What are the foods to eat in the Philippines
How to be in love with the Philippines? Many Tourists know this country because of the beaches and many beautiful vacation spots and also because of the nature it has and the weather. But many of them have become one of the fans because of the foods that can be tasted in the country. It’s a taste that brings you home. Since the summer in the Philippines is getting started, many of the turista (tourist) prepare their things to visit Philippines for scuba diving and also taste again the food what Filipino really proud of.
What are the Philippines cuisines?
Lechon
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Lechon Baboy (pig), it is influenced by Spanish. It is a roasted pig, cooked in charcoal while being stung in a bamboo. It's become a national dish in the Philippines, it is typically served on special occasions such as Christmas, fiesta, reunion and etc,. The city of Cebu serves the most delicious lechon in the Philippines.
Adobo
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A popular dish that consists of meat, vinegar, garlic, peppercorn, oil, bay leaf and soy sauce. Filipino citizen considers this as “Pambasang Ulam (national dish)”. Typically the meat of the adobo is chicken and pork, but today some Chef try to cook seafood in it. Also, this local food can be tasted in the snack flavored as adobo.
Sinigang
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One of the favorite dishes of the Filipino. A soup tastes sour because of the flavor of tamarind. It is cooked with the ingredients of meat, tamarind, vegetable, onions, siling berde (pepper green), and tomatoes. Mangoes and kamias can be a replacement with tamarind and shrimp, chicken and fish for the meat.
Kare-kare
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It consists vegetables, meat and serves with bagoong. Traditionally, it serves in fiestas, at the province of Pampanga without kare-kare, the fiesta is cannot be considered complete.
Tapa
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A beef fried or grilled is served at breakfast together with sinangag (fried rice) and fried egg.
Crispy pata
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A crispy, delicious and juicy leg of the pig, add vinegar sauce for the better taste. It has lots of cholesterol, so watch out and don’t eat too much.
Pancit
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Noodles dish in the Filipino cuisine that symbolizes “long life and good health”. It is typically served on birthdays.
Lumpia
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A fresh and fried roll dish that consists of vegetables inside. Lumpiang sariwa and lumpiang pirito, how it called in the Philippines. And for dessert, a sweet deep fried roll with saba banana is what you can eat and it is called as turon.
Halo-halo
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A Filipino known dessert, combinations of shaved ice, condensed milk, ube, leche plan, macapuno, beans, mongo, banana, sago, gulaman, jackfruit and ice cream. It is best to eat contrast with the hot and sunny summer weather.
Want to taste any of them? Dive Philippines and discover it. Come and visit the country!
