Slow Food: Philippine Culinary Traditions

"A delicious serving of nostalgic and informative pieces mostly from known gourmets and gourmands. The book gives the background behind slow-coo ing family recipes and traces stomach links between grandmas, moms and pops and their cooking daughters and sons. A winner!" — Gilda Cordero-Fernando

"This mouth-watering book makes us reflect on slow/fast food, and calls to mind an obscure quote from Jose Rizal. In the manner of a Zen koan, he said 'Hay mas dias que longanisas.' Based on the references to food and cooking in his novels and writings, it would probably be safe to presume that he would be an advocate of slow food and would relish this book as much as I have enjoyed it.' ---Ambeth R. Ocampo, Chair, National Commission for Culture and the Arts, Chair, National Historical Institute

"Like slow love, slow food whets the appetite even as this is being fed. The symbiotic action can only ensure a continuum of layered, crossover demand and appreciation. It also provides a fine counterpoint to the fast-track quality of lives often spent on quick, wham-bam indulgences. Hours spent on loving ministry over a fire or any other heating element can only ensure full satisfaction. That is also how we many indulge in this book, a little at a time, appreciating the continuing flame of its traditional passion, Pinoy-style- in customary tingi, a nibble here, a nibble there, while already smacking our lips at the prospect of further dalliances. Gorge on this book slowly, on love slowly, and we will then assure Doreen Fernandez that nothing ever be endangered" -- Krip Yuson