Category: General Info

Exotic? Monkey-eating eagles, pupa of honeybees, birds’ nests, freshwater beetles, sea urchins, lizards, iguanas, pythons, octopus, field rats… tastes like chicken!

The tabon bird of Palawan lays only two eggs, and one of them is sure to get egg-napped.

Freswater maliputo and tawilis — fish caught only in the Pansipit River and Taal Lake of Batangas.

Eel cooked in yellow ginger.

Hotsilog

Photos by Jeric Travis of Hotsilog (hotdogs, sinangag at itlog)… Filipino meal…

Torta

In Philippine cuisine, torta generally refers to an egg omelet. (Though certain

Macapuno Strings

Photo By Toyang Noresa of Suman Topped With Macapuno Strings

Can you tell the difference between authentic macapuno and young coconut being passed off as macapuno?

Camaru

Photo by Marian Vidad.

A delicacy of the province of Pampanga, camaru or kamaru are crickets. They are deep-fried or cooked adobo style.

Chinese New Year Filipino Food

Featured Photo by Angie Pastor

How Filipinos feast during the Chinese New Year!

Ngohiong

A specialty of Cebu! Ngo-Hiong (ngoyong) is the very distinctive Visayan version

Pinggang Pinoy

A visual tool developed by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute to help Filipinos acquire healthy eating habits.

Eating Out Filipino Style

Not too long ago, dining in a restaurant was not a common thing among Filipinos.

Media Noche

Featured photo by Angie Pastor.

Media Noche in the Philippines is New Year’s Eve, during which everyone looks forward to the large spread of food to feast on. 🙂

Queso de Bola

Ball of Edam cheese that’s a staple of the Filipino Christmas table