#spaghetti made in Philippines

[maganne-bonete]

Still thinking abt that Filipino food tier list that put Lumpiang Shanghai, Bistek, and Pork BBQ in BANGER tier while putting Filipino Spaghetti as "not Filipino" because foreign food that had ingredients tweaked to local ingredients doesn't count apparently.

I'm sorry but a shit ton of Italians don't consider our spaghetti as real spaghetti. It's obvious he doesn't know how food works. Nor could I believe that he knows how to cook or has ever picked up a cook book.

Like please, I don't mind people explaining to me why lumpiang shanghai is more filipino than other food here but how could you explain pork bbq? Bistek meanwhile, literally is a corruption of the word BEEF STEAK.

[copperbadge]

[ID: On a darkened Chicago street, there stands a fiberglass statue about five feet tall; it looks like a character from a 1920s animated short, with huge eyes and a smiling mouth. It is the Jollibee mascot, a bee wearing a red tuxedo and a chef's hat and gesturing me inside.]

ADVENTUR.

I hate going out to only do one errand, but I was overdue to pick up a prescription, so I put on my parka and went adventuring. As a reward, I planned to catch a Michigan Avenue bus home and stop at the Jollibee on the way to finally try their fried chicken and spaghetti.

Jollibee is a cultural institution in the Philippines and across southeast Asia, but only made it to North America recently. It's proven popular in Chicago, although when I went in it was empty, probably because it's 9F in Chicago right now. I considered getting a sampling of everything but it's close enough that I can go back easily, so I just got a chicken thigh with a side of spaghetti.

[ID: A photograph of my meal, still in its paper carton; a dark gold fried chicken thigh is on the left, while on the right is a small tray containing spaghetti noodles topped with a deep red tomato sauce.]

I've been told that the spaghetti is what people who grew up with Jollibee really love. A lot of food blogs have described the sauce as basically ketchup, but I found it pleasantly complex. It's very sweet, but not the "bright" sweetness of ketchup, and instead of a vinegar undertone it has a good smoky flavor from the cut up sausage in it. It's not to my personal taste, but I think it's genuinely pretty good spaghetti.

I wasn't overly impressed with the fried chicken, but I was also there on a slow night, so it wasn't as fresh as it could have been. It's certainly on par with Popeye's or KFC, and the chicken gravy you get with it is a nice touch of umami. Overall, good hot food and of higher quality than I'd expected given what I'd heard of it.

And they moved in right next door to a Chik-fil-a, which is a pettiness I can only approve of.

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Banana ketchup (or banana sauce) is a popular Philippine fruit ketchup condiment made from banana, sugar, vinegar, and spices. Its natural color is brownish-yellow but it is often dyed red to resemble tomato ketchup. Banana ketchup was first produced in the Philippines during World War II due to a wartime shortage of tomatoes but a comparatively high production of bananas.[1][2]

In Filipino households, this condiment is used on many assorted dishes: Filipino spaghetti, omelettes (torta), hot dogs, hamburgers, french fries, fish, charcoal-grilled pork barbecue and chicken skewers, fried chicken, and other meats.

how hard would it be to get my hands on bana ketchup...or i guess i could make my own. but i probably would not like it. dont like banana. but the curiousity...

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Title: Christmas Spaghetti Share

Hello! No #OnThisDay throwback post, but since we're in the eve of Christmas I'm bring out two artworks, per posts. 🎄🎅😊

• Let's start with this one! Cude is spending time with his beloved human OC friend. Cude brought a special Filipino Spaghetti on a Christmas bowl for a mini 'Noche Buena' feast! Yum! 🇵🇭🍝😋 Plus, adding two Christmas theme hats for a good measure! 😉🎅

Cude 🤖🐰: *slurping a pasta* Mmmmmm... Yum, indeed! 😋 PopiKir made this wonderful spaghetti, since I'm not a train chef. Hehe 😅 But hey, you can't go wrong with her winning recipe, juicy hotdog bits, and tons of shredded cheese! All in one large bowl! Mmmm...Mmmm! 🤤🍝 PopiKir will bring her winning Filipino Spaghetti, along with her other meals for tomorrow's 'Christmas Day' feast! I can't wait! 😁 Thanks, PopiKir for sharing your yummy spaghetti! 😊

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karaoke - big in the philippines. any excuse. birthdays are a geat excuse.

sweet spaghetti - often made with banana ketchup instead of tomato sauce, and contains cut up hot dogs. a staple for kids’ birthday parties

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Published Sept. 29, 2022Updated Oct. 18, 2022

This article is part of Overlooked, a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths, beginning in 1851, went unreported in The Times.

Bright red, slightly sweet, slightly tangy, a popular Philippine condiment that’s almost like the real thing: It’s banana ketchup.

Its creator, Maria Orosa, was an innovative food scientist and Filipino nationalist who pioneered methods of canning and preserving native fruits, intent on making her country self-sufficient in food production.

She later turned her skills to feeding the guerrillas fighting the Japanese occupation during World War II and smuggling food to starving American and Filipino prisoners of war, leading some to consider her a war hero.

But banana ketchup remained an enduring legacy.

When Americans colonized the Philippines in 1898, they introduced elements of their cuisine, and ketchup became a popular condiment. But it was expensive to import, and tomatoes would not thrive in the tropical Philippine climate.

So Orosa set about making her own version.

Banana ketchup, which she created in the 1930s, is smoother and more viscous than the tomato version, making it a bit harder to shake out of the bottle. The concoction — made of hardy local saba bananas, sugar, vinegar and spices, with a dash of red coloring to make it look more like the imported version — is now a staple on the shelves of Philippine grocery stores.

“I would say it’s a defining part of the Filipino palate,” said Yana Gilbuena, a Philippines-born chef who, based in Oakland, Calif., runs a series of pop-ups called SALO serving Filipino food in the United States and other countries.

“Growing up with it, I’ve always thought that was how ketchup was supposed to taste,” she added, in an email. “Big surprise for me when I immigrated and tasted what ‘real’ ketchup tasted like.”

Today banana ketchup accompanies a wide range of dishes and snacks and is used as a sweetener in barbecue marinades and stews. People say it’s a must with fried chicken at the popular multinational Max’s Restaurant, a Filipino chain.

It’s also the key ingredient in the red “tomato sauce” used in Filipino-style sweet spaghetti, which uses small chunks of hot dog instead of meatballs — a popular dish at the global fast-food chain Jollibee’s.

First mass-produced in 1942, banana ketchup has become so popular that Heinz, arguably the king of tomato ketchup, entered into a joint venture in 2000 with Nutri Asia, which manufactures banana ketchup in the Philippines. A student ad campaign was created for Heinz in 2019 “in honor of Maria Orosa,” and promised that ketchup lovers would be “fascinated with its bold and delicious taste, the taste of overcoming any challenge, even making ketchup without tomatoes.”

Maria Ylagan Orosa was born on Nov. 29, 1893, in Taal, Philippines, a coastal town in Batangas Province, the fourth child of Simplicio Orosa y Agoncillo and Juliana Ylagan. Her father, a merchant, joined the ill-fated war of resistance to American colonization as captain of a steamship that transported Filipino troops among the country’s islands. Her mother ran a small shop.

In 1916, when Orosa was 23, she traveled to the United States as a government-sponsored scholar and earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemistry and pharmaceutical science at the University of Washington in Seattle. While studying, she worked in the food laboratory at the university’s School of Pharmacy, experimenting with and testing products to ensure that they met government standards. It was a rare opportunity for a non-U.S. citizen.

“Here in America, it is very difficult to obtain the kind of job I have just been offered and accepted,” she wrote in a letter to her mother in 1918. “Before they offer to a person of color, such as Filipino, Japanese or Chinese, the jobs are first offered to whites.”

She ended her letter with advice for keeping healthy:

“Eat well, consume nutritious foods such as meat, eggs and milk, if available in the morning. Don’t overexert yourself and get enough sleep. You should be in bed by 9 p.m. and get up at 7 a.m. You need lots of sleep.”

Orosa worked at fish canneries in Alaska during the summers, developing a skill that would become useful in her career.

After completing her studies, Orosa was offered a job as an assistant chemist for the State of Washington but, as a committed nationalist, she chose to return to the Philippines to help her country become self-sufficient in food production through modern methods of preparation and preservation. She joined the government’s Bureau of Science and was soon leading its home economics and food preservation divisions.

Orosa was often called “an alchemist in the kitchen,” conjuring wines and jellies from native fruits, flour from bananas and cassava, and vinegar from coconuts. She developed local methods of canning fruit, notably frozen mangos, and invented the palayok oven, an earthenware pot widely used for cooking in rural areas without electricity.

“The practice of canning was virtually nonexistent in the Philippines,” the journalist Jessica Gingrich wrote in 2020 in the most authoritative account of Orosa’s life, published on the website Lady Science. “She nourished a nation through chemistry and culinary ingenuity.”

When Japan invaded and occupied the Philippines in 1941, Orosa joined a resistance movement called Marking’s Guerrillas, holding the rank of captain. She turned her attention to inventing nutrient-dense foods to sustain local fighters.

Her most notable inventions included soyalac, a drink made from soy beans, and darak, rice flour that could be eaten or baked into cookies rich in vitamin B-1, essential in preventing beriberi disease.

“One teaspoon a day” of darak “could keep a starving man’s digestive system open, his bowels functioning normally, no cramps,” Yay Panlilio, a guerrilla leader who was a friend of Orosa’s, wrote in a 1975 article in Women’s Journal. “A palm full could keep him on his feet. Two palms full, he could fight.”

She also organized a system for smuggling these lifesaving inventions to detainees in the Santo Tomas Internment Camp, where more than 4,000 civilians, most of them Americans, were held for four years.

During the final battle for Manila, Orosa was wounded in the foot by shrapnel and taken to Remedios Hospital, which overflowed with the wounded and with refugees from Japanese massacres.

The hospital came under American shelling, and Orosa was one of hundreds who died there, on Feb. 13, 1945. She was 51.

She kept people “from being starved to death,” her cousin Apolinario Orosa told the Filipino television network ABS-CBN in 2020. “And it was an American shell that killed her. That was the irony of it.”

Pedro Picornell, a volunteer at the hospital, wrote in a memoir that it was impossible to bury the bodies because the “Japanese shot at anybody who tried to move around in the streets.”

The dead were eventually buried in mass graves. Orosa’s remains were never identified.

Of her many legacies, banana ketchup remains the most beloved.

Claude Tayag, a Filipino chef, food writer and artist, said banana ketchup was “my savior” as a poor student when he doused it streetside on mashed sweet potato sandwiches or fried fish.

That it is made of bananas is “really not a big deal as far as we’re concerned,” he said in a telephone interview, “because it’s ours, it was invented here.”

He added: “Is there a law against making ketchup out of bananas? Does it have to be out of tomatoes?”

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Thursday 05/16/2024 1:30 AM

This is me now! A quick little update about me, I am now currently single after a long battle of toxicity and abuse (on both ends) from my last relationship with Joseph.

Anyways, I've been on this journey of 'self-healing' and basically trying to regulate my nervous system and trying my best to handle my emotions better.

I no longer smoke a pack (or two) a day which was normal for me last year. Actually, my last bout of smoking was this past January but quit due to the fact that it's really hard to smoke during duty hours of clinicals.

Im about to pass my 2nd year of nursing school and moving forward with 3rd year, how exciting! i will only have one more year to go after that and then its working, im excited to make my own money again and to get away from the hells and holds of my mother who has decided to only give me and Desiree 6k pesos a month (which is absolutely atrocious). Anywho, she will not actually go through with it because she is aware of the surging prices here in the Philippines and its at a small cost to her.

I know i've been real scared about hooking up here in the PH , especially since ive only had one partner but I did hook up with this one guy who is apparently a micro-celebrity or more so an influencer here in the PH and yes, we did have protected sex, and yes, his dick was big. Another experience was this foreigner named Hass (or Huss) and honestly? Did not wanna go through that shit because i only really went for free drinks and he ate me out for like 5 seconds and after that I came to my senses, washed up, and left. Honestly, what is up with foreigners going to a lesser developed country to get some pussy anyways? It never made sense to me and its reeking desperation, its also creepy.

Anywho, right now I'm just in bed and unable to sleep. I think ill be getting my period in the next following days because my cravings are so intense that I had a THIRD supper which consisted of hot milk, loaf bread dunked in, bits and bites of my nephew's spaghetti , and a mug full of Laing and rice.

I just know that when i get back to America, life will flourish for me significantly. I will be able to breathe again and be away from the stressors that I'm not bringing upon myself.

I survived a month of mama and Aya being here last month. Aya was an absolute fucking bitch and a nightmare and she still has to give me my $360.00 . Like. It's my fucking money, yknow? ugly.

I can't think of much else to type.

In my future, I just KNOW im going to be wealthy. Like, private yacht , beach front house that is tall over looking the ocean (wont be my only home), expensive skin care, makeup, purses, and shoes type of wealthy. With the 500+ count egyptian cotton threading that is super soft to the touch and with a tall gorgeous husband who only loves me and has eyes for me. That's going to be my future. Sipping wine by the outside of the restaurant and absolutely just loving the peace, quiet, and love that is pouring in. Of course, with my 2 kids that I love dearly and will have after I've accomplished my career goals and money that I was able to accumulate. Whatever it will be, however it happens, I will get there and I am 100% sure of it.

I think that's all I wanted to share for now :)

I'm happy of the person I am at the moment. Just absolute peace and quiet. I don't have any friends for that matter, but I am okay with it unless I actually want to go out and party.

Thanks for reading this, if you've come across it.

Thank you future Becky for everything you're doing for US and for me right now. I thank you for that. Don't be too hard on yourself because everything will fall into place regardless.

[jaygoo]

LIFE IN SAN FELIFE, ZAMBALES

San Felipe, officially the Municipality of Zambales is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,033 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.

When I was Zambales there's a lot of beach while we arrived in our destination with my friends. We left at 2am early in the morning and arrived at our destination at 6am. When we were on the trip, we were already very happy because all we talked about was that's when you'll know that our vacation in San Felipe, Zambales will be fun. Almost 20 of us went there to bond in the sea and we succeeded. We used to plan it and now it has come true.

When we arrived, we ate first because we were so tired from the flight. We each brought food to share. There is adobo, pancit, spaghetti, fried chicken and many others. After we ate, we immediately went straight to the sea to go swimming. The sea water is very beautiful because it is very clear and has white sand. It is very beautiful here in this sea because the resort we chose also has a swimming pool where you can also swim. We were doing nothing but swimming because we were enjoying that day because it was the only time we could go out together. The view of the sea is very beautiful, the fresh air we can taste and the sound of the waves is calmness.

When it got dark you could see the stars shining in the sky and we listened to the waves of the sea while we lay on the sand and talked. It's just a great feeling because it feels so good that it happened to us, it's a lot of fun and a lot of fun. If only we lived there, we would definitely be in the sea together. At night someone was dancing and singing there while we were still in the sea and made a burn fire and we went around there. When it was early morning we were going home and we were going home very happy. So my only advice is that when you're at sea, just enjoy it because it only happens once, especially if your place is far away. Just enjoy and laugh with your friends.

[thehungrykat1]

BB.Q Chicken Opens Its Seventh and Biggest Branch at Ayala Malls Feliz

BB.Q Chicken, the ultimate destination for Korean-style fried chicken, has just opened its seventh and largest branch in the country at Ayala Malls Feliz. The Hungry Kat was invited to the exclusive Grand Opening last April 9, 2024 which was attended by owners Luis "Chavit" Singson and his family plus a selection of media guests and personalities that made the event truly special.

You can find BB.Q Chicken's newest outlet at the fifth floor of Ayala Malls Feliz located along Marcos Highway corner Amang Rodriguez Avenue in Pasig City. BB.Q Chicken is a global franchise known for its mouth-watering Korean-style fried chicken, made with 100% extra virgin olive oil. It is also well known for its appearance on hit K-Dramas such as "Goblin" and "Crash Landing On You," so K-Drama fans can feel like they are part of their favorite shows.

Filipino businessman and politician Luis "Chavit" Singson led the ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremonies for the country's biggest branch of BB.Q Chicken. He is the owner and Chairman of the LCS Group which brought the franchise to the Philippines. They opened their first branch in Bonifacio Global City in November 2022 and are expecting to open 10 more branches this year.

BB.Q Chicken has expanded to 57 countries worldwide, operating a total of over 4,000 franchisees. The Ayala Malls Feliz branch comes with elegant and spacious interiors which is something you don't see at other Korean fried chicken outlets. It looks more like a hotel restaurant rather than a place you can visit at the mall.

BB.Q Chicken actually stands for "best of the best quality chicken." BBQ Chicken believes that quality ingredients are the key to making their dishes stand out, using 100% extra virgin olive oil, the highest quality oil among olive oils, as a raw material for frying their chicken. This oil is often referred to as a "gift from God," giving the dishes their signature delicious and healthy taste.

We attended the grand opening with a couple of our friends to experience the best of the best quality Korean fried chicken. The girls are really growing up so fast.

BB.Q Chicken offers a wide range of dishes and beverages on the menu. They have juices, fruit shakes, sodas, beers, wines, and smoothies like the Ice Cream Float with Yakult (P169) with its big mug of Yakult shake topped with a scoop of ice cream. Everyone loved this and I actually ordered a second glass for myself.

They also have signature BB.Q cocktails like the Seouljito (P250) which has a combination of peach soju, lime juice, mint leaves, ginger ale, and ronin peach. You can also try the K-Iced Tea (P250) which has soju, Monin lychee, Monic kiwi, green tea, and lemon juice.

BB.Q Chicken offers more than just fried chicken with its savory appetizers, sides, signature sauces, and diverse flavors to satisfy any craving. We started with the Fried Sampler (P565) which comes with a trio of layered onion rings, French fries and cheese sticks.

The Chicken Caesar Salad (P325) is a healthier alternative with its generous salad and crunchy vegetables topped with moist golden fried chicken strips and crispy bread.

For a real taste of Korea, go order the Mixed Gimbap (P990) as it comes with combination of different flavors of gimbap including bulgogi, spam, spicy fishcake and tuna mayo. This can be shared by the entire table with plenty to spare.

There's also the Kimchi Fried Rice with Egg (P345). This premium kimchi fried rice can go along with any of their fried chicken dishes.

BB.Q Chicken's menu is truly diverse, especially with the Rose Seafood Pasta (P445). This dish is a mix of Eastern and Western flavors with seafood and spaghetti mixed in a delicious blend of spicy sauce and tomato cream sauce.

Then there's the Cheese Dakgalbi (P755), a Korean-style braised boneless chicken cooked with vegetables including potatoes, carrots, leeks, and onions topped with lots of cheese.

Now let's get to the main event, the Korean fried chicken! BB.Q Chicken offers several flavors and variants for their chicken like the Sweet Soy Chicken (P580-half / P1050-whole) where sweet and savory soy sauce meets its crispy chicken. This was probably my favorite flavor that afternoon.

The other variants come with a little more spice like the Gangnam-Style Chicken (P595-half / P1070-whole). This crisp and golden olive chicken is stir-fried in high heat with chopped leeks and garlic. It's spicy, sweet, and sour all at the same time.

Those who really want it spicy should go for the Red Spicy Chicken (P580-half / P1050-whole) with its spicy chili seasoning, Vietnamese chili powder, and exotic spices.

One of the most popular dishes at BB.Q Chicken is the UFO Chicken (P1575). This big platter comes with a combination of two of their best selling chicken flavors, the Secret Chicken and Cheesling Chicken. The Secret Chicken is a golden fried chicken covered in bb.q secret sweet sauce made with about 20 ingredients including Korean chili paste, onion and garlic. This is the signature Korean fried chicken taste that is known all over the world.

On the other hand, the Cheesling Chicken has fried chicken bathed and toasted with a generous amount of cheese powder. You can also order these two flavors individually.

The UFO Chicken is served with a bed of cheese fondue heated on a portable stove so that makes it doubly cheesy. The cloudy mist that envelopes the platter gives it a majestic entrance that befits this grand dish.

We would like to thank the LCS Group and BB.Q Chicken for inviting us to join the grand opening of their newest branch. I'm planning a trip to South Korea soon so this is a great introduction to the food and culture of Korea.

BB.Q Chicken Ayala Malls Feliz

5/F Ayala Malls Feliz, Marcos Highway corner Amang Rodríguez Avenue, Brgy. Dela Paz, Pasig City

www.bbqchicken.com.ph

www.facebook.com/BBQChickenPH

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What Defines Filipino Food?

What defines "Filipino food"? Some misguided purists argue that true Filipino cuisine comprises only dishes eaten by locals before the influx of foreign influences. However, our history is far more intricate than just the pre-colonial era. It's a rich tapestry woven from pre-colonial, colonial, and external influences. Philippine cuisine is as diverse as our islands.

If we were to apply the logic that authentic Filipino food is solely native to our land, then Italian cuisine couldn't claim many of its dishes because the tomato, a staple ingredient, is not indigenous to Italy. The truth is, the majority of cuisines worldwide borrow, exchange, and adapt elements from other cultures.

The Philippines, situated in a strategically significant location, has a long history of interaction with traders, colonizers, refugees, and neighboring countries. From these interactions, we assimilate aspects of their culture, a process known as indigenization. What starts as foreign can become truly Filipino when embraced by locals. Numerous examples of indigenization exist in Philippine cuisine.

Perhaps the most famous example of indigenization is Filipino Spaghetti. Its distinct sweetness is far from that of Italian spaghetti. We use sweet-style tomato sauce or the more local banana ketchup, which is also an example of indigenization (replacing tomatoes with bananas).

There are more cases of indigenization. Take champorado, for instance. In Mexico, it's known as "champurrado," a hot beverage made from chocolate and masa de maiz. Filipinos transformed the Mexican champurrado, which was introduced via Manila-Acapulco galleon trade, into Philippine champorado by replacing corn with glutinous rice, creating a sweet chocolate rice porridge. In return, we shared our knowledge of tuba making and varieties of mangoes with Mexico.

Another example is avocado, an introduced species, regarded as a dessert fruit by Filipinos. It's often eaten with milk and sugar or added to ice cream, ice candies, and shakes—a contrast to its use in savory dishes in the Americas.

In Palawan, chao long, a localized version of Vietnamese pho, was introduced by refugees from Vietnam after the fall of Saigon. Adapted to suit local tastes, this soup boasts a hint of sweetness and is served with a localized version of Vietnamese Banh mi known as 'French bread', sourced from local panaderias.

In Sulu, Zamboanga, and other parts of Mindanao, satti, a skewered grilled meat dish, is our local take on satay or sate, influenced by neighboring Southeast Asian countries. Unlike the traditional peanut sauce served with satay, ours comes with a thick, spicy orange sauce.

Chinese influence permeates our culture, evident in our celebration of Chinese New Year as a national holiday, portrayal in popular media, and a significant portion of the population with Chinese ancestry. If I may add, did you know that chopsticks, which we traditionally call "sipit," were used by locals long ago; it's not a recent fad.

One of many Chinese influences on our cuisine is the introduction of noodles. Since then, noodle dishes have undergone a remarkable evolution, giving rise to diverse regional variations that incorporate locally available ingredients.

For example, Malabon boasts pancit malabon, renowned for its seafood toppings, reflecting the area's abundance of marine resources. In Quezon Province, a leading coconut producer, locals enjoy pancit buko, a unique creation that substitutes young strips of coconut meat for noodles. There are more pancits like pancit pusit, pancit dinuguan, pancit habhab, pancit cabagan, pancit puti, and others . We've crafted numerous exceptionally unique variations that would likely be unrecognizable to a native of China.

While we actually have pre-colonial dishes like kinilaw and budbod kabog, it's crucial to recognize that dishes like morcon, empanadas, and lumpia, though influenced by foreign cultures, are also Filipino. These foods are intertwined in our culture and cherished as part of our collective memory and shared heritage. They are part of our birthdays, weddings, diet, sold in our markets, or perhaps a specialty of our beloved mothers. They are undeniably Filipino. -John Sherwin Felix (Facebook Post, April 4, 2024)

[elyzalaena]

Pinoy Global Brands

Jollibee

The Jollibee journey began in 1975 when Tony Tan Caktiong and his family established Jolibe, an ice cream shop, in Manila, Philippines. Named by the family name and the terms "jolly" and "bee," the business started off selling ice cream before making a deliberate shift to fast food, with Filipino-style spaghetti being one of its standout offerings. With the opening of its first official location in Quezon City on January 28, 1978, Jollibee as a brand officially launched.

Jollibee began to grow internationally in 1986 after dominating the Philippine market, opening its first location abroad in Taiwan. The brand quickly expanded throughout the Middle East, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the US, accumulating 5,816 locations globally as of June 30. Of those, 26% were in the company's native country having it as the biggest fast-food business in the Philippines.

Beyond its business success, Jollibee is dedicated to social responsibility and actively participates in community programs, humanitarian activities, and disaster relief operations. The commitment is consistent with the brand's mission to promote happiness beyond the dining experience. Despite difficulties breaking into new markets and unstable economic periods, Jollibee's fortitude and excellent decision have made it a major player in the world economy.

From its beginnings as an ice cream shop to becoming a worldwide food icon, the brand's story demonstrates the strength of innovation and a commitment to customer satisfaction.

Jollibee's success goes beyond business; it embodies cultural pride, community involvement, and the capacity to bring people together over shared meals to create happy moments. Jollibee's heritage as a beloved fast-food leader is solidified, leaving an evident mark on the global culinary scene as it continues to innovate, adapt, and serve consumers globally.

[theeverydaydiana]

The Story of Jollibee

Jollibee is a much-loved fast-food restaurant in the Philippines, with a heartwarming story that inspires people all over the world.

It all began when Tony Tan Caktiong and his family started a small ice cream parlor in Quezon City, Philippines. They wanted to offer tasty treats that families could afford. Soon, they turned it into a full-on restaurant, serving food that Filipinos love. Inspired by McDonald's success, Tony Tan made Jollibee stand out with its friendly Filipino vibe. They created a happy mascot, a red-and-white bee, to represent their brand. Jollibee's menu included favorites like Chickenjoy fried chicken, Jolly Spaghetti, and Yumburger, which became really popular. Jollibee became a hit in the Philippines, loved for its yummy food and welcoming atmosphere. It later expanded to other countries, making Filipino communities abroad feel at home.

Today, Jollibee has restaurants all over Asia, North America, and the Middle East, showing the world what Filipino hospitality and delicious food are all about. Jollibee's story reflects the resilience, creativity, and kindness of the Filipino people, touching the hearts of everyone who enjoys good food and special moments with loved ones.

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Jollibee: The Filipino Fast-Food Giant

Spreading Joy from the Philippines to the World

Jollibee, the flagship brand of Jollibee Foods Corporation, has become a symbol of Filipino taste and hospitality worldwide. Founded by Tony Tan Caktiong in 1978 as a small ice cream shop, Jollibee transformed into a fast-food giant, famous for its Chickenjoy, Jolly Spaghetti, and Yumburger. The brand's success lies in its ability to offer a menu that caters to the unique Filipino palate while appealing to international tastes. Jollibee's global expansion strategy has led to hundreds of stores across the globe, spreading Filipino culture and joy through food.

https://jollibeegroup.com/history-milestones/

https://www.fmsfranchise.com/jollibee-franchise-a-flavorful-journey-through-history/

San Miguel Corporation: A Diverse Conglomerate

San Miguel Corporation: Brewing Success Beyond Borders

San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is one of the Philippines' most diversified and largest conglomerates, with operations extending beyond food and beverages to industries like energy, infrastructure, and telecommunications. Founded in 1890 as a brewery, SMC has grown into a global powerhouse, showcasing the Filipino spirit of resilience and innovation. The brand's international reach and commitment to quality have made it a household name, not just in the Philippines but around the world.

https://www.sanmiguel.com.ph/page/our-company#:~:text=Originally%20founded%20in%201890%20as,cement%2C%20property%20and%20banking%20services.

Bench: Fashion Forward Filipino Brand

Bench: Carving Out Global Filipino Style

Bench, established by Ben Chan in 1987, began as a small men's T-shirt brand and has grown into one of the most recognized Filipino clothing brands, with a presence in several countries. Known for its affordable yet trendy apparel, Bench has expanded its product line to include fragrances, housewares, and beauty products, embodying a lifestyle brand that appeals to a global audience. Bench's marketing strategies often include high-profile endorsements and campaigns that resonate with a diverse customer base, showcasing Filipino talent and fashion on the international stage.

https://shop.bench.com.ph/about-us

https://www.businessnews.com.ph/benchs-strategy-for-success-go-global-20151127/

Red Ribbon Bakeshop: Sweet Success Across Borders

Red Ribbon Bakeshop: Spreading Filipino Sweetness Around the Globe

Red Ribbon Bakeshop, founded in 1979, is a Philippine-based chain known for its delicious and beautifully crafted cakes and pastries. A hallmark of Filipino celebrations, Red Ribbon has successfully captured the hearts of Filipinos and international customers alike, with branches in the United States, Middle East, and other locations. The brand's dedication to quality, innovation in bakery products, and the authentic taste of home has made it a go-to for those seeking Filipino sweet treats abroad.

https://www.redribbon.ph/our-story

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Noche Buena Foods

Christmas Eve in the Philippines, known as "Noche Buena," is a special occasion where families gather to share a festive meal. Some typical Filipino dishes served during Noche Buena include:

Lechon: Roast pig, a centerpiece dish that's often present at celebratory gatherings.

Hamon: Glazed ham, usually sweet and savory, served sliced and often paired with pineapple.

Queso de Bola: Edam cheese, often presented as a whole ball and paired with various crackers or bread.

Puto Bumbong and Bibingka: Traditional rice cakes often sold during the Christmas season, served with grated coconut or salted egg.

Pasta and Spaghetti: Filipino-style pasta dishes like spaghetti with sweet-style tomato sauce and hotdogs or carbonara.

Fruit Salad: A sweet concoction made with various canned fruits, cream, and condensed milk.

Keso de Bola Cheesecake: A fusion of the traditional Edam cheese with a creamy cheesecake.

Lumpiang Shanghai: Fried spring rolls filled with seasoned ground pork and vegetables.

These dishes represent a mix of Filipino, Spanish, and American influences, creating a festive spread that caters to various tastes and preferences. Each family might have its own traditions and variations on these dishes, but the spirit of togetherness and celebration remains the same.

Along with this important event, sparkling and warm decorations are ornamented and designed inside the family house

Discover lots of decoration ideas at hangelbel.com/christmasdecorations2023

http://hangelbel.com/christmasdecorations2023

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An Overly Political Dream From My Nap

we're in this new huge condo we're gonna live in for the next few weeks, we got a lot of our house stuff, its as if we're gonna transfer here. it looks all fancy smancy but its just white and black

tried pissing in the public bathroom and the urinals are very large and akin to the spaghetti spoon and the japanese soup spoon, my cousin K came in and i pissed on him instantly, got pissed back tried going away.

cuts to back in the unusually large condo unit with the stairs but with less shit on the floor this time, talking about the place itself, and the holy week trip where you have to go at the lowest floor in the basement to the top floor using the elevator or stairs, the elevator requires permission by the priests and the lowest floors are locked down, only few people who did it are the staff or priests, not a single regular person is able to do it.

cuts to the next day afternoon, watching TV with me and the homies, 1 former classmate from high school J D, 3 of my current classmates, one guy from here online, and then rin penrose. we're joking about JFK cuz of what we're currently watching in the many cartoon channels, somehow george bush is also on the tv so i joked about him too. i mentioned about JFK having hookers and such, to the shock of my friends (or whatever the dream says they are).

we're wondering on what happened to the channels owned by disney after the shutdown, i got off my bookshelf we're sitting on (rin penrose is also there but she's just her animated torso, kinda reminds me of a gmod bot) and switched the channels, its a bunch of filipino radio broadcasts or very old filipino dubs of disney shows. one radio tv channel has the host using a mickey puppet during his show, probably because he is also aware of disney shutting down and his network being the replacement in our cable provider (its still cable link somehow).

cut to morning where im all alone, i forgot what promoted me to play the bombastic version of the philippine national anthem that i made and exclusively use to mock the overly nationalistic, especially politicians, I was wearing my barong tagalog but with a bunch of random honorary badges slapped on, this might've been my "pastor senator" persona/character. im in the white and black version of my current house that is nearby the condo i think. during the second replay of the anthem i got the philipines jacket and a bunch of flags of different sizes, wore the big one as a cape and waving the medium one. there was a bunch of people in front of my house, i think those are the ROTC students. i said a /\/ /-\ zi phrase and gesture after the anthem in mockery of the government. despite being in an crazy patriotic clothes with 50 fake military badges all disorganized, the students thought i was just being edgy and not satirical, they repeated what i did without having a clue on what i mean (even when they're supposed to not hear that, i was practicing for a video), i said "what the fuck??", the teacher got very angry at the students.

i then woke up at 9:26 AM

im pretty sure some of the faces rotc students in the dream are also my IRL current classmates.

[nicanicani]

THE MOON movie review

Let's start with minor details before I write my movie review. I watched this movie with my two college friends, they are 2/3 of my movie buddies. And the movie was sponsored by Vampedia in exchange of a review.

Me and my friends chose to watch the block screening hosted by one of the fanclubs dedicated to EXO here in the Philippines, named EXO Vento PH. As far as I know they handle events that are related and dedicated to EXO as a group and it's members' individual activities. It was my first time joining their event, it's simple but organized. The admins were friendly and accomodating.

The block screening was held at SM Grand Central Cinema 2 last August 27, 2023. We paid for the movie tickets plus a fan kit that includes some fanmade photocards, The Moon wristband, The Moon attendee card, and The Moon movie postcard. Early birds got the chance to score some free snacks too, but too bad for us we're late and missed the free snacks.

Since we are from Bulacan, we traveled 2 hours by bus and then by grab car going to SMGC.

Prior to this event I won a penguin crocheted keychain from their twitter giveaway and I claimed it during the block screening. It's penguin because penguin represents Kyungsoo. 😂 10/10 for the penguin it's super cute!

Before, during, and after the movie we all eat. 🤣

KFC chicken and rice meal before the movie

Fruit smoothie and popcorn during the movie

Popeyes chicken and spaghetti after the movie

We chose a cheaper ride going back home to Bulacan. We rode LRT from SMGC then bus to SMF then jeep to SMSJDM. Wow mall hopping. 😅

Brought home donuts for my family

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GOING BACK TO MOVIE REVIEW NOW.....

The Moon is about an astronaut who is stranded in the moon, Hwang Sun-woo wants to successfully land on the moon to fulfill his father's dream but misfortunes and tragedy follows him. Stuck in the far side of the moon alone, during meteor shower, with limited oxygen, and damaged spaceship. He and his team also struggles to get help from NASA.

So..... it was sooooooo good, and this is coming from a person who's not a huge fan of sci-fi films, Kyungsoo being my EXO biased is just a bonus. I will try my best not to drop too much spoilers BUT my reviews always includes spoilers. So if you're sensitive to spoiler please stop reading this review now.

1. Storyline -

I kind of expected the movie to be confusing and complicated just because it's sci-fi. That's my prejudice about this genre. But surprisingly the flow of the story was smooth and easy to digest. There were side stories here and there, some flashbacks too, but they presented it clean and it did not confuse the viewers. There were some small twists and it made the story more emotional. Also there were some part where we can't help but laugh. The dynamic of the heavy situation mixed with minor comedy is comforting. I love that while we were worried about the main character, the film still gave us some laughs that balanced our emotions.

2. Cinematography -

Hands down to all the people behind the effects both in visual and in sounds. Me and my friends kept praising how beautiful the effects are, this movie has high budget and that will make the viewers more satisfied. The explosions, the moon itself, the sound effects, all of those are perfect. The meteor shower was scary, got a glimpse of how it looks like through this movie, it's both fascinating and scary.

3. Characters -

So this part, one of the main reason why I decided to watch this film was because of Do Kyungsoo. And it did not disappoint me, Hwang Sun-woo which was played by D.O. is a very likeable character. Sun-woo is strong-willed he is determined and while he lacks knowledge in fixing their ship, with his efforts he managed to bring himself back to the other (safer) side of the moon. I love that he never forgets his colleagues. The supporting characters has their own strength as well, even the father of Hwang has a huge impact in the film. Some characters will annoy you but most of the supporting characters are good. My favorite character aside from Hwang (of course he is my most favorite in this film), is Minyoung/Jennifer, she works at NASA and used to work with Hwang's father. She chose to sacrifice her position for Hwang to get help and return to the earth. I love that despite of a possibility that she will be kick out from NASA and lose her job, she still did all her best to help Hwang Sun-woo and his team. It takes courage and empathy to do that, she set aside her dreams and hard work to save a life. And I know it's hard to sacrifice yourself for others but if it could save a life then like her, I believe it's worth the shot.

4. Actors/Actresses -

Everyone was good, I am familiar with most of the actors inside this film, but I never saw the characters they portrayed before in this film, they owned their characters here and that just proved how good and versatile South Korean actors are. Do Kyungsoo deserves a best actor award for this film and role.

5. Ending -

The ending was good as well, the movie started good and it ended good. They just missed some important parts like the rescue, I was hoping they will include that part.

Movie Rating: 10/10

No biased, but this film is one of the bests this year. Do Kyungsoo will surely bag awards for this movie, I am manifesting this because he deserves it. I'll definitely rewatch this again and I encourage you people to support and watch The Moon in cinemas. It's worth the money and time (and long travel in our case).

my short version of movie review for Vampedia

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I would like to thank Vampedia and its admins for giving me another opportunity to make a review. 🫶🏻

EDIT: I think I forgot to mention that we cried, we cried in first 15 minutes, we cried in the middle, we cried before the ending and the whole cinema applauded after the movie.