Top 5 Filipino Foods you NEED to try
Filipino Foods is well-known all around the world because of its uniqueness, surprisingly delicious, and mouth-watering dishes but what better way to enjoy Filipino foods than enjoying it in the Philippines itself? So if you wanted or plan to go to the Philippines, here are the top 5 Filipino foods you need to try!
5. Halo-halo (“Mixed Together” in English)- is a Filipino dessert that was best served during summer season, it is a mixture of Shaved Ice, Evaporated Milk, and a various ingredients, frankly you can put whatever you want but make sure that it will fit (since there are many “inventions” or “twists” that was made for the Halo-halo) but according to Wikipedia, “they usually include boiled sweetened kidney beans, sweetened chickpeas, sugar palm fruit (kaong), coconut sport (macapuno), and plantains sweetened with sugar, jackfruit (langkâ), gulaman, tapioca, nata de coco, sweet potato (kamote), cheese, pounded crushed young rice (pinipig). Most of the ingredients (fruits, beans, and other sweets) are first placed inside the tall glass, followed by the shaved ice. This is then sprinkled with sugar, and topped with either (or a combination of) leche flan, purple yam (ubeng pula), or ice cream. Evaporated milk is poured into the mixture upon serving.”
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo-halo)
so it’s really exciting to put every single combination ingredients BURSTING flavors in your mouth, so it really is a MUST TRY.
4. Longganisa (Philippine Sausage)- There are 2 main types of longganisa that you can eat here in the Philippines, there is the Sweet Longganisa That you can usually find in the cities (or anywhere, actually) and there’s the Sour-Garlic Flavoured that you can usually find in the Northern part of the Philippines (usually in the Northern Part of the Philippines) and people mostly like the Sweet one because, Filipinos surely love sweet foods, according to Wikipedia, “Longganisa refers to sausages flavoured with indigenous spices, with each region or province having its own variation. Among others, Lucban is known for its garlic-laden longanizas (derecado, "spiced"); Guagua for it's salty, almost sour, variety. Longganisang hamonado (from the Spanish: longaniza jamonada), by contrast, is known for its distinctively sweet taste.”
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longaniza)
3. Tapsilog (Beef jerky with Egg and Fried Rice)- This dish is usually eaten during breakfast. Man, what an exciting way to wake up every day just to eat this dish, TapSiLog is a word that was combined by 3 words, Tap for TAPA meaning Beef Jerky, Si for SINANGAG, a Filipino word for Fried Rice, and Log for ItLog, Filipino word for EGG and trust me this combination will make you come back for more.
2. Sinigang (Sour Stew)- This Dish has a wide variety of main ingredients, you can make Pork Sinigang, Fish Sinigang, Shrimp Sinigang (My Personal Favorite), and many more, according to Wikipedia, “Sinigáng sa Misô (Sinigang with miso added to the soup as the umami element, usually with a tamarind base)
Sinigáng sa Bayabas (Sinigang that uses guava as the sour soup base)
Sinigang sa Mangga (Sinigang that uses unripe mango as the sour soup base)
Sinigang sa Kalamansi (Sinigang that uses calamansi or lemon as the sour soup base)
Sinigáng na Isdâ (Fish Sinigang)
Sinigáng na Baboy (Pork Sinigang)
Sinigáng na Hipon (Shrimp or Prawn Sinigang)
Sinigang na Baka (Beef Sinigang)
Sinampalukang Manók (Chicken with tamarind leaves).”
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinigang)
So you can pick whatever you want and expect it to be one-of-a-kind dish that is a Must Try in the Philippines.
Before we go to Number 1 MUST TRY in the Philippines, here’s our Honorable Mention:
-Balot/Balut (Fertilized Duck Egg)- They say that “You are not a real Filipino if you haven’t eaten Balut in your Lifetime” well I don’t know if that’s true but I saw some foreigners that eat balut for the first time and they just cringe very fast because of what they see and smell in this food, but it is not called a delicacy for no reason, I’m not going to describe it here, you better try it out for yourself, trust me it is very delicious.
And the Number 1 Must Try in the Philippines is…
1. Adobo or Adobar (Spanish: marinade, sauce, or seasoning) is the immersion of raw food in a stock (or sauce) composed variously of paprika, oregano, salt, garlic, and vinegar to preserve and enhance its flavor. Some of you may ask, why did I put this at the Top 1 spot? Well, because it is the most widely recognized and most loved dish here in the Philippines, and like Sinigang, you can choose whatever main ingredient you want for your adobo, you can choose Pork or Chicken or any other else, just make sure that it fits, and it is debated in our country if it should be recognized as a National Viand of our country, and it’s THAT popular, so you don’t have to hesitate this dish when this precious is on the table.
5. Halo-halo (“Mixed Together” in English)- is a Filipino dessert that was best served during summer season, it is a mixture of Shaved Ice, Evaporated Milk, and a various ingredients, frankly you can put whatever you want but make sure that it will fit (since there are many “inventions” or “twists” that was made for the Halo-halo) but according to Wikipedia, “they usually include boiled sweetened kidney beans, sweetened chickpeas, sugar palm fruit (kaong), coconut sport (macapuno), and plantains sweetened with sugar, jackfruit (langkâ), gulaman, tapioca, nata de coco, sweet potato (kamote), cheese, pounded crushed young rice (pinipig). Most of the ingredients (fruits, beans, and other sweets) are first placed inside the tall glass, followed by the shaved ice. This is then sprinkled with sugar, and topped with either (or a combination of) leche flan, purple yam (ubeng pula), or ice cream. Evaporated milk is poured into the mixture upon serving.”(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo-halo)
so it’s really exciting to put every single combination ingredients BURSTING flavors in your mouth, so it really is a MUST TRY.
4. Longganisa (Philippine Sausage)- There are 2 main types of longganisa that you can eat here in the Philippines, there is the Sweet Longganisa That you can usually find in the cities (or anywhere, actually) and there’s the Sour-Garlic Flavoured that you can usually find in the Northern part of the Philippines (usually in the Northern Part of the Philippines) and people mostly like the Sweet one because, Filipinos surely love sweet foods, according to Wikipedia, “Longganisa refers to sausages flavoured with indigenous spices, with each region or province having its own variation. Among others, Lucban is known for its garlic-laden longanizas (derecado, "spiced"); Guagua for it's salty, almost sour, variety. Longganisang hamonado (from the Spanish: longaniza jamonada), by contrast, is known for its distinctively sweet taste.”(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longaniza)
2. Sinigang (Sour Stew)- This Dish has a wide variety of main ingredients, you can make Pork Sinigang, Fish Sinigang, Shrimp Sinigang (My Personal Favorite), and many more, according to Wikipedia, “Sinigáng sa Misô (Sinigang with miso added to the soup as the umami element, usually with a tamarind base)Sinigáng sa Bayabas (Sinigang that uses guava as the sour soup base)
Sinigang sa Mangga (Sinigang that uses unripe mango as the sour soup base)
Sinigang sa Kalamansi (Sinigang that uses calamansi or lemon as the sour soup base)
Sinigáng na Isdâ (Fish Sinigang)
Sinigáng na Baboy (Pork Sinigang)
Sinigáng na Hipon (Shrimp or Prawn Sinigang)
Sinigang na Baka (Beef Sinigang)
Sinampalukang Manók (Chicken with tamarind leaves).”
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinigang)
So you can pick whatever you want and expect it to be one-of-a-kind dish that is a Must Try in the Philippines.
Before we go to Number 1 MUST TRY in the Philippines, here’s our Honorable Mention:
And the Number 1 Must Try in the Philippines is…
1. Adobo or Adobar (Spanish: marinade, sauce, or seasoning) is the immersion of raw food in a stock (or sauce) composed variously of paprika, oregano, salt, garlic, and vinegar to preserve and enhance its flavor. Some of you may ask, why did I put this at the Top 1 spot? Well, because it is the most widely recognized and most loved dish here in the Philippines, and like Sinigang, you can choose whatever main ingredient you want for your adobo, you can choose Pork or Chicken or any other else, just make sure that it fits, and it is debated in our country if it should be recognized as a National Viand of our country, and it’s THAT popular, so you don’t have to hesitate this dish when this precious is on the table.
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