Filipino Food

Sigarilyas

Photo of Sigarilyas by Angie Pastor.

Sigarilyas (winged bean) is one of the vegetables mentioned in the popular Filipino folk song Bahay Kubo. It is also known as kalamismis in Tagalog and as parlang or pallang in northern Luzon.

Kaong is the fruit of the sugar palm tree whose scientific name is Arenga pinnata. Translucently white in color and chewy in texture, the cute-sized fruits of the kaong are a popular ingredient in haluhalo, together with macapuno and nata de coco.

Goldilocks Polvoron

Goldilocks is a Philippine bakeshop chain that makes different flavors of polvoron.

Lucban Longganisa

Lucban longganisa by Mildred Cruz.

Laswa

Laswa is a very nutritious Ilonggo dish that’s primarily boiled vegetables with

Binangkal

This is a Cebuano treat.

Choko Choko

Instructions: Bite/Cut the end of the tube to squeeze the chocolate paste into your mouth.

Champorado

Photo by Mary Rizale.

In the Philippines, tsamporado / tsampurado / champorado / champurado is chocolate-flavored rice porridge.

The First Banquet

In the year 1521, Ferdinand Magellan was met by a friendly Filipino chief and a feast laid out in his honor. Two dishes were brought, one of fish in its sauce and the other of rice.

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