When I was young, my family would frequently visit my grandparents in Naga. And when we do, my grandmother’s cook, Yaya Choleng, would always cook my favorite Bistek Tagalog. I would always watch her cook Bistek Tagalog that’s why up to now, it’s still fresh in my mind how she prepares and cook it. And I’m sharing you that Bistek Tagalog recipe below. Bistek Tagalog is a Filipino dish typically made with onions and thinly sliced sirloin beef strips slowly cooked in soy sauce, and calamansi juice. While “bistek” is a local term for “beef steak” –...

Onion or Sibuyas in tagalog, is one of the best and a favorite spice in the kitchen. Some people say that an onion is a vegetable. Others claim that it’s a spice. In any case, onions still add flavor to our dishes. Now here’s the question — why do we get teary eyed when we slice or chop onions? Science answers that whenever an onion is cut, its pierced cells release a juice or sulfur compound. This substance is irritating to the eyes. Hehe! That’s why most of the cooks don’t want to chop onions because it makes them cry. Here’s a little trick my mom taught me on how...