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Culture, Food, International

Philippines To Begin Exporting Designer Balut

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – While some countries like France, Italy and Spain are known for their gourmet cuisine, the Philippines is leading the way in exporting its indigenous cuisine, the designer way — starting with balut.

Balut are boiled, fertilized duck eggs that contain not only a yolk but also a semi- developed duck embryo. 

While many enjoy this delicacy, others cringe even with just the idea of consuming balut.

Well, that’s about to change.

Jollibee, the country’s leading fast-food chain which has established franchises the world over, has announced that starting in February, it will start exporting designer versions of this lowly Filipino street food.  It will also serve  it as part of their late afternoona and evening menu.

A spokesperson for Jollibee told The Adobo Chronicles that the company hopes that by adding a designer feel to balut, more people will be enticed to try and continue to enjoy this unique Filipino delicacy.

Food, Politics

Leni Robredo To Return To Batangas With Double Relief Goods

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BATANGAS CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Batangas Bureau) – The news media are reporting that Vice President Leni Robredo is returning to Batangas to distribute more relief goods to the victims of the Taal Volcano  eruption.

Earlier, Robredo distributed relief packages consisting of 5 pandesal and 1 bottle water.

”This time around,” the Office of the Vice President said, “Robredo will be distributing relief pacakges of 10 pandesal and a sachet of Kopico 3-in-1 coffee.

The OVP promised that during her return trip ths Tuesday, there will be no photo ops or selfies, just the genuine desire to help those who have been affected by this natural calamity.

Business, Food

The Disappearing Act Of Pork At SM Baguio Supermarket

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BAGUIO CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Baguio Bureau) – Grocery shoppers at the SM in Baguio City — the summer capital of the Philippines — are at a quandary over the disappearance of pork from the mall’s supermarket.

For almost a week now, pork was nowhere to be found in the supermarket’s meat and frozen sections.  It has caused  some serious frustration among the locals who depend on SM for their pork supply for their lechon kawali, pata tim, pork adobo, sinigang na baboy, inihaw na baboy, bagnet, and other Filipino pork-based recipes.

When asked, SM Supermarket sales associates simply tell customers that “there has not been a delivery” of pork.

The situation has fueled lots of speculation from pork lovers — ranging from possible ASF (African Swine Fever) which may have affected  the pig population of the supermarket’s supplier to failure of SM to pay their pork suppliers on time.  Others have said that as a business strategy, beef and chicken suppliers may have paid SM a hefty fee to make pork disappear from the supermarket.

It is not clear if this pork shortage only applies to Baguio or other SM   Supermarkets across the country.