Dirty Ice Cream

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Dirty Ice Cream: Traditional Filipino Ice Cream or Sorbétes The Filipino ice cream (Tagálog: sorbétes) is pejoratively called “dirty ice cream” and is traditionally made with coconut milk and/or carabao milk (which Kapampángans are particularly famous for and fond of). Sorbétes is sold in colorfully painted wooden carts on the street by ice cream vendors … Read more

Helado Mantecado

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HELADO MANTECADO: Traditional Kapampángan ice cream recipe from Sulipan, Apalit, Pampanga, Philippines. Helado mantecado (French vanilla ice cream) is a decadent ice cream made smooth and creamy with carabao’s milk, known for its high butterfat content and tangy flavor. This particular recipe comes from chef Gene Gonzalez’s book Cocina Sulipena: Culinary Gems from Old Pampanga. … Read more

Sorbetis

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Sorbetis It’s National Ice Cream Day! Featuring @wanderlustcreamery’s ice cream version of the Kapampángan halo-halo! Also featured in our post is Helado Mantecado, a traditional Kapampángan ice cream recipe from Sulipan, Apalit, Pampanga! How do you say “ice cream” in your language? SORBÉTIS • (sor-BEH-tis)ice creamTagálog (Filipino): sorbétes EtymologyFrom Spanish sorbetes, plural form of sorbete … Read more

Dr. Ramon Gustilo

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Dr. Ramon Gustilo is a well-known academic and orthopedic surgeon. He was a pioneer in musculoskeletal infection research and treatment recommendations. His extensive orthopedic research prepared the basis for his successful work as an innovative surgeon. He created surgical instruments, fracture fixation devices, and implants for the benefit of the Filipinos. In 1992, Dr. Ramon … Read more

Masanting

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Masanting in Kapampángan Image: Pampanga Eye, the tallest Ferris wheel in the Philippines (@pogingcjmagat). MASANTING • (muh-suhn-TING)(1) nice, good (in appearance, quality, value)(2) handsome, good-looking, beautiful (for men and things)Intensive Form: kasanting (“so good/nice/handsome”)Tagálog (Filipino): magandá (“beautiful” in general and for women), guwápo (“handsome” for men) Derived WordKASANTINGAN • (kuh-suhn-ti-NGUHN)the good/nice thing about somethingTagálog (Filipino): … Read more