The Carbs! The Carbs!

This is the real truth that will stare you at the face: Diets don’t work. Yes. D-I-E-T-S D-O-N’-T W-O-R-K. So stop all that deprivation and get a fork.


Clockwise from top: Suman – Ground glutinous rice cooked with coconut milk and boiled in young banana leaves. Linusak / linupak- boiled cassava mashed in a mortar and pestle where grated coconut, margarine or butter and sugar have been added. Cassava cake – grated cassava baked with eggs and sugar.

Kutsinta – ground rice, sugar, lye, and steamed until cooked. Best served with grated coconut.

Pan de Sal – The Filipino staple. Move aside bagels. And hey, don’t forget the liver spread.

Monay? I don’t know how this is called. But still, flour, fat and sugar.

Ensaymada – Soft dough. Margarine, sugar. Sometimes with grated cheese.

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Effect of too much sugar: Everybody gets cranky. (You can go back to your diet if you like).

Hoy, magandang umaga!