Earth Day Protest
In observance of Earth Day, representatives of mining-affected communities and mining disaster victims from Rapu-rapu, Albay; Rio Tuba, Palawan; Didipio, Nueva Vizcaya; and Boac, Marinduque, gathered with Roman Catholic and…
?Haob na Odong? and the Rediscovery of Davao Cuisine
Or is there such a thing as Davao cuisine?
By Germelina A. Lacorte
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY ? Think of it as lasagna, only different. Its layers are made of beef, chicken gizzard, liver, spiced with lemon grass, ginger, onion, garlic, achuete, alugbati leaves, kesong puti (cheese), and odong, the poor man?s noodles.
Unlike lasagna, however, ?haob na odong? is wrapped in banana leaves and ?baked? in hot coal, like a bibingka. (Others fry it.)
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Contrary to the popular view among visitors that Davao cuisine is limited to inihaw na panga (grilled tuna jaw) or Luz?s kinilaw (tuna salad),? there are some fare, though not yet popular, that Davao can call its own. ?Haob na odong? is one such dish; it uses a Davaoe?o method of cooking, which is to wrap the ingredients with banana leaves and ?bake? it by grilling, steaming or frying.
iThieves on the Rise in RP
The iPod, Apple?s trendy MP3 player, is now beginning to attract attention from thieves, says an advisory from Pacific Strategies & Assessments, a risk-consultancy company in Manila. The iPod was…
iPod Thieves on the Rise in RP
iPods, Apple?s trendy MP3 players, are now beginning to attract attention from thieves in Metro Manila. iPods have been available in the Philippines for almost five years, but they only…
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