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The Round-Up, Lasang Pinoy 20: Binalot, All Wrapped Up!

August 03, 2007 By: Mita Category: Lasang Pinoy, Markets, Festivals & Events

Here’s the round-up for Lasang Pinoy’s 20th Edition for the month of August titled, “Binalot - All Wrapped Up!” Thank you to everyone who took time off from their busy lives and sent in a contribution for this LP edition. We covered appetizers to dessert like we all planned it! I hope LP followers will enjoy this round-up as much as the host did.

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Suman Sa Ibos

July 31, 2007 By: Mita Category: Grains et al, Lasang Pinoy, Recipes

This is a rice stick everyone in the Philippines knows. Filipinos like eating this with ripe mangoes, specifically, Philippine mangoes and none of the “manila” mangoes sold in the US. As every Filipino who has traveled outside the country will tell you - nothing beats Philippine mangoes for flavor and texture. And this Suman sa Ibos is perfect with our mangoes. This is salty and not sweet at all, a good contrast to a sweet mango.

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