Postsbenedict08 in # blurtchef • 5 yr. ago • 1 min readFilipino Food: PalitawPalitaw, the word has a root word litaw which means float. It describes the way this delicacy is cooked. This is made of ground sticky/glutinous rice mixed into a dough and rolled into round plates like pancakes. They are dropped into a boiling water until they float and have that right consistency which is so chewy. We then roll it in white…benedict08 in # blurtchef • 5 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Attempt at Making A Veggie SaladI am a guy and I love being in the kitchen but I have not tried making salads. However, I am eager to learn and I am modifying my diet now to get healthier because I just recovered from a bad case of stomach flu. I am switching to fruits, veggies and some organic ingredients. I think all adults who are maturing should consider getting more…benedict08 in # blurtfilipino • 5 yr. ago • 1 min readInviting My Filipino Friends to Support BlurtFilipino's Cooking ChallengeThis is a screenshot from the @blurtfilipino post about the challenge. I just noticed that BlurtFilipino has a Challenge on cooking the Filipino dish paksiw and there is only one entry so far. Paksiw is something distinctly Filipino and I am sure every household has their own way of cooking it. I got excited when I knew about this challenge…benedict08 in # blurtlife • 5 yr. ago • 2 min readIntrospectionImage Source I have been thinking about how things just slip or how time flies so fast. I feel like one day I was young and how here I am faced with a lot of adulting responsibilities. I could not help but notice how my body has this new pains and my vision getting poorer and poorer. How I can no longer endure hours and hours of extensive hard…benedict08 in # blurtchef • 5 yr. ago • 2 min readThe Best Filipino Party Combo of Pansit and LechonI love attending parties. Especially the kind of parties that our relatives host. A super duper pinoy party because we know it will have our favorite Filipino food. We Filipinos love to feast, any small reason to celebrate, we go all out and have a feast. Lechon and Pansit are two of our main dishes in Filipino feasts and that is what I want to…benedict08 in # blurtchef • 5 yr. ago • 2 min readFrankie's, The Chicken Wings I Want to ImitateThis is my favorite chicken wings restaurant here in Metro Manila, Frankie's. I have been visiting them frequently with my brother because I cannot get enough of these wings as a meal and as a pair for my late night chill with beer. My brother agrees it is worth imitating. I love imitating recipes from the restaurants we go to. I often ask the…benedict08 in # blurtimals • 5 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Violet Fusion Super Red Arowana and Short Body Tinfoils Living In HarmonyI have this community tank in one of my rooms and I have my arowana and tinfoils living in harmony. This is my favorite of all my setup. They've been with me for years and I hope to have them for so many more years. I spend my idle time with them just watching them swim or feeding them and cleaning the water. I used to have more fish in this…benedict08 in # blurtfilipino • 5 yr. ago • 1 min readPretty Pups Are So BehavedThese two Siberian Huskies and they are siblings and they both look alike. Their marks around the eyes are almost like they were drawn with a sharpie but that's natural. I have not seen such behaved puppies than these two. I guess that's typical of their breed but I cannot be sure, it's my first with this kind. I have been with a few other breeds…benedict08 in # blurtfilipino • 6 yr. ago • 3 min readHow Real Love Endures (5-Minute Freewrite)Image Source Forgive me for I will be a little cheesy on this post. This is my first 5-minute freewrite here in Blurt and I thought to myself that there could not be any better topic than romantic love on my first attempt. I remember when I was a teen, when my teacher would ask for a poem, it was so easy to write about love and it still is…benedict08 in # blurtfilipino • 6 yr. ago • 1 min readAng Pao Prank From FamilyAng Pao are money gifts in red envelopes. I always get these from family and friends during Christmas and New Year. I got one that I thought was going to piss me off like a prank. I opened it and what I saw surprised me. Wait and see why it gave me funny feels. For a moment, I wanted to be the one to do it in the family but I was the first victim…benedict08 in # blurtfilipino • 6 yr. ago • 2 min readQuick Breakfast at StarbucksI am on my way to visit friends and relatives. It's the tradition and the Christmas spirit. We catch up with people we hold dear when it is the Christmas season. We give gifts, spend time, and of course, lots and lots of celebration. We eat a lot, we gain weight this season that is sure. I have an itinerary for the day where I need to be but it's…benedict08 in # blurtfilipino • 6 yr. ago • 2 min readMy First Dine at GringoMe and my family are doing our last Christmas shopping of 2020 because we notice the malls are getting so much busier and the Covid cases are spiking. This is going to be our last haul before we end the year. The malls are indeed jam-packed and it is scary knowing that Covid-19 is here but we cannot do otherwise, we need supplies and food…benedict08 in # blurtfilipino • 6 yr. ago • 3 min readFilipinos Are Into the Korean Dining Experience Here In Romantic Baboy RestaurantAloha, Blurt World! I am back after a little break. The pandemic has been keeping me busy and paranoid, just like everybody else, I guess. All is well, so far and things are slowly crawling back to normal. Just like our eating habits. When the pandemic started, eating outside in restaurants was not possible and not safe but slowly, we've come…benedict08 in # blurtchef • 6 yr. ago • 2 min readSpecial Meal After the Two Tropical StormsTough days just passed, Tropical Storm Rolly and Siony were both strong types of storms and affected Metro Manila where I am. It were days of no sunshine and just rain, winds and floods. It was terrifying like end of days. We hibernated like bears, there was nothing to do, nowhere to go, coronavirus is still here and the weather was also…benedict08 in # blurtchef • 6 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Beef Caldereta Looks Like ChristmasToday, we have a storm coming. Japan and US satellite images show it has its potential to be a super typhoon, the strongest we will have this year perhaps. As if 2020 has not been that difficult, we will be hit by a massive storm. Anyway, we cannot be too negative about it, so I cooked something special for lunch. We missed breakfast because it…benedict08 in # blurtchef • 6 yr. ago • 1 min readAin't Oysters Fascinating?Seafoods are not for everyone. When I was little, I rarely eat seafood because they looked too scary for me back then, but as I was growing up, I was curious why they are expensive and how my friends love them. I decided to try the safe looking ones like battered shrimps and I never looked back since. I tried them one by one, I have some…benedict08 in # blurtchef • 6 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Special Beef Kare-KareI think I have perfected my OWN version of Kare-Kare or Beef Peanut Stew. It is a Filipino beef dish that originated in Pampanga, Central Luzon where my mother is from. I loved my late mom's version of it but sadly I cannot have a taste of it anymore because she is gone. However, she was the one who taught me, so I decided to make my version. I…benedict08 in # blurtchef • 6 yr. ago • 1 min readCrispy Pata with Pickled Papaya on the SideSunday is a sacred day for us. It is the day that the family come together and just spend a lazy day with all the comfort and convenience we can have for ourselves. A day to recharge before we start another work week. We are all adults in the family so this is how we do it now. Good food is always the center piece of the dining table and for…benedict08 in # blurtimals • 6 yr. ago • 1 min readFish Tank Update: My Arowana is GlowingI just thought I'd share one of the few favorite things I post about, my pet fishes, specifically my arowana. She has been glowing and I love how vivid the red hue on her scales is showing. I used to post about her every week her so I thought I'd update you. It's already an adult now. I had her she was still a few months old. She was imported…benedict08 in # blurtimals • 6 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Blue Beagle Puppy Giving Me That Poor Pup Look!Here is Luna, doing the best she does, looking adorable. She is my furbaby and she knows I cannot resist how adorable she is when she wants some treats and cuddles. She wants to stay in my room for the night that is why she is doing this right now. I am having a hard time letting her stay in her spot, she has been used to being with me on the bed…
