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Cuisine: Filipino
Tortang Talong – (Eggplant Omelet – Eggplant Quiche)
Torta means – “Fry” and Talong means” Eggplant. Tortang Talong, or what my husband refers to as Eggplant Omelette or Eggplant Quiche, is one of the leading staple food we eat in the Philippines. The ingredients are very easy to find and will no take you long to cook...
Ube Pandesal
During the Covid-19 pandemic, “Ube Pandesal” or (Purple Yam Bread) became the most significant trend in the Philippines. The recipe of Ube Pandesal is similar to the traditional pandesal farmacie-romania.com. The only added ingredients are the Ube extract, ube powder, or ube jam. Why this bread become trendy? Ube or...
Binaki – Steamed Corn Cake
Binaki (Bakibaki) is a really delicious steamed corn cake from Northern Mindanao (Bukidnon and Cebu to be specific). It is wrapped in corn husks and mistakenly called sweet tamales. The method of wrapping binaki and tamales are identically the same except that binaki has no filling and it is sweeter....
Bacalao – Cavite City’s Specialty
Bacalao or (Codfish) Sometimes called barracuda fish is a well-known dish in some region of the Philippines. Every Lent Season, bacalao is present in some household in Cavite. Take note, not all Caviteños served bacalao in their house every HolyWeek. This is just a tradition specifically in Cavite City. ...
Chicken Tinola
Chicken Tinola or Tinolang Manok is one of the most simple and healthiest dish in the Philippines. It has very few ingredients but, the taste is so unique and delicious. It seems so magical, how the taste explode into your mouth in a pleasant way. You can taste the aromatic...
Pork and Tofu
“Pork and Tofu” or Tokwa’t baboy in tagalog is made up of boiled pork face and ears plus a slightly fried Tofu (tokwa) with soy sauce, vinegar, chopped onions and lots of ginger. There are some region in the Philippines that, don’t use ginger and substitute it with garlic. For...
Pork Menudo
Pork Menudo is a tomato based dish or stew that we usually see in fiestas, birthday parties or any occasions. It consists of pork, potatoes, pork liver, carrots and raisins. All cut into cube pieces. Mexico is the origin of menudo. Their recipe is basically a soup of mix intestines...
Lumpiang Shanghai – Filipino Spring Roll
Lumpiang Shanghai (egg rolls or Spring rolls) is filled with ground pork, carrots, onions, garlic, and egg. You will always see this dish in a special occasions or gatherings and these rolls are so delicious that you can’t stop eating because of its unique savory taste. You will taste all...
Leche Flan – Egg Custard Pudding with Caramel Syrup
Leche Flan (Caramel Custard) is a popular Filipino dessert made up of egg yolks and milk with caramel or melted brown sugar on top. We usually serve this on special occasions like birthdays and fiestas. In my house, I usually make this even if there is no occasions se her....