Showing posts with label Pepper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pepper. Show all posts

Jun 8, 2014

Fish Out of Water: Cooking with Filipino Fish at Home

Abundant and familiar Filipino fish to check out as listed by Pepper.

Milkfish/Bangus
Milkfish/Bangus (via Pepper.ph)

I ain’t gonna lie now. As someone who’s eaten Filipino cuisine all my life, I’ve come to realize that I still don’t know much about our cuisine, and I’ve really just scratched the surface. That especially goes for my knowledge of our local seafood. When you hit up the wet market, there’s sooooo many fish, and a lot of them seem so alien to me. It’s quite daunting, actually... Pepper

Jun 5, 2014

Bang for Your Buck: How Much Do You Actually Spend in the Grocery vs. the Market?

Pepper contributor, Mia Marci, comparing grocery prices between a market and 3 grocery stores (Puregold, Hypermart and Rustan's):


List of groceries (via Pepper)

It is largely assumed that groceries are cheaper at the market, how much cheaper is it compared to the groceries? At a glance, one may dismiss it as just a few pesos difference, similar to how convenience stores tack on an additional P5 over the grocery price. But how significant is the price difference for one trip? One morning, a trip to the market, and three groceries later, I’d find out... Pepper.