Filipino Food

Filipino Spaghetti

What makes it Pinoy spaghetti? Take a close look and taste.

Filipino spaghetti is known for its sweet sauce and the prominent addition of sliced hotdogs.

Azucena (Dog Meat)

Some like to eat dogmeat raw, ony slightly seared on the skin, and with a sawsawan made out of uncooked liver mashed with vinegar, garlic and onions.

Others like their azucena fully cooked, adobo-style, with a handful of hot red peppers. Raw dogmeat is served with gin, and adobo dogmeat is served with beer.

Pastilyas

Pastillas by Soundtech27… Pastilyas in the Philippines are traditionally white from the Spanish sweet pastillas de leche (milk). They are often called “soft milk-candy” in English.

Curly Tops

Masarap na choco kendi, ipunin ang balat dahil magandang pabalat yan para sa sipa 🙂

Quote and Photos by Johnard Garcia.

Banana Ketchup

Bottles of UFC Tamis Anghang Banana Catsup on Store Shelf. Photos by Angie Pastor.

Banana ketchup is a popular Filipino condiment made from bananas, sugar, vinegar and spices. Its natural color is brownish, but it is colored red to resemble tomato ketchup.

Bagoóng is a paste made from fish or small shrimps that are salted and fermented for several weeks. The liquid byproduct is drawn off and used as a sauce called patis. Different areas of the Philippines have their own version of bagoóng.