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.