A Quick Guide to Filipino Food and Cooking

Pages 82 and 83 of A Quick Guide to Filipino Food and Cooking by Cris Abiva (published by Anvil) contains terms that start with the letter P. #goliwaliwph #pages at https://t.co/8Usjr3P3q5 pic.twitter.com/WqWtcW36Qj

— glenncruz (@glenncruz) July 24, 2018

Semi-random selection. Spread of pages 82 and 83 of A Quick Guide to Filipino Food and Cooking by Cris C. Abiva (published by Anvil, copyrighted by the author, 2001) contain Filipino terms that start with the letter "P." It's from my grandparents that I learned to use the word pamutat.

In the Introduction (page vii), the author explained: "...when one needs definitions or descriptions of local ingredients... or regional dishes... or recipes and equipment from long ago, one would have to go through several books just to get them. This book hopes to solve the problem by putting together a core listing of terms for dishes, eating and cooking utensils and equipment, gustation, cooking methods, ingredients and others that apply to Filipino food and cooking."

I've pre-selected titles from my personal library at home for themes on food, cooking, eating or dining, and nutrition. In the Philippines, Nutrition Month is observed every July by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 491 in 1974.


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