MORE Top 5 Filipino Foods you need to try!

Due to major demand to my last article “Top 5 Filipino foods you need to try”, many of you asked for More, so okay, here’s MORE
It’s amazing how Filipino foods can be satisfying at all times, there is that moment when you take your first bite, then you’ll never want to stop eating it at all. That’s the factor of Filipino foods, that’s why I’m very proud of being a Filipino with a Rich culture of amazing foods, and today here are MORE Filipino Foods you need to try.

Mechado

Giniling

5. Mechado/Giniling (Picadillo/Ground Meat with Sauce )- Some people consider this dish as different, because they think that Giniling and Mechado are different, but for me I think it’s not, it has the same way of preparation, almost the same flavour, I guess, but in mechado, you can be creative in many ways, you can add hotdogs to it, you can put tofu to it, in Giniling, you can be creative too, but only if it fits, but I assure you, just do the right method and you can have an easy, dizzy and flavourful dish that can be served for the whole family. According to Wikipedia, “Usually made with raisins, tomato sauce and diced potatoes added, but without green olives and capers, and is often served with white rice, fried plantains (Maduro's in Spanish, saging na saba in Filipino) on the side, and a fried egg on top. Boiled eggs are also eaten with the dish.”

 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picadillo)

4. Kare-Kare-  If you’re into an “Adventure” in one dish, well, Kare-Kare is the one for you, according to Wikipedia, “Complimented with a thick savory peanut sauce. It is made from a base of stewed oxtail (sometimes this is the only meat used), pork hocks, calves feet, pig feet, beef stew meat, and occasionally offal or tripe. Kare Kare can also be made with seafood (prawns, squid, and mussels) or all vegetables.” It is best served on a Sunday, but if it’s not your type to eat this one a week, we’ll it’s up to you, Enjoy every single sip of it. :)
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kare-kare)


3. Papaitan- According to PanlasangPinoy.com, “Papaitan is a famous Ilocano soup dish mostly composed of cow or goat innards. The name of this dish was derived from the Filipino word “Pait”, which means “bitter”. The bitter taste of this soup comes from the bile. This is a bitter juice extracted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder to aid digestion.” And you might be thinking, “BLAAGH! EEW! BITTER SOUP?! C’MON MAN, THAT IS NOT ON MY LIST” well it should be now, because despite it tasting bitter, you might enjoy it, I myself am not interested in eating papaitan because I thought of the same thing that it will not be my type of food, but boy am I wrong, you better check it out for yourself, TO TASTE IS TO BELIEVE!

(http://panlasangpinoy.com/2010/07/26/papaitan-recip/)


2. Sisig- Originated from Pampanga, this dish is actually my hand-picked delicious dish in this list, because it is easy to avail, easy to cook, easy to prepare, and easy to recognize, according to Panlasang Pinoy.com, “Pork Sisig is a popular appetizer that originated from the culinary capital of the Philippines : Pampanga. This delicious dish can also be categorized as a main dish. Pork Sisig was invented by the late Lucia Cunanan. She is popularly know as Aling Lucing – the sisig queen. Originally, pork sisig is composed of chopped pigs face (snout included) and ears with a generous amounts of chicken liver. Hundreds of sisig variations are available today ranging from the original pigs face (maskara) ingredient to a more healthy seafood concoction such as squid, tuna, milkfish (bangus), and mussels. And for my Drinker Readers, I suggest this to you because it really fits with the beer you hold. It can be eaten during Dinner, Lunch or in a Party, your choice
(http://panlasangpinoy.com/2014/10/13/pork-sisig/)


And before I reveal our #1 for this list, here’s our honorable mention:


Suman- According to Wikipedia, “Suman is a rice cake originating from the Philippines. It is made from glutinous rice cooked in coconut milk, often wrapped in banana leaves or buli or buri palm (Corypha) leaves for steaming. It is usually eaten sprinkled with sugar or laden with latik. Suman is also known as budbod in the Visayan languages that dominate the central half of the country. A widespread variant of suman uses cassava instead of glutinous rice.” And if you’re visiting the Philippines, you should not miss any variety of Suman here, trust me you’ll love it.

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suman_(food))





AND OUR NO.1 PICK FOR FILIPINO FOODS YOU SHOULD TRY IS…


1. Bulalo-  Seen in almost everywhere in the country , Bulalo had been a staple for all Filipino foods,According to PalasangPinoy.com, A beef soup comprised of shank with bone marrow still inside the bone, Bulalo is considered to be one of the most favorite main dishes in the Philippines. Because of the popularity of this Filipino food, restaurants and eateries specializing in cooking Bulalo were put-up.Some of the famous “Bulalohan” can be found in Tagaytay City (Cavite) and Sto. Tomas (Batangas). Commercial restaurants also include Bulalo on their menu.” And yes it maybe needs a lot of time to cook but all of that time pays off when it goes to your mouth. 

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