Tikim: Essays on Philippine Food and Culture (Revised and Updated)

"She revolutionized Filipino food simply by treating it as what it is: a cuisine." — Ligaya Mishan, NY Times

Doreen Gamboa Fernandez represents "the compleat writer"—her incisive yet soulful writing, coupled with her keen understanding of the Filipino's culture and psyche, has brought her (and us fortunate readers) into the very essence of Filipino cooking. According to her, "Writing about food should not be left to newspaper food columnists, or to restaurant reporters. It should be taken from us by historians of the culture, by dramatists and essayists, by novelists, and especially by poets. For it is an act of understanding, an extension of experience. If one can savor the word, then one can swallow the world."

For my generation of Philippine food and culture writers, Doreen G. Fernandez'S Thim has always been a constant reading companion and a great source of invaluable information. I've reread my worn-out, well-noted copy so many times, and each time, I still learn something new. Anvil's reprint is a great gift to the next generation, a lasting gift that will never cease to give.

— CLAUDE TAYAG (Artist, writer, and kusinero)

Published in 2020 by Anvil Publishing, Inc.

222 pages / Paperback