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Manansala’s Tita Rosie mystery series depicts all kinds of Filipino food and includes recipes!

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ohhh nice. may series pala sya!

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Yup! Four books now.

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I just finished Like Water for Chocolate and enjoyed reading all those recipes! I’m already planning to try the fritters - which incidentally is the recipe in the pilot episode of the new TV adaptation on MAX!

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I was wondering if the recipes were feasible or just made up 😂 Let me know how the fritters go!

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Heartburn is a good one, though not super heavy on food. And Lessons in Chemistry is a good one, although more than any of the meals, it made me really want to try Elizabeth Zott’s coffee!!

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ahhh looking forward to reading Lessons in Chemistry. I just googled the coffee and it seems complicated 😮

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I don't know most of these, and I'll check them out. See if any of them whet my appetite!

The best book on food I've ever read was A Debt to Pleasure, by John Lanchester. I loved it and would highly recommend it. Some of the most scrumptious food descriptions I've ever read about and the intriguing mysterious storyline is also a treat itself.

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I hope they do! i just googled the book you mentioned and sounds right up my alley. very intriguing and won awards too.

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