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Nata de Coco is a chewy, translucent, jelly-like substance produced by the bacterial fermentation of coconut water. It is mixed in one of the most popular refreshment, the halo-halo, with other stuffs like red beans, macapuno, sweetened bananas and sweet potatoes, ube and leche flan. There are others stuffs that I forgot to mention but nata de coco is a mainstay maybe because of it’s unique taste and consistency. There have been a craze of this product in the past because it became a hit in Japan and exported in that country so many ventured on making nata de coco due to the high demand. But today, the fad diminished but the local demand is still there because you can still see bottles of nata de coco being sold in the supermarkets. If you are thinking of business and have plenty of coconuts, then this might be a good start. The below procedure have two versions, using mature coconut and using fresh coconut.

NATA DE COCO (coconut water) - Version 1

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There is a food fad in Nasugbu, Batangas. It’s called the seaweed chips. It is made by the Rural Improvement Club. It’s a healthy snack because the main ingredient is seaweeds. Kabuhayang Swak na Swak featured this episode on their BIZ101 and demonstrated how to make the seaweed chips. Since the exact measurement of ingredients is not shown, I guess we just have to experiment until we get the exact recipe measurements.

The ingredients are:

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Kusina Salud, a new resto in San Pablo Laguna was featured in Kabuhayang Swak na Swak weeks ago and they shared their renowned fern salad recipe. Just seeing the video, the place looks very native and authentic as Amy Perez said that it was coutesy of Patis Tesoro. Chef Paul Poblador of Kusina Salud demonstrated on the preparation of the Fern or pako salad. Seems not very complicated to make. You just need the following ingredients:

Pako or Fern Salad

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For those who are in a food dimsum business, this recipe can be added to your hot selling items.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup chopped onions
1 tsp. minced garlic
1 Tbsp. olive oil or corn oil
2 cups firmly packed spinach leaves, washed,spun dry and chopped fine
3/4 cup (about 100 grams) thinly sliced and minced pepperoni
1/8 tsp. dried thyme, crumbled
1/8 tsp. dried oregano, crumbled
2 tsp. calamansi juice
1 large egg beaten
1 & 1/4 cups coarsely grated cheddar cheese or kesong puti
about 32pcs - 3×3 inch wonton wrappers
vegetable oil for frying

How to cook spinach wonton triangles:

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For those who are in a food business this pork siopao recipe can be added in your items. Although siopao are very common, you might want to try this too:

Dough:
1-1/2 tsp. yeast
1-1/2 tsp. sugar
1 cup lukewarm water
2 cups Gold Medal all-purpose flour combined with
2 cups Soft a silk cake flour
2-1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 cup sugar
4-1/2 tsp oil
1/2 tsp. salt

Filling:
1/2 kilo pork
2 medium-size onions, quartered
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp. salt
Water
1/4 cup cornstarch, dissolved in 1/4 cup water

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