Chef Marx Canoy

A book opens on indigenous food

By Marilie Bomediano
Photos courtesy of Marx Canoy
NSW-Australia
September 7, 2015



TRACING the Philippines’ indigenous tribes and their diet forms the backdrop of a cookbook to introduce recipes never before published.

Master Chef Marx Canoy, of Newcastle’s Travelodge hotel, returned from visits to the country’s hinterland prepared for his next cookbook: The Munting Nayon Recipes.

“Munting Nayon, or ‘Humble Nation’, because the book will be about recipes I learned from the Philippines’ indigenous tribes such as the Aeta and Inagta in Visayas’ Negros Occidental,” Canoy said.

“I savoured the delicious ‘Ginataang Paka’ of ricefield frogs, and ‘Laswang Hagnaya’ of charcoal-grilled ‘Bunog’ river fish wrapped in banana leaves.”

In the island of Palawan, he was introduced to a delicacy called ’Tamilok’, a wood worm extracted from a native ‘Bakhaw’ tree, eaten raw and dipped in spiced vinegar with onions, ginger and chilli.

The name “Tamilok” came from American soldiers in the 1940s during World War II seeking cover in mangroves around Palawan.

Stories have it that GIs, upon watching the natives pick the wood worm, remarked: “Tommy, look!” And they consumed the delicacy for survival.

Canoy also visited the ‘Atah’ or ‘Itoman’ tribe and experienced their diet and recipes.

“I am excited about bringing these recipes, some of which which I am adapting for the Australian palate, with my new Munting Nayon Recipes,” he said.

“At the same time, I will incorporate documentaries on the Filipino tribes whom I visited. That would be a piece of history.”

Chef Marx Canoy extracts “Tamilok Indigenous Food” (in YouTube)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIXSPCfAbLk

Canoy bagged bronze again  in Cookbook Award

By Marilie Bomediano
NSW-Australia
September 7, 2015

Congratulations to Filo-Aussie chef Marx Canoy for winning this year's Cookbook Award - natural, organic and vegetarian category for his latest cookbook.  
Bronze: World Class: Cookbook for the Super Fit, by Marx Canoy (Katha Publishing)

Jenkins Group is proud to announce the results of the Seventh Annual Living Now Book Awards.

Launched in 2008, the awards are designed to honor the year’s best books that help readers attain healthier, more fulfilling, and productive lives.
CONGRATULATIONS to all the winners!

Cookbook Award - natural, organic and vegetarian category-
GOLD: The Plantpower Way, by Rich Roll & Julie Piatt (Penguin Random House/Avery)
SILVER: Heart of Raw Food with Sovereign Way, by Tone Anthony, Guri Bigham & Marissa Macias (Sovereign Way)
BRONZE: World Class: Cookbook for the Super Fit, by Marx Canoy (Katha Publishing)