Karen S. Shih
@ksshih.bsky.social
Environment, heritage, food, culture 🇵🇭
My breakfast earlier today at the German 'carinderia': bratwurst and sauerkraut. Look at the other menu items! 😁
November 16, 2025 at 9:54 AM
My breakfast earlier today at the German 'carinderia': bratwurst and sauerkraut. Look at the other menu items! 😁
I should be sleeping but still out!
October 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I should be sleeping but still out!
Rainy day lazybones brunch that might just also be dinner: steamed sweet potatoes and saba plantains.
July 23, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Rainy day lazybones brunch that might just also be dinner: steamed sweet potatoes and saba plantains.
Pangat tilapia: light lunch that made me mentally Venn diagramming it together with sigang and pacsi.
#filipinofood
#filipinofood
April 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Pangat tilapia: light lunch that made me mentally Venn diagramming it together with sigang and pacsi.
#filipinofood
#filipinofood
Today's late lunch. I asked that they make the dishes less spicy since I was coughing. The chef was kind enough to accommodate my request. They even prepared ginger tea for me.
March 2, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Today's late lunch. I asked that they make the dishes less spicy since I was coughing. The chef was kind enough to accommodate my request. They even prepared ginger tea for me.
Anunas/anonas - the mystery fruit of my childhood is now sold at public markets. This means it is not so rare anymore!
February 17, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Anunas/anonas - the mystery fruit of my childhood is now sold at public markets. This means it is not so rare anymore!
This is heartbreaking. Fr. Felloni will be greatly missed.
February 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
This is heartbreaking. Fr. Felloni will be greatly missed.
Yesterday's carinderia find: sautéed squash, pechay, and kidney beans (bulé Baluga or patani).
January 26, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Yesterday's carinderia find: sautéed squash, pechay, and kidney beans (bulé Baluga or patani).
Today's carinderia adventure: old-school Capampangan sigang bangus - maputi, no tomatoes, with pusu saguin, and gandus (gabi) to thicken the broth. The usual veggies of kangkong and yard-long beans also.
January 17, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Today's carinderia adventure: old-school Capampangan sigang bangus - maputi, no tomatoes, with pusu saguin, and gandus (gabi) to thicken the broth. The usual veggies of kangkong and yard-long beans also.
Cooling down with a blueberry sundae.
December 27, 2024 at 10:26 AM
Cooling down with a blueberry sundae.
A phylum has officers? Roundworms have human names? Hehe! 😊
NEMATODA stands for Nepomuceno Market (Nepo Mart for short) Tricycle Operators & Drivers Association. I always chuckle when I pass by this sign but only managed to take a photo today.
#nerd
NEMATODA stands for Nepomuceno Market (Nepo Mart for short) Tricycle Operators & Drivers Association. I always chuckle when I pass by this sign but only managed to take a photo today.
#nerd
December 26, 2024 at 5:57 AM
A phylum has officers? Roundworms have human names? Hehe! 😊
NEMATODA stands for Nepomuceno Market (Nepo Mart for short) Tricycle Operators & Drivers Association. I always chuckle when I pass by this sign but only managed to take a photo today.
#nerd
NEMATODA stands for Nepomuceno Market (Nepo Mart for short) Tricycle Operators & Drivers Association. I always chuckle when I pass by this sign but only managed to take a photo today.
#nerd
Early Christmas Eve lunch at a carinderia: adobong sitaw & fried bangus belly plus rice, of course.
#filipinofood
#filipinofood
December 24, 2024 at 3:15 AM
Early Christmas Eve lunch at a carinderia: adobong sitaw & fried bangus belly plus rice, of course.
#filipinofood
#filipinofood
Sbarro's baked zitti takes me back to university years and relaxing after hell week, catching a film in Megamall (almost always the last full show), and chatting with dormmates and friends till the wee hours.
December 18, 2024 at 3:03 AM
Sbarro's baked zitti takes me back to university years and relaxing after hell week, catching a film in Megamall (almost always the last full show), and chatting with dormmates and friends till the wee hours.
I must've been posting this on the bus.
December 9, 2024 at 9:43 PM
I must've been posting this on the bus.
I just have to laugh at my tweets and yes, I am a nerd and I won't deny it.
December 9, 2024 at 9:19 PM
I just have to laugh at my tweets and yes, I am a nerd and I won't deny it.
Red from being braised over all the soy sauce and spices over a long period. I can attest to the gradual change of hue, if the seven-day braising period is followed. Here is a photo of humba I ordered from a local restaurant. It is always served with a fresh (dessert) banana for a flavour contrast.
December 8, 2024 at 2:46 AM
Red from being braised over all the soy sauce and spices over a long period. I can attest to the gradual change of hue, if the seven-day braising period is followed. Here is a photo of humba I ordered from a local restaurant. It is always served with a fresh (dessert) banana for a flavour contrast.
I want to transfer from the app that went to the dark side a thread on pacsing bangus (vinegar-stewed milkfish) that turned into an enlightening discussion on Philippine regional food preferences. Should I screencap all replies? Tedious! But it could be worth the effort.
December 1, 2024 at 12:20 PM
I want to transfer from the app that went to the dark side a thread on pacsing bangus (vinegar-stewed milkfish) that turned into an enlightening discussion on Philippine regional food preferences. Should I screencap all replies? Tedious! But it could be worth the effort.
View of Santa Lucia Parish Church, Sasmuan, Pampanga from
1. This morninh;
2. Circa 1900-1910 by James David Givens
One of several heritage churches in the Archdiocese of San Fernando in coastal towns. This particular town is within an estuarine area with many structural conservation issues.
1. This morninh;
2. Circa 1900-1910 by James David Givens
One of several heritage churches in the Archdiocese of San Fernando in coastal towns. This particular town is within an estuarine area with many structural conservation issues.
November 30, 2024 at 10:15 AM
View of Santa Lucia Parish Church, Sasmuan, Pampanga from
1. This morninh;
2. Circa 1900-1910 by James David Givens
One of several heritage churches in the Archdiocese of San Fernando in coastal towns. This particular town is within an estuarine area with many structural conservation issues.
1. This morninh;
2. Circa 1900-1910 by James David Givens
One of several heritage churches in the Archdiocese of San Fernando in coastal towns. This particular town is within an estuarine area with many structural conservation issues.
Good morning! A cup of Filipino hot chocolate (suclating batirul), yes?
November 29, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Good morning! A cup of Filipino hot chocolate (suclating batirul), yes?
I'll give it a little Filipino flavour by sautéing the turkey in lots of garlic and ginger, add washed glutinous rice before the water (look up Filipino arroz caldo recipe). Then garnish with lots of fried garlic, spring onions, calamansi, and sliced eggs. Chilli-garlic paste is optional. 👇
November 29, 2024 at 5:33 PM
I'll give it a little Filipino flavour by sautéing the turkey in lots of garlic and ginger, add washed glutinous rice before the water (look up Filipino arroz caldo recipe). Then garnish with lots of fried garlic, spring onions, calamansi, and sliced eggs. Chilli-garlic paste is optional. 👇
Taking my cue, before Friday is done. Mung bean soup & fish - a classic Friday combination in Filipino Catholic households. Meatless during Lent and days of abstinence, with pork & chicharon when desired. #filipinofood #pinoyfood
November 29, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Taking my cue, before Friday is done. Mung bean soup & fish - a classic Friday combination in Filipino Catholic households. Meatless during Lent and days of abstinence, with pork & chicharon when desired. #filipinofood #pinoyfood
This is grilled pork blood (the liquid is BBQ sauce) which I ate at a roadside BBQ stall last night. It's my first time to have it cooked this way. I liked it! #Filipinofood #Filipinostreetfood
November 27, 2024 at 6:14 PM
This is grilled pork blood (the liquid is BBQ sauce) which I ate at a roadside BBQ stall last night. It's my first time to have it cooked this way. I liked it! #Filipinofood #Filipinostreetfood
Breaking up the Davao Mafia's private army?
www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions...
www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions...
November 27, 2024 at 9:19 AM
Breaking up the Davao Mafia's private army?
www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions...
www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions...
No research budget for the food, culture, and ecology project but the girl has to start!
Classic combination of lagat/sisig pusu saguin (banana heart blossom sautéed with pork & shrimps then stewed in vinegar) and baruya/tortang alamang (Acetes sibogae, very tiny shrimps like krill) fritters.
Classic combination of lagat/sisig pusu saguin (banana heart blossom sautéed with pork & shrimps then stewed in vinegar) and baruya/tortang alamang (Acetes sibogae, very tiny shrimps like krill) fritters.
November 26, 2024 at 3:26 PM
No research budget for the food, culture, and ecology project but the girl has to start!
Classic combination of lagat/sisig pusu saguin (banana heart blossom sautéed with pork & shrimps then stewed in vinegar) and baruya/tortang alamang (Acetes sibogae, very tiny shrimps like krill) fritters.
Classic combination of lagat/sisig pusu saguin (banana heart blossom sautéed with pork & shrimps then stewed in vinegar) and baruya/tortang alamang (Acetes sibogae, very tiny shrimps like krill) fritters.
November 21, 2024 at 1:30 PM