Manong Ken Ilio's Carinderia

You’ve probably seen these in the main carinderia site. I am re-posting it here to show you that these are scanned, not photographed. I placed the vegetables or fruits directly on the flatbed scanner. I made these back in 1995-1996 when I finally bought a scanner … and now I am seeing a lot of [...]

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Here’s a very nice twist to the Shrimp in Coconut Milk recipe (or if you look at it in another way, a twist to the traditional adobo recipe) … Needs: Vinegar, white if possible (about 1/2 cup) Water (about 1/4 cup) About a tablespoon of minced garlic whole peppercorns salt or patis to taste Shrimp [...]

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I believe he was selling boiled peanuts while ducking traffic along a busy highway in Marikina/Pasig area in Metro Manila. These two were hawking various snacks. Competitors yet seemed like friendly to each other. It’s a tough job, but it’s honorable. You can see that despite the gruelling and dangerous work (this was taken early [...]

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