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All time favorite Filipino foods
In here are some of the most popular Filipino dishes prepared in the traditional Filipino way. Some are prepared for special events such as paella and bulalo, while others are everyday fare in Filipino homes like the sinigang, adobo and tinola.
These foods will surely tickle your palate as they welcome you to a wide variety of different tastes, aromas, and textures that are uniquely Filipino.
Must-try Filipino Food
Enjoy the unique blend of these simple and humble, yet very healthy and appetizing gastronomic delights.
Chicken in Ginger Soup Best eaten when it's hot. Photo by Zeets Jones Retrieved from Choose Philippines.
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Thinly sliced beef meat cooked in soysauce and calamansi or lemon juice. The Filipino version of beef steak. Retrieved from Choose Philippines.
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Fish stew in Miso and Tamarind Soup. Another variation of the popular Sinigang dish, this time it uses miso paste for extra texture and thickness in the soup. Photo from angsarap. Retrieved from Choose Philippines.
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Filipino Beef Stew. Dish slowly cooked in low fire, simple combination of chinese cabbage,beef,potatoes, carrots and pepper. Photo from panlasangpinoy.com Retrieved from Choose Phiippines.
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Like Sinigang, one of the most popular dish for Filipinos. Simple combination of soysauce, vinegar, meat, pepper make it endearing yet its taste is undeniably well-liked by almost everybody. Image Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dbgg1979/3880492441/ Retrieved from ronleyba.com
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Stewed beef bone marrow cooked with corn on the cob, peppercorns, potatoes, etc. Photo from ekusinero.com
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Marinated mixture pig's head part and liver. Then added with condiments and spices like vinegar, soy sauce, chilis, onions, calamansi, etc. Image from http://wilmamorgia.blogspot.com/2011/07/sizzling-sisig.html
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Traditional Filipino food made of tenderized beef or ox-tail in rich savory peanut sauce. Eaten with shrimp paste. Photo from whateverbakesyourcake.wordpress.com
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A spicy and tasty concoction of chicken, potatoes, carrots and curry powder. Photo by angsarap.com Retrieved from Choose Philippines.com
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Exotic Filipino Food
Filipino exotic foods are unique on their own. Their history can be traced to the period when the Philippines was subjugated by powerful countries, such as Spain. They had to improvise with the unused parts of animals, since the usually edible parts were prepared for their "masters." Hence, they concocted dishes from other these parts -- innards like intestines, heart and lungs. Call it any name you like, but it's a kind of survival instinct and being resourceful to what's available on hand.
ADOBONG MOLE CRICKET Photo from: Habagatcentral Retrieved from Choose Philippines
Deep-fried pork intestine usually dip in vinegar and often served as an appetizer or "pulutan (beer match)." (photo from panlasangpinoy.com)
Some popular street food commonly eaten around the Philippines. These are roasted barbecued style. Retrieved from Choose Philippines.
Taro and Snail in Coconut Milk. Filipino version of French's Escargot. Photo: ilonggolivingincanada.com
One of the common street food here in the Philippines, usually dip in vinegar or sweetened sauce. Photo from: www.filipino-foods.com Retrieved from Choose Philippines
Cooked fertilized duck embryo. It has a high-protein content and believed to be an aphrodisiac. They are also common in other Southeast Asian countries..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balut_(egg)
Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity.
-Voltaire
“Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.”
― Mark Twain
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Chicken feet Adobo "ADIDAS"
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Filipino food is a rich combination of many international cuisines.
The Spanish influence, especially, is most remarkable because of their 333 years of colonial rule.
The next most influential are the Chinese. Though they did not colonize the Philippines, their long history of interaction with the early Filipinos had a very strong impact not just on food but on almost every aspect of Filipino live.
Through trade and interaction, nearby countries like Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei also influenced the Filipino's way of food preparation. Then came the Americans who also left a great imprint. Thus, Filipino food is very varied in forms, taste, texture and history as well.
