A FOOD TRADITION
Filipino Cuisine
A diverse national cooking tradition shaped by Austronesian, Chinese, Spanish, and American influences, with strong regional variation.
Dishes linked to this cuisine
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Adobo
A Filipino braised dish in which pork or chicken is simmered with vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, water, and aromatics until richly seasoned.
Afritada
Afritada is a Filipino tomato-based stew prepared with chicken or pork, potatoes, carrots, bell pepper, peas, onion, and garlic.
Arroz Caldo
A Filipino chicken rice porridge simmered with ginger, garlic, onion, and stock and commonly garnished with green onion, egg, and fish sauce.
Bibingka
A Filipino rice cake baked in a lined pan, commonly enriched with coconut milk, egg, butter, sugar, and cheese.
Biko
Biko is a Filipino baked or steamed sticky-rice cake cooked with coconut milk and sugar, often finished with a caramelized topping.
Bulalo
A Filipino beef-bone soup made by slowly simmering beef bones and beef with onion and vegetables until the broth is rich and savory.
Caldereta
A Filipino tomato-based stew typically made with beef or goat, vegetables, and aromatics, with regional versions sometimes enriched with liver spread, cheese, or peanut butter.
Champorado
Champorado is a Filipino sweet rice porridge cooked with cacao and sugar and commonly served with milk.
Chicken Inasal
Chicken Inasal is Filipino grilled chicken marinated with vinegar, calamansi, garlic, ginger, lemongrass, and annatto, then grilled and typically served with rice.
Chicken Tinola
A Filipino clear soup of chicken simmered with ginger, garlic, onion, green papaya, and commonly fish sauce.
Crispy Pata
Crispy Pata is a deep-fried Filipino pork leg dish with crisp skin and tender meat, commonly accompanied by a soy-vinegar dipping sauce.
Daing na Bangus
Daing na bangus is milkfish marinated with vinegar, garlic, and salt, dried, and typically fried or grilled before serving.
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