Foodists is a collective of like-minded food worshippers. We breathe and sleep in order to eat and drink. Have something to share with us? We'd love to hear from you. If it's something to eat or drink, even better.
I’m what you might call an ice cream fanatic and despite being lactose intolerant, I will never turn a scoop of it down. I’m also an Ube fanatic and for those of you who’ve followed along, I’ll spare you the…
Posted by: Stephanie Co & Todd Smith on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Ethnic, filipino, ice cream, ube | 12 Comments »
At the very mention of a certain Tagalog word, I forget the deep fried bananas, sweet sticky rice, cassava, and mouthwatering mangoes; that word is Ube. Ube is a close cousin to Taro and for all of the other Laowai out…
Posted by: Stephanie Co & Todd Smith on Friday, January 23rd, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: dessert, filipino, hopia, pastry, snack, ube | 15 Comments »
One of the many perks working for IB has definitely been around people who has a passion for great well-cooked authentic food. A while back, I had mentioned to both Mark and Ben that I have an aunt who creates magic in…
Posted by: Stephanie Co & Todd Smith on Saturday, March 15th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: adobo, catering, filipino, food, lumpia, misua, share | 1 Comment »
Two months ago if anyone asked who Jollibee was I would have wondered what they were talking about, but this polite gent has become a mainstay in my daily Filipino dining. I remember quite well after touching down in…
Posted by: Stephanie Co & Todd Smith on Sunday, April 22nd, 2007
Categories: Worship | Tags: burger steak, fast food culture, filipino, Jollibee, joy, Travel | 4 Comments »
Over the past two weeks I’ve been enjoying the life of a King, consuming every known Filipino dish in large quantity and still leaving food on my plate. What is common here is amazing to me, I could well imagine North…
Posted by: Stephanie Co & Todd Smith on Friday, April 6th, 2007
Categories: Worship | Tags: cassava, filipino, kalamansi, pomelo, Seafood, Travel | No Comments »
Ask someone what Filipino cuisine is and you’re as likely to get a blank stare as the easy answer of “adobo” (the national dish of the Philippines). But the last time I ate real Filipino food I enjoyed…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, December 31st, 2006
Categories: Worship | Tags: Ethnic, filipino, main street, Rekados, restaurant, review, vancouver | 2 Comments »
Lumpia is a traditional Filipino appetizer, not unlike eggrolls. For the Filling: 1/4 cup cooking oil 2 cloves garlic (minced) 1 small cooking onion, sliced 1 1/2 cups lean ground beef & pork, OR 1 cup chicken breast…
Posted by: Andrea Busse on Monday, September 26th, 2005
Categories: Guidance | Tags: appetizer, Ethnic, filipino, lumpia, pork, recipe, roll, tapa | 5 Comments »
Ingredients: 2 big tomatoes (sliced); 1 big onion (sliced) 1/2 cup lemon juice (OK to use bottled concentrate) 1 slab pork spare ribs (cut along the bones) OR a fish (cut up in chunks) fish sauce (patis); ground black…
Posted by: Andrea Busse on Monday, September 26th, 2005
Categories: Guidance | Tags: filipino, pork, recipe, soup, sour | No Comments »