Filipino Food

Chorizo de Bilbao

Shrimps & Chorizo by Mayette M. Garcia.

Originating from the Iberian peninsula, chorizo refers to several types of pork sausages. In the Philippines, the most common type is called chorizo de bilbao.

Pitson

The word pitson is from the Spanish pichón. Below is an old

Stik-O

Stik-O is a popular brand of chocolate-flavored wafer sticks in the Philippines. Recently, there have been newer flavors like ube, strawberry and coconut pandan.

Aceitunas Aliniadas

This recipe for Aceitunas Aliniadas (aceitunas aliñadas) treats was used by the nuns of Santa Clara for making the jarred olives that were Christmas gifts to the Spanish friars.

Olives are imported because they do not grow natively in the tropics.

Curacha

In the Chavacano language of Zamboanga in the southern Philippines, curacha refers to the spanner crab or red frog crab whose scientific name is Ranina ranina.