flavors, elaborated in the distinct differences of each area. It is both food and cultural indicator.
The Governor-General's Kitchen
The Governor-General's Kitchen gathers interesting and little-known stories from historical sources about the Philippines' culinary culture from 1521 to 1935. Read about the circumnavigators' first picnic in the Philippines, and more!
One Tribe
In One Tribe, the death of Isabel Manalo's unborn child stirs wide spread speculation in her small Midwestern suburb. Fed up with the noise of local tsismosas (gossips), she moves to Virginia Beach to teach myth and history to Filipino American youth.
Pulutan!
In his cookbook, Marvin Gapultos delves further into Filipino cuisine by exploring the drinking food and bar snacks of the Philippines known as "Pulutan." All of which are perfect accompaniments to an icy cold beer!
Food Tour
With illustrations and recipes, Claude Tayag is an accomplished painter, sculptor, and a writer about food. The recipes give us a profund clue to the Filipino and how food can set that spirit on fire.
The Woman Who Had Two Navels and Tales of the Tropical Gothic
Nick Joaquin is widely considered one of the greatest Filipino writers. Set amid the ruins of Manila devastated by World War II, his stories are steeped in the post-colonial anguish and hopes of his era.
Babaylan
Fiction. Asian American Studies. As the first international anthology of Filipina writers published in the United States, BABAYLAN reflects the complex history of a people whose roots have stretched to both sides of the globe.
Tikim
What's Cooking? "The old and the new. The provincial and the pop. The slow and the fast. The past, the present, the future. That's what's cooking in Philippine cuisine.
Growing Up Filipino II
In this collection of 27 short stories, Filipino and Filipino American writers explore the universal challenges and experiences of Filipino teens after the historic events of 9/11.
Former Possessions of the Spanish Empire
Ambitious and emotionally complex, Michelle Peñaloza's debut poetry collection, Former Possessions of the Spanish Empire, explores grief and violence, the intersections of race, gender, and sexuality, and the complications of desire.
What Kids Should Know About Filipino Food
Take a look inside this book, it is so adorable! Written by Felice Prudente Sta. Maria and illustrated by Mika Bacani, this book is a reference on Filipino food for children. Recommended for children ages 9 and above.
My Mother's Philippine Recipes
Betty Ann Quirino is an author, recipe developer and prolific blogger at AsianInAmericaMag.com.