Binakoe is definitely an Akeanon dish popularly known throughout the Philippines as "binakol". The net is rich with information on how it is done but always falls short of its spirit. Most surfers encounter clones which definitely alienate them farther off from its true nature and deprive them of the chance of feasting on this rare delicacy the way Datu Puti had it in his time. Nemo dat quod non habet . That's the rule. Nature without spirit is ironically unnatural. Factual but not real. Bereft of its true essence. Artificial. An imitation. Preparing 'binakoe' without understanding its philosophy is deception. You cannot cook something which in the first place you do not understand. Binakoe dates back to the pre-Spanish Panay settlers when cauldron was a very rare commodity. It has been handed to us by the Ilayanons who introduced us to a couple of variety of preparing it. I for myself witnessed and feasted on them during my visits in upstream Jal-o, not...

Nagkalimog rong kubos: Bisan pa nga imoe ako sa imong panueok saylo sa ang payag ay i-ambit ko kimo rong dupoy-dupoy nga presca bugana una halin sa bintana. Reflect on the wisdom of Ryokan at http://www.hermitary.com/articles/ryokan.html

Speechless. Becoming. Being. Hearing sobs of pain as old hands pray. Photo credit goes to : The Haiga Pages

Aiming for the sunbirds one noonday in my orchard I found myself framing stilled guavas.