A FOOD TRADITION
Ilocano Cuisine
A northern Philippine tradition known for vegetable dishes, preserved foods, grilled and boiled meats, and assertive savory flavors.
Dishes linked to this cuisine
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Poqui-Poqui
A grilled and sautéed Ilocano eggplant dish mixed with eggs, tomatoes, onion, garlic, and cooking oil.
Royal Bibingka
Royal Bibingka is an Ilocano baked rice cake made with glutinous rice flour, coconut milk, eggs, sugar, butter, and cheese.
Sinanglaw
Sinanglaw is an Ilocano beef-offal soup simmered with broth, bile, vinegar, ginger, onion, and sometimes fresh chili.
Tupig
Tupig is an Ilocano sweet rice cake of glutinous rice flour, coconut milk, grated coconut, and sugar wrapped in banana leaves and grilled.
Vigan Longganisa
Vigan Longganisa is a garlicky Ilocano pork sausage seasoned with sugar, vinegar, and salt, then cured or formed and pan-fried.
Warek-Warek
Warek-Warek is an Ilocano grilled or boiled pork salad tossed with onion and an acidic dressing, sometimes accompanied by fermented shrimp paste.
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