MANILA, Philippines — Papaya is just like langka (jackfruit). Both are cooked into a savory dish when raw and eaten as fruit when ripe. Cooking thinly sliced papaya in coconut milk is one of the best ...

There was only a handful of Pinoy restaurants in the ’70s and ’80s. We were teenagers then, and friends Jun and Jimmy Rodriguez would treat us to a restaurant around the Mabini area called Tipanan. It ...

I don’t know who first decided to thinly slice a piece of potato and fry it, but whoever you are, thank you. Potato chips (or crisps, if you’re my pedantic British cousins) are kind of the best snacks ...