Filipino Food

Pancit Bato

Bato is a municipality in Camarines Sur, a province of the Bicol region on the island of Luzon.

This pancit (noodle dish) is named after the town, but it’s famous throughout the area. Many Filipinos from elsewhere refer to pancit bato as pancit Bicol.

Galunggong

Fried Galunggong by Eva Argenos.

Gabi

Known in English as taro.

Tambakol

Tagalog name for skipjack tuna

Queso de Bola

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

Aratiles

Scientific name: Muntingia calabura Variations on spelling: aratilis, aratiles, aratalis, alatiris A

Bobot

Bobot Candy-Coated Peanuts… “vintage” Filipino candies from the 1990s. Made by Highland

Dayap

Dayap is the key lime familiar to Westerners, though few know that it’s actually a native plant of Southeast Asia.

Scientific name: Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle.

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.

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. 🙂

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