FUTURE!!!

We knew lots of ingredients because of studies and discoveries made by food experts and food analyst. We also have lots of fruits and trees known, but don't know the benefits and other things that can be created through these things. The big question is, what else can we made from these precious gifts in sustaining our needs and wants?

Alateris Fruit, a fruit we knew since we were a child. This fruit taste sweet and a sand-like texture on the inside. This fruit can be seen in our very own provinces. Commonly we saw this fruit everywhere, especially when we travel somewhere downtown or uptown. Since I was a child, I always pick many of this just to taste its sweetness. I don't know why some people don't know about his fruit, when they can see this everywhere. In someways I find this fruit interesting to be process and to make new product out of it.

Alateris Jam, a kind of jam that is new to our tongue and new partner for our breads. The process of making this into a jam is the same process as we made a home made jam. Wash first the fruit, then crush it, boil it, but not too much, when done, put a little bit of sugar and pectin, then cook to a full boil. Skim any excessive foam. Test its thickness of your choice. Then let it stand for few minutes, after that you can put it on a jar, cover it then process the jar in a boiling water bath. After few minutes get the jar and let it cool. Then you it, a new kind of jam you ever tasted.









Talisay Seed, is a seed from a very large tree that grows mainly in the tropical regions of Asia, Africa and Australia. The tree's scientific name is Terminalia catappa, a tree that has many health benefits from leaves to bark. The only problem is, for someone who has lack of knowledge about the importance of this tree, they can cut this without hesitation. I find this tree's seed interesting as a new ingredient that can be substituted on peanuts, kasoy and almond. When I was a child one of my friend collect some of these seed and I really don't have any idea why, I just watched him collecting it and when he collect most of those ripe ones he started to break it using a rock and I asked him why, and he replied that there is a seed inside this shell, then I helped him and figure out that there is really a seed inside the shell and also it is edible. The taste is just like a peanut. Since then I help him collecting those ripe shells and break it to taste it's seed. The seed for me I think can be an ingredient to a pancit dish, because of it's peanut liked texture and also a peanut-liked taste. I can't really say the exact taste cause I was a child when I eat some of these seeds, but as far as I remembered it is just like a peanut. 

Santan Flower, this plant is usually used as fences on our gardens and homes. When I was a child I like to collect some of these not just for decorations but, to pic one of its flower just to sip its juice. Santan has this kind of liquid inside the stem of its flower that taste sweet although the liquid is not half as the drop of water you can really taste the liquid inside it. What I am thinking now is that, because of technologies someone can collect those tiny drop of santan's liquid and create something out of it. A juice or an ingredient, either of the two can make a new discovery.

Justice for Food

From past years until nowadays we were victims of Food Crimes. We knew the trick but still can't avoid. We learned the bad side but still consumed. The government and some food experts tries their best to prevent this, but this on-going stuff never be stop. As new technologies improved, new tricks also be made. Food Crimes were the bad doing of how the food processed and no proper knowledge of what would be the effects of a certain product if continually produced and consumed.

Siomai is a dish we usually eat during free time or snack time, now one of the chosen dish for meal. One of the primary ingredient of this dish was the ground pork, and now lots of ingredients can also be added to enhance its flavor. Variety of stores sale siomai for its convenience and profitable character. Some stores bought directly from the producer and some were house made. This dish was surely best, but others abuse its profitable character and made another recipe in which they can gain more profits even though a cost of a low price. As we all know, many siomai were sold on sidewalks  and some of it were sold on a created store-bicycle. What more interesting was that, they sale siomai for a price half of its original. Know why? Maybe because the meat they have used is different from what it should suppose to be. The kind of meat we usually see on dark side places of the city and on the sidewalks. Worst thing is, we did not even notice that, this kind of meat we always disgust or should never be on our table is the meat we always ate during our meal time. So better made your own siomai than to be dependent on those untruthful sellers or maybe dine-in on a restaurant which have the quality standards for food.

Siomai is not the only dish that is a victim of food crime, but also the products, like what we heard about the late news that focuses on those teachers and student who got poisoned by a certain product which is the durian and mango stein candy. We all know that these fruits have supreme healthy benefits on our body, but in this case it cause poison. What to blame is the preparation of how they made this certain candy product, how they let the customer know the due date and were did they dispose those expired candies. According to them, they sold this certain candy years ago and didn't have this kind of report. Then as the government studies about the issue, the cause of the poisoning was a bacteria. This bacteria was called staphylococcus Bacteria, a bacteria which is usually seen on hair, skin, nose and mouth and also on animals. This means that when they do the product the makers didn't have proper hygiene and directly into work also maybe they have dogs pass through on their processing areas. This bacteria also, when on the temperature can multiply fast and can be killed by cooking. That means the manufacturer didn't have proper storage for their products and the way it cooked didn't comply it's required temperature.  The government learned about that this manufacturer didn't have sanitary permits and other required permits to put up a business which means this manufacturer is illegal. So be careful of what you eat because crimes are everywhere.
  

Unsatisfied Foods

We went to SM with my friends just to buy siopao and roam around just to have fun and enjoy the day. As we go along, after eating siopao, one of my friend told us to watch movie in Cinema, all the girls agrees but the movie must be "The Ant-man" or others except "The Minions". None of the us boys agreed, because what we want to watch is "The Minion". Since not all agrees to watch one specific movie, we decided to roam around again but now in the SM mall. Then we saw this new restaurant which is the "Rodeo Grill" since Jollibee is too mainstream and some other common restaurants have been visited, we decided to dine-in on the Rodeo Grill. At first we really not sure, for the price was expensive for us. Then we think of something so that we can dine-in on this restaurant, so we decided to barrow money to those who have more. All agreed, and ordered their desired food. I ordered their "Lechon Belly" for it has an extra rice and extra drink. Most of my friends ordered the meal that is not common, like the "Pork Ribs". I was feel dumb at first for buying meal that is  common instead of having an uncommon meal. Later on, as we finished eating I have observed that some of my friends meal have left overs and didn't eat much of his meal. I tasted some of their meal which is the Pork Ribs, and find it tasteless. Although the smell and aroma really make you tempted to eat and the look also was so delicious that you can't compare it to other. I really felt relieve that I ordered a common food which has a common taste for us than to bought delicious looking food with tempting aroma but tasteless when you ate.

 The price did not suit for the taste of this pork ribs, the price must be lesser than what it is in original. I thought a meal which has high price is more delicious than the lower one, but I was wrong.

Back when I was in 2nd year college, I always ate here at Ngohiong Express, located near at our university.Together with my friends we really like to stay here for the purpose of killing time cause of long hours vacant. For that reason we know some of their workers and their roles.
I mostly like to order their pinoy longanisa, because of it's cheap price. What I like most to bought is their fried chicken, not because of it's taste but because of it's gravy. As what I have observed in other ngohiong express branch, their gravy is not the same gravy which was I liked. I just knew that the best gravy maker of ngohiong express was stationed on the branch near our university, and when his not around on that specific week, no gravy for fried chicken. On other branch, they have creators also but I don't know why is the gravy they made is different from the gravy I liked when they have the same ingredients and procedures? Some also of their gravy smells bad and its not creamy-liked texture, but looks pale.