I have been OD-ing on galletas the past couple of weeks, since my family went to Bacolod for the Holy Week and brought me boxes of the thin crackers – Virgie’s, although Sugarlandia makes them too.
I would have loved some chicken inasal from Aida’s or Bacolod Chicken House, but I don’t think paa and garlic rice travel well.
Galletas or galletas pesquera are described as “Filipino biscuits…very thin and disc-shaped…popular in the Tagalog and Ilonggo regions.” Of course innovation breathes new life into old favorites, and it’s a good thing there are many young cooks who try to stretch the boundaries and use ingredients in creative ways, sometimes successfully, other times well…experiment pa more.
After months of absence, a good friend of mine and I met for coffee to catch up. He had just arrived from the US after completing a public leadership course at an Ivy League university. The number of provinces affected by drought has risen to 31, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.
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