ABOUT FILIPINO FOOD

A sweet Filipino delicacy from the province of Bulacan.

Adidas + Saluyot by Mommy Shelette.

In the Philippines, adidas refers to chicken feet.

The usage derives from the fact that the chicken’s three claws are reminiscent of the trefoil logo of the German shoe company Adidas.

In the Philippines, polvoron refers to a soft crumbly treat whose ingredients are mainly powdered milk, butter and toasted flour. They are molded into oval or round shapes.

Goldilocks is a Philippine bakeshop chain that manufactures and packages different flavors of pulburon. The Filipino word comes from the Spanish polvoron. Goldilocks calls it “shortbread cookies.” Goldilocks Canada has referred to polvoron as “Manila shortbread,” describing it as a “sweet mixture of toasted flour, milk, butter and sugar, that is then molded.”

Photo by Toyang Noresa of Barquillos, Butter Scotch, Napoleones, Bañadas, Barquiron and Piaya from Bongbong’s of Bacolod City.

Titay’s Liloan Rosquillos & Delicacies is a maker of biscuits, pastries and breads. They are most famous for their Rosquillos Corazon, Otap, Galletas del Carmen, Galletas de Bato, and Hojaldres.

Known in English as taro.

A quintessential Bicolano dish, LAING is dried taro leaves in coconut milk.

Bobot Candy-Coated Peanuts… “vintage” Filipino candies from the 1990s. Made by Highland Confectionery Mfg. Inc. in Mandaue City, Philippines. Sold in packs containing 24 small packages, each containing four nuts.

Photo of Crispy Liempo by Leslie Bernarte. Goes well with beer 🙂