Episodes

  • Chicken oil or none? Breast or leg? A flavourful conversation about inasal in 'Kwentong Palayok'

    Chicken oil or none? Breast or leg? A flavourful conversation about inasal in 'Kwentong Palayok'
    Apr 25 2025
    In 2024, Taste Atlas declared Chicken Inasal as the 'Best Filipino Dish in the World.' But what exactly makes Chicken Inasal so special? Where did it originate, and why is it a dish that Filipinos truly take pride in?
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    21 mins
  • 'Is that Gising-Gising or Chopsuey?': Discover the different versions of gising-gising

    'Is that Gising-Gising or Chopsuey?': Discover the different versions of gising-gising
    Jan 31 2025
    Len-Len, Mac-Mac, Jun-Jun, Kat-Kat, and many more—repeating names are a signature Filipino quirk. But why has this tradition become so ingrained in our culture, and why has it even extended to the way we name our food? Dishes like pichi-pichi, kare-kare, poqui-poqui, and more follow this pattern. In this episode of Kwentong Palayok podcast, hosted by Anna Manlulo and Alina Co, we feature Gising-Gising, a spicy dish guaranteed to wake up your taste buds!
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    18 mins
  • Pork hamonado: Sweet, salty, and deliciously festive

    Pork hamonado: Sweet, salty, and deliciously festive
    Nov 29 2024
    Resembling ham, pork hamonado is pork marinated in pineapple juice and soy sauce.
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    26 mins
  • Palabok vs. Luglug vs. Malabon vs. Ispabok; Which Filipino pansit dish takes the spotlight?

    Palabok vs. Luglug vs. Malabon vs. Ispabok; Which Filipino pansit dish takes the spotlight?
    Oct 25 2024
    In this episode of Kwentong Palayok, Chef Joy Magbitang, Co-owner of Filo Station restaurant in Sydney, will share with us the differences among various types of pansit, their ingredients, and what makes Pansit Malabon so delicious.
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    22 mins
  • Kuwentong Palayok: Where did the boodle fight originate in Filipino culture?

    Kuwentong Palayok: Where did the boodle fight originate in Filipino culture?
    Sep 20 2024
    Have you ever experienced a boodle fight? Did you know that it was popularised by the Philippine military? And why is eating kamayan-style so enjoyable?
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    17 mins
  • Kwentong Palayok: Have you ever tried "alembong"?

    Kwentong Palayok: Have you ever tried "alembong"?
    Sep 20 2024
    Meet this charming bread that resembles a lamington. Is there a connection? Find out.
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    18 mins
  • Kuwentong Palayok: Are you feeling cold? Come, let’s have some bulalo

    Kuwentong Palayok: Are you feeling cold? Come, let’s have some bulalo
    Sep 20 2024
    As the cold season sets in, Filipinos can't help but crave soups or hot dishes like goto, lomi, lugaw, and of course, bulalo—the famous soup that Batangas proudly claims as its own, the capital of cattle trading in Luzon.
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    19 mins
  • Kwentong Palayok: Lugaw is love

    Kwentong Palayok: Lugaw is love
    Sep 20 2024
    LUGAW. A very simple dish. But did you know that this is one of the oldest foods in our culture?
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    16 mins
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