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Mom Violy and Carmina’s dining experience at Dean & DeLuca

  Mom Violy told me she wanted to order the Paella Negra from Dean & Deluca. Carmina suggested we dine in since we’d never really tried their main courses, always just getting takeout with the cream puffs . Mom Violy agreed, and we arrived about thirty minutes before the lunch rush began. The service was very slow, even though we had ordered ahead of time. They mistakenly brought out the Paella Valenciana , despite Mom Violy repeating the order three times to the person who took it. It turned out the cook on duty made the error, even though it was written down clearly. We know Paella Negra takes a long time to prepare, which is why Mom Violy had requested it to be cooked beforehand. She wanted it as her main meal, but because of the mix-up and feeling hungry, she took a piece of Carmina’s Turkey Club Sandwich and asked for the bacon on the side. I didn’t expect the turkey to be just one piece, and the bread was toasted so hard that it removed one layer of the sandwich. Since ...

Getting to Know About Casing and Where to Purchase in the Philippines?


Do you ever wonder what is the outer skin in a hotdog or longganisa that you eat and why is it called, casing?

There are different types of casing used in the market:
  1. Salted Hog Casing
  2. Cellulose Casing
  3. Collagen Casing
  4. Fibrous Casing
Do you know what each casing is used for?
  • Salted Hog Casing is local intestines used for sausage casing
  • Cellulose Casing is used for hotdog comes in two colors in clear and dark cherry
  • Collagen Casing is layer of beef hide used for sausage.
  • Fibrous Casing is used for pepperoni, salami, luncheon meats, boneless ham, other deli style process meats and process smoked cheese.
What does each casing do when you produce your product?
  • Salted Hog Casing – is an edible used in making Italian sausage, bratwurst sausage and bockwurst sausage.
  • Cellulose Casing – The product is more refined and the wieners and franks become tender from the casing.
  • Collagen Casing – for cooked and dry sausage to gives it form of curve and stra
  • Fibrous Casing is a combination of regenerated cellulose to a special paper for exceptional and diameter uniformity
To find out more about casing you may refer to R.E.Yalung Farm

Remember to mentioned you we're referred by Carmina Lifestyle.




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