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TURO-TURO By Claude Tayag
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A long story from Baguio
by TURO-TURO By Claude Tayag - October 15, 2006 - 12:00am
It’s that time that my darleng Mary Ann and I have been looking forward to over the past three years. We’re asked to be judges in the annual Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Weekend, now in its third year,...
The battle of the bottles
by TURO-TURO By Claude Tayag - November 10, 2005 - 12:00am
Normally, when I receive an invitation to go to Manila, the first thing I do is find an excuse not to go. Really! Going to Manila and back home to Pampanga has been taking a toll on me lately, especially when the...
As Gaddi’s my witness this dinner is terrific!
by TURO-TURO By Claude Tayag - September 10, 2005 - 12:00am
I was a very curious 11-year-old boy bitten by wanderlust when I first traveled with my family to Hong Kong in 1967. Everything, from the plane ride to the man pulling a rickshaw, fascinated me. One thing that left...
Be warned: Dessert is dangerous to your figure
by TURO-TURO By Claude Tayag - August 11, 2005 - 12:00am
Warning: Reading this column could wreck havoc on the whistle bait figures of the species that knows the delicious excesses in life and enjoys sensational, almost sensual, pleasures. "That means us, women,"...
Portugal’s heaven on earth
by TURO-TURO By Claude Tayag - October 14, 2004 - 12:00am
Together with some kindred souls (more like kindred stomachs!) and media, we had the privilege to lunch with the congenial raconteur, Portu-guese Ambassador Joao Caetano da Silva, and his gracious wife Ulrike,...
Now and Zen, so light and healthy
by TURO-TURO By Claude Tayag - June 19, 2003 - 12:00am
He who eats like a pig should not marry one who eats like a bird," said Confucius. Okay, I made that up. When I say like a pig, I don’t mean one who slurps and smacks his food, but simply one who loves...
Castaway in paradise
by TURO-TURO By Claude Tayag - May 25, 2003 - 12:00am
It could just be another small fishing village at the end of the world. It is undeveloped and unspoiled, and that’s the magic of it. Yet it is safe, clean, and its 400 or so inhabitants are very friendly. They...
Sisig all the way
by TURO-TURO By Claude Tayag - May 15, 2003 - 12:00am
No respectable Filipino eatery worth its salt will be without sisig, that yummy cholesterol-laden Pampango pulutan served on a sizzling plate. Though the popular sisig is basically a concoction of chopped grilled...
Mangoes: The time is ripe
by TURO-TURO By Claude Tayag - May 1, 2003 - 12:00am
Mmmmmm…. Mango is best eaten when it is bursting with ripeness, held between the hands, while savoring the last bit of flesh off its pit, and never mind if the sticky juice gets smeared all over one’s face....
The great halo war
by TURO-TURO By Claude Tayag - April 24, 2003 - 12:00am
Of all the Pinoy foods that mark the changing seasons (well, officially there’s only dry and wet, but for now, let’s divide the year into summertime and the -ber or cooler months), it is perhaps the bibingka,...
A taste drive through Pampanga
by TURO-TURO By Claude Tayag - April 10, 2003 - 12:00am
With the Lenten break just around the corner, everybody is just too eager to flee from the concrete jungle’s searing heat. The mass exodus to the north (mostly to Baguio) may start as early as Palm Sunday, but...
To fast or not to fast? I abstain!
by TURO-TURO By Claude Tayag - April 3, 2003 - 12:00am
During the homily of the Ash Wednesday Mass some weeks ago, the priest expounded on what was expected of us Catholics at Holy Week. Naturally, first and foremost was the issue of abstaining (mainly from meat) and...
Suman Total
by TURO-TURO By Claude Tayag - March 16, 2003 - 12:00am
Filipinos love to fiesta. At the drop of a hat, they will have a celebration. In his book Fiesta, Dr. Alejandro R. Roces says that the fiesta is the only occasion when the entire community does something together....
Some like it HOT
by TURO-TURO By Claude Tayag - February 12, 2003 - 12:00am
A couple of months ago, Mary Ann and I were invited to dinner by good friends and fellow foodies Gerry and Marsha Nepo-muceno at their Perfect Loaf Restaurant in Nepo Mart, Angeles City. It being Gerry’s birthday...
Durian: love it, hate it
by TURO-TURO By Claude Tayag - June 30, 2002 - 12:00am
Durian, a very controversial fruit described as heaven (to aficionados) but hell to many because of its strong taste and obnoxious smell. In 1869, Alfred Russell Wallace had written about durian as "A rich butter-like...
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