Long overlooked, Filipino food is finally being recognized for its diversity and ingenuity. Here are some essential Filipino dishes you should try at least once in your Benable group. I am proudly from the Philippines.
a form of lumpia made with green chilies that are stuffed with an aromatic ground pork filling and cheese.
Dynamite Lumpia
peanut butter may be used as a shortcut
Kare-Kare
Typically made with cold leftover rice from the night before.
Silog Plate with Longanisa, Garlic Fried Rice, and Pandesal French Toast
Perfect on on special occasions and holidays.
Biko (Bibingkang Malagkit)
The Instant Pot can get this chicken adobo dinner to the table in well under an hour.
Instant Pot Chicken Adobo
Almost anything from the sea can be chopped up and used to make kinilaw.
Kinilaw (Filipino Ceviche)
An indigenous
Filipino comport food.
Lugaw (Arroz Caldo)
My breakfast with warm pandesal, as an after-school snack, or even as a dessert after dinner.
Taho (Filipino Silken Tofu with Tapioca and Syrup)
A Filipino delicacy.
Balut
Made by melting Filipino tablea, concentrated tablets of pure roasted chocolate, into sticky rice porridge, along with sugar.
Champorado
Filipino Halo-Halo Is the Most Delicious Way to Beat the Heat
Halo-Halo
Pork Sinigang is a delicious Filipino sour soup dish.
Sinigang na Baboy (Filipino Tamarind Soup with Pork and Vegetables)
One of those prepared for our occasion.
Lechon Kawali (Crispy Fried Pork Belly)
Perfect for lunch
Tortang Talong (Filipino Eggplant Omelet)
It goes well with my homemade lechon manok sauce and some papaya atchara on the side.
