Fish cakes come in so many versions that you can actually adjust the taste to whichever country you’re from and the result is always mouth-watering satisfaction. I remember growing up in the Philippines, these cakes could be found just about anywhere when the street food vendors were around. Filipinos eat these cakes mostly as snacks […]
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Fish Cakes
Posted by Robert Colinares on January 11th, 2015
Posted in American Recipes, Filipino Recipes 
Tags: carrots, cooking oil, fish, fish sauce, flour, green onions, hot sauce, patis, pepper, salmon, salt, sriracha 
No Comments »Ginisang Togue
Posted by Robert Colinares on August 10th, 2013
Ginisang Togue is another dish that is often seen at the dinner table and sidewalk eateries known as Turo-Turo restaurants in the Philippines. I remember when I was a kid, my mom would cook Togue all the time since they’re so easy to find and fresh. It was hard for her not to get some […]
Posted in Filipino Recipes, Video Recipes Tags: beans sprouts, chicken breast, fish sauce, ground black pepper, oil, oyster sauce, patis, salt, soy sauce, tofu, togue, tokwa 2 Comments »Curried Pork Chops
Posted by Robert Colinares on July 20th, 2013
As a food blogger and a home cook, I do browse around a lot on the Internet and see other people’s cooking and recipe ideas. And from time to time, I see pictures of food that looks so good that I want to try and cook it myself. However, when I look at the recipe, I […]
Posted in Filipino Ingredients Tags: black pepper, cayenne pepper, curry powder, pork chops, salt, smoked paprika 2 Comments »Ginataang Alimasag
Posted by Robert Colinares on July 14th, 2013
Ginataang Alimasag (crab legs in coconut milk) is the one dish that could keep a whole family at the dinner table for a little while. Why do I say that? Well, before you can eat this stuff, you have to crack the legs and the clamps and by doing that it slows the eating process. […]
Posted in Filipino Recipes Tags: alimasag, bawang, coconut milk, crab legs, fish sauce, garlic, ginataan, ginger, ground black pepper, kangkong, luya, onions, paris, patis, salt, sibuyas, sitao, sitaw, string beans. yard long beans, water spinach No Comments »Tinolang Manok
Posted by Robert Colinares on July 9th, 2013
Tinolang Manok or Ginger Chicken Soup is another dish that most Filipinos would rave about. This dish definitely ranks high when it comes to Filipino soups for many reasons. First and foremost, it is very tasty and satisfying, and it is so easy to make no wonder it’s seen often on menus across the Philippines. […]
Posted in Filipino Recipes Tags: chayote, dahon ng malunggay, fish sauce, garlic, ginger, ground black pepper, horseradish leaves, malunggay, onions, patis, salt, sayote 4 Comments »Adobong Pusit
Posted by Robert Colinares on February 2nd, 2013
Noun: squid / skwid: -“An elongated, fast-swimming cephalopod mollusk with ten arms (technically, eight arms and two long tentacles), typically able to change color”… –-Source: Tagalog English Translations and Dictionary. Adobong Pusit / Squid Adobo is a very popular dish in the Philippines; want to know the reason why? Well, Filipinos love squid no matter how it […]
Posted in Filipino Recipes Tags: adobo, bay leaf, frozen squid, garlic, msg, pepper, pusit, salt, soy sauce, squid, vinegar, water No Comments »Paksiw na Isda
Posted by Robert Colinares on July 23rd, 2012
Paksiw na Isda is an ideal dish for my family back in the days in the Philippines. This simple dish is not only delicious it also does not required refrigeration and not having have a refrigerator back then this dish was often found in out dining table since it can set for a couple of […]
Posted in Filipino Recipes Tags: bay leaf, finger peppers, ginger, green onions, pepper, salmon, salt, thai peppers, vinegar 9 Comments »Lumpia – Shanghai
Posted by Robert Colinares on January 4th, 2011
In the Philippines we have different types of Lumpia known as Eggrolls, but this one stood out the most. It is considered to be the premium Lumpia. We call this one Lumpiang Shanghai. The one thing that separates this Lumpia among others is the filling. This Lumpia is mostly meat and it is a lot […]
Posted in Filipino Recipes Tags: beef, carrots, cooking oil, garlic, green onions, ground prok, lumpia, lumpia wrapper, msg, oil, pork, salt, shanghai, spring rolls 46 Comments »Pansit Bihon
Posted by Robert Colinares on December 28th, 2010
Pansit Bihon is very common this dish is in the Philippines; you will find it at just about every special occasion. I am not really sure the reason why this dish is so popular in the Philippines other than the obvious reason that it tastes good and is relatively cheap to make. For most Filipino’s, […]
Posted in Filipino Recipes, Video Recipes Tags: bawang, bihon, cabbage, carrots, celery, garlic, green onion, ground black pepper, onion, pamenta, pansit, pansit bihon, patis, pepper, repolyo, salt, sibuyas, soy sauce, toyo, toyomansi 30 Comments »Lumpiang Togue
Posted by Robert Colinares on December 28th, 2010
Lumpiang Togue definitely brings back good childhood memories when I was in the Philippines. I remember they had these Lumpia stacked up high along with some Banana’s and Kamote Q’s. I used to buy these things and eat my heart out. The vinegar sauce that is pre-made by the street vendors is out of this […]
Posted in Filipino Recipes Tags: bean sprouts, cabbage, carrots, egg roll, egg rolls, filipino, fish sauce, garlic, ground black pepper, ground pork, lumpia, onion, patis, pepper, pork, salt, taugi, tawgi, togi, wrapper 12 Comments »
