Hello from Ako

[Ako]

Well, I wanted to cook some filipino food at home, as I started to miss my ex-girlfriends cooking. So I dicided to come on here and look at some recipes (but never found what I wanted to cook) started to look at other things and then it dawned on me, that although I have been a member on here for many years, I had never posted a message or introduction. So it's a big belated hello from me.

Kind regards Daniel from near London in the UK.

[grahamw48]

Haha... better late than never, eh.

Unfortunately...can't even help, as even though living here in the Phils, I cook almost 100% British style.

[Ako]

Haha... better late than never, eh.

Unfortunately...can't even help, as even though living here in the Phils, I cook almost 100% British style.

I must admit I am quite adventurous in the kitchen, not a great cook, but I do try. I think if I lived abroad I would probably cook mainly the little pleasures from home.

Merry Christmas to you and your family.

Kind regards Daniel.

[grahamw48]

Thank you sir.

[Rory]

My wife is a great cook and she always cooks filipino dishes that i love.
My best are ..
Chicken Afritada, that is chicken with no bones in it.
Humba, that is a pork dish. Again i insist it has no lumps of fat as the Filipino dishes have bones and fat in.
Adobo, a chicken dish.
Ginamay, pork dish.
These are the dishes i like the most and of course i love the sea food, especially prawns. Cook them in a wok, do not use oil but use coca cola. they taste very sweet and i could eat them every day along with a mango and banana homemade shake. The yellow mangos in the Philippines are out of this world.

I am sure you can find these recipes on the net.

[Ako]

Hello Rory

I have never heard of using Coca-Cola for a oil replacement, I will definitely give this one a go as it is a completely different cooking idea.

I have now cooked the classic chicken adobo a couple of times now, but going to give Ginamay ago soon. Thanks for the suggestions.

Kind regards Daniel.

[Rory]

Go for the prawns cooked in Coca-cola, you will be amazed at the taste.
We call them prawns but in the Philippines they always seem to call them Shrimp.

Is there really a difference ?

[Ako]

I will definitely give this a go Rory.

I think most nations refer to prawns as shrimp. I have only heard people from UK, Ireland and commonwealth nation's refer to shimp as prawns.

I personally refer to the larger shimp from the sea as prawns, and small species as shrimp if from the sea or freshwater.

Kind regards Daniel.