Jose Maricris
Filipino dishes may not be as attractive as other foods similar to Japanese or Korean. But what these foods lack in presentation can be found in the flavor. Bottom line is that, Filipino cuisine is delicious. In fact here are 15 of the most delicious foods that you can eat in the Philippines.
1. Tapsilog
Tapsilog is the acronym for tapa (cured beef) plus sinangag (garlic fried rice) and itlog. You can find tapsilog at any restaurants that serve breakfast. Some of which are Max’s Restaurant, Rufo’s Famous Tapa, Rodic’s Diner, Sinangag Express, and of course Tapa King.
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2. Chicken Inasal
Inasal denotes the marinated chicken in the combination of lime, pepper, vinegar, and annatto. After marinating the chicken it is then grilled over hot coals while being drizzled with the marinade. It is served with rice, soy sauce, vinegar, chili peppers, and calamansi. The well-known inasal restaurants in Manila are Bacolod Chicken Inasal, JT’s Manukan Grille, Jay-J’s Inasal, Mang Inasal and a lot more.
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3. Pork Sisig
Sisig made from sliced pig’s face, ears, and a large quantity of chicken liver. This dish originated from Pampanga, which was Philippines’ (unofficial) culinary. The restaurants in Manila that are known for their pork sisig include Gerry’s Grill, Congo Grille, Mang Jimmy’s, Razon’s of Guagua, and of course Trellis.
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4. Pancit Bihon Guisado
Pancit Bihon Guisado is a Filipino and Chinese dish that’s made with sautéed rice noodles, vegetables, and meat. There are numerous kinds of pancit, but this is one of the most common since it can be even found in many Filipino restaurants.
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5. Crispy Pata
Crispy pata contains deep-fried pig trotters or knuckles that’s served with a soy plus vinegar dip. In case you’re a fan of lechon (roasted pig), then you’ll surely love this. You can find crispy pata in Abe, Cerchio, Sentro 1771, and Livestock.
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6. Chicharon Bulaklak
Chicharon bulaklak exactly means “flower chicharon”. It is made from pig messentery. For dome reference, messentery is a thin, web-like structure that chains the small intestine. When the mesentery is separated, it forms a ruffled-like adornment resembling a flower. It is deep-fried and is crispy with a nice chewy texture. CHicharon bulaklak tastes really great when dipped in vinegar and washed down with ice cold beer.
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7. Sinigang
Sinigang is a soup that’s categorized by its sour and savory flavors. It’s usually tamarind-based and can be made with pork, beef, fish, shrimp, or chicken. Sinigang is similar to Malaysian singgang or Thai tom yum. Some restaurants that serve the best sinigang in Manila are Abe, Wooden Spoon, Sentro 1771, and Romulo Cafe.
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8. Kare-Kare
Kare-kare is a stew that’s usually made with oxtail, pork hocks, tripe, and vegetables. It is flavored with ground roasted peanuts or peanut butter, onions, and garlic before being tinted using annatto and condensed with toasted or plain ground rice. It’s customarily cooked and served using a clay pot with a side of fermented shrimp paste. The restaurants that are known for serving good kare-kare in Manila include Bagoong Club, Sentro 1771, Abe, Victorino’s, and Mesa.
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9. Puto at Dinuguan
Dinuguan means “to be simmered with blood” and it also refers to a savory stew that’s made with pork and/or pork offal — characteristically the kidneys, lungs, intestines, heart, ears, and snout. It’s boiled in dark gravy of pig’s blood with garlic, vinegar, and chili. It is usually served with a side of puto or Filipino rice cakes.Cafe Juanita, Lydia’s Lechon, and Kanin Club are some of the restaurants that serve the best puto at dinuguan.
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10. Adobo
Adobo came from the Spanish word adobar, which means “to marinate.” It is a popular dish made with chicken, pork or combination of the two marinated in soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, black peppercorn, and bay leaf. You can try adobo in at Cafe Adriatico, Gerry’s Grill, Adobo Connection, and Aristocrat.
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11. Balut
Balu is a popular street food in the Philipines. It is a developing duck embryo that’s poached and eaten in its shell.
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12. Bibingka
Bibingka is a kind of rice cake that’s customarily made from galapong or milled glutinous rice mixed with margarine, coconut milk, and sugar. The mixture will be poured into a clay pot that’s lined with pre-cut banana leaves. The clay pot is then positioned between the layers of a distinct clay oven that’s lit through the use of charcoals placed below and above of the pot for even cooking. Ferino’s and Cafe Via Mare are just two of the best places where you can eat bibingka.
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13. Sans Rival
Sans rival is a dessert cake that’s made with layers of meringue, buttercream, and chopped cashews. Its name came from the French phrase meaning “short of rival”. Estrel’s and Cafe Mary Grace are some of the restaurants that serve some of the best sans rival in the Philippines’ capital.
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14. Halo-Halo
Halo-halo is a popular Filipino dessert with combinations of shaved ice and evaporated milk plus various ingredients, like boiled sweet beans, coconut, sago, gulaman (agar jelly), tubers and fruits. It can be served in a tall glass or even a bowl. A lot of restaurants serve halo-halo but some of the best can be found at Kabigting’s, Cafe Via Mare, Razon’s of Guagua, Nathaniel’s and Milky Way.
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15. Bulalo
Filipinos often delight in sipping piping hot bulalo soup that’s made with from freshly slaughtered Batangas beef. The broth is rich with essences leaked from the beef after scorching for hours. In Santo Tomas, Batangas, there’s a row of bistros along the highway that are serving bulalo.
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These are just a few of the delicious dishes in the Philippines. Hopefully, you’ll get a chance to taste some of those.
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