Huwebes, Marso 21, 2019

10 delicious food in the Philippines

We Filipino really love to eat different foods, and try new foods. But here is the top 10 Filipino best food and drinks that i ever tasted in my life in a cheaper prize. And i think everyone must try this when visiting the Philippines.

1. Chicken adobo: the famous Filipino dish

Resulta ng larawan para sa chicken adobo
Chicken adobo is one of the most famous foods to try in the Philippines, known and loved by everyone.
Adobo means “marinade” in Spanish and this is just that: chicken (or pork) marinated in a mixture of soya sauce and vinegar. Other ingredients are added depending on whose recipe you follow.

2. Balut: that duck embryo street food snack

Resulta ng larawan para sa balut
Now THIS bad boy always raises eyebrows with every foreigner.
Balut is a developing duck embryo boiled and eaten as a snack in the shell and with a splash of vinegar. This is definitely one of the most famous foods to try in the Philippines (and probably the strangest).

3. Kare Kare: oxtail stew

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Kare kare is an oxtail and ox tripes stew with lots of vegetables, flavoured with ground roasted peanuts or peanut butter, onions and garlic. It is served with shrimp sauce (‘bagoong’), sometimes spiced with chill and sprinkled with calamansi juice (Filipino lime).

4. Kinilaw: raw fish salad


Resulta ng larawan para sa kinilaw na isda
Kinilaw is similar to the famous Peruvian dish called ceviche. It is a raw fish salad served in an acidic juice, usually kalamansi (Filipino lime) and vinegar, which “cooks” the meat. Kinilaw comes from the word, “kilaw” which means, ‘eaten fresh’.

5. SINIGANG: sour meat stew

Resulta ng larawan para sa sinigang na baboy
Sinigang is a meat based sour stew or soup with lots of vegetables. The most popular souring agent is tamarind (sampalok). Pork (baboy) is the most common meat used but chicken, beef and fish are also popular.

6. Paksiw na lechon: suckling pig prizes

Resulta ng larawan para sa lechon paksiw
Lechon means ‘suckling pig’ in Spanish and is literally a whole pig roasted over charcoal for many hours for special occasions. This is considered the national dish of the Philippines and the city of Cebu is considered one of the most famous places to eat it.
The leftovers of the lechon are stewed with vinegar and spices and become a delicious dish called paksiw na lechon. Paksiw literally means: to cook and simmer with vinegar.

7. Tapsilog: a cured beef breakfast treat

Resulta ng larawan para sa tapsilog
Taspsilog is a famous Filipino breakfast, which refers to the contents comprising the meal. In this case, cured beef (tapa), fried rice (sinangag) and a fried egg (itlog).

8. Halo halo: a cheeky desert

Resulta ng larawan para sa halo halo
This is THE famous Filipino desert. Halo Halo (meaning ‘mixed together’ in Filipino) is served in a tall glass containing ice shavings, evaporated milk and various small chunks of yummy goodies all mixed in together.
Yummy goodies include boiled kidney beans, chickpeas (“garbanzo”), sugar palm fruit (“kaong”), jackfruit, tapioca, sweet potato, sweet beans, coconut gel, ice cream, guava paste, purple yam and many more!

9. Buko: the Filipino coconut

Resulta ng larawan para sa buko juice
Buko is the word for coconut in the Filipino language (called Tagalog). No day in the Philippines was complete for us without the famous buko…first the juice then eating the yummy fleshy fruit inside.

10. Rhum: the Filipino drink of choice

Resulta ng larawan para sa tanduay rum
The Philippines is The big rhum producer in Asia and is the Filipino’s spirit of choice. It’s made from sugar cane and usually cheaper than bottled water.
Tanduay rum has been around since 1854. It is so famous throughout Asia that it has become the world's second most popular rum brand in the world after Bacardi.

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