So, it's been a while...

So, it has been well over a year since I wrote my first post for this blog.  My original intentions for this blog were to explore Filipino Foods' connection to Spanish Food/Culture.  But it seems that I never got around to writing even just the 1 article.

My 1st article would have been about the dish "Arroz Caldo".  I had taken pictures of the different steps to make a pot of Arroz Caldo.  But when it came to sitting down to do the research on Arroz Caldo, I just kept putting it off, and it just didn't get written.

This time, I think I'll try a different approach: I'll try writing about other foods that I make at work/home and encounter when I go out.  Hopefully this will lead me back to, my original intentions, Filipino Food.

Even though it's late, i'm suddenly in the mood for writing!  My first food related post shall be about:  Spicy Ahi Tobiko.
So back in March of 2012, our restaurant had a 3 (or 4) course secret menu that, to no surprise, was rarely ordered.  The part I had in this secret menu was in making the appetizer, Spicy Ahi Tobiko.  The idea behind  this appetizer was to have an Ahi tartar served sushi style.  I made sushi-style rice using Jasmine Rice, Seasoned Rice vinegar, and sugar.  I formed that into a small, bite-sized puck shape, and topped it with the Spicy Ahi Tobiko mix:

• Chopped Ahi
• Mayo
• Wasabi Tobiko
• Salt and pepper
• Sriracha
• Green Onions 
• Black Sesame Seeds

In case you were wondering, we stopped using this secret menu once we changed to our Summer menu.  So, as far as I know, I won't get into too much trouble for writing about this.  In case any of you were also wondering, yes I do have pictures of this appetizer:

I personally liked making them nice and spicy, but of course i would've gotten in trouble for it  XP

My Intro

Great, not another food blog.

Yes, this is going to be another food blog out in the vastness of the world wide blog-o-sphere.  This blog will not just be about how to make Filipino Food, but about some of the origins of Filipino Foods.  Before starting culinary school, many of the Filipino Foods that I had thought were originally Filipino, turned out to be a variation of a Spanish or Chinese dish, or just so happened to have a Spanish name.  For example, Filipino Adobo is meat cooked with soy sauce and vinegar, while Spanish Adobo is the word for "Sauce" or "Marinade" cooked with the meat.  I want to inform you, the readers, of those differences.  Plus, I will share some of my recipes to see how I make said dishes.  This is a blog that I have been meaning to write about since i finished my culinary school classes back in November of 2004.

Now for a little about myself.  Online, I either go by "scaloy", "s_caloy", or "super caloy".  I love Cooking and Eating Food.  But more than that I love Anime and Manga.  I collect lots of different dvds, manga, and other merchandise, and I take lot's of pictures of Cosplayers.  I have been attending Anime Expo since 1996 and Anime Los Angeles since 2005.  This blog will try to stay away from some of that stuff, unless I find something interesting in an Anime or Manga that is food related.

Now, I may not be able to write a post for this blog every week because of my obligations to work and my hobbies, but I will do my best to have something written.  To "test" each article/blog post, i will be submitting them to my friend's blog, for some helpful editing.  Then I will post them to this blog.

I am very excited to be able to finally start this and I hope you all enjoy.  Thank You!
-Carlo