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Well, someone had to invent (banana) ketchup

Hunger Fighter: The Story of Maria Orosa, the Filipino War Hero Who Invented Banana Ketchup (Spectacular STEAM for Curious Readers) by Jacqueline Chio-Lauri and Kristin Sorra

November 2, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I bet a lot of people liked the fact that Maria Orosa was in the kitchen, doing what women “should” be doing: cooking. But what they probably didn’t know is that she was a Hunger Fighter. And you can see that in this picture book Hunger Fighter: The Story of Maria Orosa, the Filipino War Hero Who Invented Banana Ketchup (Spectacular STEAM for Curious Readers) by Jacqueline Chio-Lauri and illustrator Kristin Sorra.  But she was more than a “woman in the kitchen.” She was a […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Health, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Asia, cooking, Jacqueline Chio-Lauri, Jacqueline Chio-Lauri and Kristin Sorra, Kristin Sorra, Maria Orosa, Philippines, science, technology, wars, women, World War II

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:395 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Asia, cooking, Jacqueline Chio-Lauri, Jacqueline Chio-Lauri and Kristin Sorra, Kristin Sorra, Maria Orosa, Philippines, science, technology, wars, women, World War II ·
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