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Kapampangan Murcon Murcon is a roulade of ground pork or beef, chorizo, boiled eggs, cheese, and raisins wrapped in the fatty membrane of the entrails and cooked by steaming. The Kapampangan Murcon is more similar to the Filipino Embutido and after it is sliced, the drippings from the steamer will be poured with oil. The … Read more
Estuario: Kultura Del Riyos Y El Mar Across the rivers and seas, their stories will be told. Estuario or estuary is the part of the river that meets the sea. It symbolizes convergence – the joining and blending of ideologies, encouraged by the members of PLASOZ or the Pinturas en Lienzos Artists Society Zamboanga City. … Read more
Congratulations on the 82nd birthday (October 17, 1940) of Manlilikha ng Bayan Estelita Bantilan! Estelita BantilanMat WeaverBlaanMalapatan, Sarangani Like all mat weavers, Estelita’s entire body is her loom. The thin strips of pandanus Romblon emerge matrix through her deft fingers performing personal rhythm, the beat seemingly guided by her eyes. The unwoven strips are held … Read more
Biringyi The Kapampangan paella has its roots in the precolonial biryani dishes from South Asia. It is made from rice and glutinous rice (lakatan) mixtures cooked in coconut milk (gata), turmeric (ange), chicken, and chicken stock, and topped with a sliced boiled egg. It’s National Spanish Paella Day! Did you know that Kapampángans have a … Read more
House of Kapitan Tiago Kapitan Tiago House (House of Balvino Mauricio) Calle Anloague (Juan Luna Street), Binondo (19th Century). The House of Kapitan Tiago is believed to have been based on the house of Balvino Mauricio. Balvino Mauricio was implicated in the Cavite Mutiny of 1872. He hurriedly sold the property to businessman Telesforo Chuidian … Read more