Exploring Filipino Kitchens features culinary traditions and travel destinations in the Philippines, as told by a balikbayan. Stories include:

  • Agritourism/farm tourism experiences

  • Tasting and learning about regionally-produced foods or specialties

  • Classic Pinoy breakfasts at local accommodations

  • Kakanin-making demonstrations

  • Eating local snacks while on an island hopping/hiking/driving or motorbike tour

  • Eating at locally-owned restaurants and other establishments (e.g., karinderya, gotohan, street food stalls) where the foods are regional specialties or local favourites

  • Visiting producers who make foods sold at pasalubong centers

Exploring Filipino Kitchens aims to enhance cultural relations between those in Philippines and diaspora through immersive storytelling; introduce non-Filipino audiences to local food and drink; and inspire travel to the Philippines for culinary tourism experiences. All content is produced by food and travel writer Nastasha Alli.

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View fullsize In the Land of the Dreamweavers, part one ✨❤️ The reason I’m here is because my friend Patricia first met Oyog, whose home we were staying in, and Ofong, whose home we were visiting, over 10 years ago through a workshop with the @kapisanan cen
View fullsize At the School of Living Traditions (or SLT) homestay in Lake Sebu, this is what our mornings looked like… delicious breakfasts, always with veggies, enjoyed with a view ☀️ But really, the best part of it was waking up to find ourselves there.
View fullsize Later in the afternoon we walked to the centre of town, about half an hour along the main road from where we stayed. One of the first things we noticed was an abundance of eateries that served tilapia - not a native fish to the lakes of the region,
View fullsize As with all good adventures this one started with an awesome breakfast - locally called aripahol (in bisaya), a regional kakanin made of grated cassava, coconut milk and sugar, poured into moulds then steamed. Topped off with margarine and bukayo, or
View fullsize I’ve loved visiting OTOP (one town, one product) shops across the Philippines that feature different local foods, often including regional specialties or artisan products. Have amassed quite a few things to take home! On our evening in General
View fullsize Honestly I can’t believe it’s been almost a year since this adventure! And while life and many things happen in the course of that time, the magic and awe of experiences that change you remain…they’re embedded pretty deep for
View fullsize After all this time in the region, sadly it was back to the airport in Tacloban for me… all I can say is that the experience, of course, was life-changing 🇵🇭 By then I had been travelling for close to 8 months - wild to think about right no