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FilipiKnow: Adobo and Sinigang


These are a set of FilipiKnow information capsules I designed and art directed for GMA News TV. Featured are two of the most popular Filipino dishes -- adobo and sinigang. Adobo is meat, seafood, or vegetables marinated in a sauce of vinegar and garlic, browned in oil, and simmered in the marinade. Considered as the unofficial national dish of the Philippines and probably has the same number of variants as the Philippines has islands. Sinigang is a soup/stew known for its sour and savory flavor derived from ingredients such as tamarind, guava, calamansi, bilimbi, or unripe mango.

Made with very limited budget, I decided to do the food styling and photography myself. Then, obviously,  I got to eat the food I shot :)






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