Acacia vs Teak: Which Wood Wins for Plates and Bowls?
Teak is the name almost everyone knows when they think of wooden tableware. It built its reputation on shipyards, danish modern furniture, and the dinnerware aisles of luxury d...
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Stories, recipes, and traditions from our artisans
Welcome to our blog where we share stories of Filipino craftsmanship, care tips for your acacia wood pieces, and traditions that inspire every piece we create.
Teak is the name almost everyone knows when they think of wooden tableware. It built its reputation on shipyards, danish modern furniture, and the dinnerware aisles of luxury d...
Read More →There is a reason Filipino food and wooden tableware feel right together before you can articulate why. Our cooking moves between the saucy and the bright, the charred and the ...
Read More →The Word for a Full Table: What Salu-Salo Means Before salu-salo was a noun for a gathering, it was a verb you did with your hands. The root, "salo," means to catch. To cup yo...
Read More →You walked into a tableware shop in Cubao or scrolled past a Shopee listing and noticed two prices sitting side by side. Acacia bowl set at one figure. Mango wood bowl set at n...
Read More →Key takeaways Yes, acacia is food safe. The FDA treats hardwoods like acacia as acceptable food-contact materials, and USDA research found wood is no worse, and of...
Read More →There is a moment, just before everyone digs in, when a boodle fight goes quiet. The banana leaves are down, glistening and overlapping along the length of the table. Mounds...
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