The Happy Home Cook: Calandracas

The Happy Home Cook: Calandracas

In the cookbook, Republic of Taste: The Untold Stories of Cavite Cuisine, author Ige Ramos, food scholar and historian, chef, book designer and artist described the origin of the Caviteno soup Calandracas, traditionally served during Christmas and the New Year.

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The Happy Home Cook: Pancit Choco en su Tinta (Pancit Pusit)

The Happy Home Cook: Pancit Choco en su Tinta (Pancit Pusit)

Food historian and author Ige Ramos described in his cookbook “Republic of Taste: The Untold Stories of Cavite Cuisine that Pancit Choco en su Tinta (Pancit Pusit) is an archetypal Chabacano dish, choko being the Chabacano for cuttlefish, also known as pancit pusit or pancit negra, because of its black color, it was at one time only eaten during Lent or funerals.

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