Filipino Food

Malunggay

Photo by Angie Pastor.

Malunggay (Moringa) is known as sajina in South Asian countries like India. In English, it is sometimes called referred to as horseradish though it’s a different species from the horseradish that Westerners know.

Tinapay San Nicolas

A classic recipe…

Bibingka

Bibingka is a flat but thick yellow rice cake that was once

Puto Bumbong

Featured photo courtesy of Mayette Garcia.

A popular kakanin (rice delicacy) during the Christmas holidays, puto bumbong is purple-colored rice steamed in bamboo tubes and served with grated coconut and brown sugar.

Pinipig

Pinipig refers to immature grains of glutinous rice pounded until flat before

Kaong

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.

Upo

Upo is called a bottle gourd in English. It’s a very popular vegetable in the Philippines.

Galunggong

Fried Galunggong by Eva Argenos.

Batwan

These batwan fruits are used as souring agents in Ilonggo cuisine.

Gatâ

Coconut milk

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