Chicken Adobo is the unofficial national food of the Philippines due its versatility, easiness to cook, and the fact that it can easily fit-in to any household regardless of their income. Although Adobo can be made out of just about anything from veggies, to meat, poultry, and seafood; the chicken version is the most popular […]
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Pork Adobo v.2
Philippines is an archipelago of over 7,200 islands and abundant with culinary ingredients from spices to pork, beef, lamb/goat, seafood, and vegetables. Also, back in the day, Philippines encountered numerous visitors and aggressors from whom Filipinos inherited a great number of cooking techniques and methods. The one that had the most influence was the Spaniards […]
Beef Kaldereta
Kaldereta or Caldereta is definitely a top ranked, favorite dish in the Philippines. This dish is served wherever there’s a gathering whether it’s formal or just a family get together. Caldereta has been adapted from the Spaniards during their occupancy in the Philippines and Filipino’s didn’t waste any time in making their own version. The […]
Stir-fry Beef Liver
Stir-fry beef liver is not a common dish here in America. It is mostly known to be used for liver and onions which is the simpler version of this particular dish. Although not many people get excited at the sound of beef liver or any liver for that matter, there are some who appreciate it. […]
Dill Pickles
Dill Pickles, as we all know, are a perfect companion when it comes to a variety of sandwiches or as a low calorie snack when eaten by themselves. I tasted many store bought brands and most of them are good, but not until I tried some made by a local farmer, did I realize how […]
Paksiw na Isda
Paksiw is undoubtedly the next best dish to Adobo since the dish is versatile and adaptable much the same as Adobo is. Paksiw is also very popular in the Philippines since it has the longest shelf life of any other dish due to its main ingredient, the vinegar. The most common way of preserving food […]
Adobong Pusit
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 […]
Paksiw na Isda
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 […]
Dinuguan
There are only a few Filipino I have met that didn’t care for this particular dish. A lot of times people judge this dish before tasting it. The truth is for most people that do actually taste it, my American mother in-law for example, they actually like it. The only problem she had was knowing […]
Daing na Bangus
Daing na Bangus brings back a lot of memories from the Philippines. Bangus or Milkfish is a very popular fish in the Philippines and definitely a fish of choice for a lot of different dishes. I have tasted both versions of this dish and they are both very delicious. This particular recipe is a mixture […]