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FDA ADMITS ARSENIC FOUND IN U.S. CHICKEN, ISSUES COOKING ADVISORY

February 27, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Chicken adobo (Photo credit: MyBayKitchen.com)

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finally confirmed that the cancer-causing chemical known as arsenic is found in more than 70% of all chicken sold in the country.

The FDA has asked drug company Pfizer to stop manufacturing the arsenic-containing drug, Roxarsone, that was found in the livers of nearly half of all chicken tested.

According to the Wall Street Journal, “The agency said it recently conducted a study of 100 broiler chickens that detected inorganic arsenic at higher levels in the livers of chickens treated with 3-Nitro compared with untreated chickens .”

The FDA immediately issued the following advisory to all U.S. consumers in order to prevent a cancer epidemic:

“All consumers are advised to purchase only organically-raised chicken. If they have remaining chicken in their freezers, it is best to cook them as chicken adobo, the Filipino style of cooking in which meat is boiled then slowly simmered in a mixture of garlic, soy sauce, vinegar and basil.”

It is widely believed that adobo-style cooking neutralizes arsenic and other harmful chemicals used in food processing.

To learn how to cook adobo, ask your Filipino neighbor or follow this recipe.

Food, Politics

PROPOSED BILL TO REPLACE ADOBO WITH LECHON AS THE PHILIPPINES’ NATIONAL DISH

August 25, 2014 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Manila, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Senator Nancy Binay, daughter of Vice President Jejomar Binay, has filed a new bill that would make lechon (roasted pig) the official national dish of the Philippines.

Until recently, the “unofficial’ national dish was the adobo.

In filing the new bill, Binay said that the main reason she wanted to replace adobo with lechon was to memorialize Congress’ pork barrel which many believe will soon be extinct. A major signature campaign has been initiated by Filipino grassroots groups asking Congress to permanently abolish pork barrel.

“Making lechon the national dish will be a constant reminder to all Filipinos of the many ghost projects that have been successfully funded through the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF). PDAF, also known as pork barrel funds, is the appropriation of government spending for localized projects secured primarily to bring money to a Congressional district.

Earlier this year, a 10 Billion-peso pork barrel scam rocked Congress and the nation, leading to indictments and the arrest of business persons and politicians who allegedly pocketed taxpayer funds intended for non-existent projects and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).

While the chicken industry is totally opposed to the new bill, the country’s swine producers are throwing their full support for the measure. As a compromise, the chicken raisers are proposing that lechon and chicken adobo be designated as “co-national dish.”

Binay is scheduled to convene a townhall meeting next week to hear the pros and cons of her measure.

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DEMAND FOR ‘LUMPIA’ AND ‘ADOBO’ SURGES IN THE U.S., CANADA

May 1, 2014 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Lumpia, left, and Squid Adobo (Photos courtesy of www.MyBayKitchen.com) — Lumpia, left, and Squid Adobo
(Photos courtesy of http://www.MyBayKitchen.com)

Daly City, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – Filipino restaurants in the U.S. and Canada are experiencing a rare phenomenon never before seen since the introduction of Philippine cuisine to the Western world.

From 5-star restaurants in New York, Chicago and California to fast food stalls in American malls across the country, Filipino restaurant owners have reported an unusually high demand in just the last week of two items on their menu: lumpia and adobo. Many of them have run out of the food items despite conscious efforts to double their daily preparation and cooking.

This sudden surge in the demand for lumpia and adobo came soon after U.S. President Barack Obama delivered his speech at a state dinner in the Philippines last week . Obama was in Manila on the last leg of his tour of Asian nations. During that speech, Obama lauded Cris Comerford, a Filipino who has been working at the White House since 1995.

“There’s our shared pride in the millions of Filipino Americans who contribute to our nation every single day,” said Obama. “There’s one in particular I’m grateful for — Cris Comerford, our executive chef at the White House,” he added. Obama then proceeded to say that he and his family in the White House “enjoy the occasional lumpia and adobo.”

Comerford is the first woman and first person from an ethnic minority to become a White House executive chef.

It looks like the prediction of Andrew Zimmern, host of “Bizarre Foods” on the Travel Channel is finally coming to fruition. Sometime last year, Zimmern said that Filipino food “is going to be the next big thing.”

When asked by reporters if The Adobo Chronicles is on the list of what he reads on a regular basis, Obama simply winked his eye and said, “No comment.”