Palitaw

Palitaw is a term used to call a sweet flat rice cake that is eaten in the Philippines as a snack or dessert. Originally, grounded or pounded sticky rice is used to make this rice cake (called kakanin in the local language) – however, the practice of using packaged rice flour became common because... 

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How to Dice an Onion

Part of our culinary adventure is learning the proper method of preparing the ingredients. This article is intended to visually demonstrate the proper steps in dicing an onion. There are no incorrect procedure as long as the goal is achieved but following best practices tend to make work simple and easier. Are... 

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Beef Lugaw

Chicago winter is one of the coldest in the country. There are weeks wherein the average temperature ranges between 5 to 15 degrees Fahrenheit; there are also days where it falls below zero (not to mention the wind chill factor which makes it colder). During this season, a single cup of hot chocolate... 

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Camaron Rebosado

Camaron Rebosado (translated in English as Overflowed Shrimp) is an easy seafood dish that makes use of shrimps as the primary component. Shelled shrimps are marinated in lemon juice and dipped in a batter before deep frying. This style of cooking shrimp nearly resembles the Japanese tempura and shrimp... 

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How to Make Sweet and Sour Sauce

Sweet and Sour Sauce is a sauce made by combing a sweet component and a sour component with cornstarch as the thickening agent. Some of the common sweet components are brown sugar, granulated white sugar, and honey. Rice vinegar, white vinegar, apple-cider vinegar, and pineapple juice are some of the... 

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Tahô

Tahô is a Philippine street food sold by peddlers known as “magtataho”. It is a soft gelatin-like snack made from processed soybeans topped with caramel and tapioca pearls (locally called sago). The soft gelatin-like texture is achieved by undergoing a series of steps. Soybeans are soaked in water... 

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BakitWhy.com’s Top 9 of 2009

The year 2009 was an eventful year at BakitWhy.com as well as our global Pilipino community. Remarkable milestones occured from the most entertaining of things to the most devastating disasters; It truly was a year to remember. We've compliled the Top 9 of 2009 on BakitWhy.com with posts that really... 

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Avoiding Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the use of words and ideas without properly acknowledging the source. With the proliferation of information in the world wide web, plagiarism has become one of the major problems publishers, writers and even ordinary bloggers meet daily. Due to the lack of knowledge on citation, most people commit this grave act without them realizing it. Here are some useful tips to avoid unintentionally plagiarizing some body’s work.
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Avoiding Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the use of words and ideas without properly acknowledging the source. With the proliferation of information in the world wide web, plagiarism has become one of the major problems publishers, writers and even ordinary bloggers meet daily. Due to the lack of knowledge on citation, most people... 

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