Foods to represent Filipino cuisine
Adobo — soy sauce based
Sinigang — tamarind based
alternate: Bulanglang — guava based
also: Sinigang sa Miso — miso based
Kare Kare — peanut based
Sisig —
Kilawin
Kinilaw
Tahong
Kaldereta (beef) — tomato based, most advanced version of Menudo (pork) and Afritada (chicken) and Giniling (ground meat)
Bicol express — coconut milk based
Binagoongan — shrimp paste based
Pinakbet — most “masahog” vegetable dish
Paksiw — vinegar based, fish dish
Tinola — ginger based
Nilaga — fish sauce based
Chicken Pastel — cream based
Chicken Curry — curry + coconut milk based
Pininyahan — pineapple juice + cream based
Sarciadong Isda — tomato and egg based
Filipino sweet Spaghetti — party classic (alongside Pancit Bihon)
Palabok — shrimp broth based noodle
Lechon Baboy/Manok/Itik
Filipino pork bbq
Inihaw na Bangus/Tilapia/Hito
Lechon Paksiw — Mang Tomas based
Burger Steak — mushroom and gravy based
Fishball , Isaw, Kwek Kwek, Balut, Taho — street food
Bibingka, Suman, Kutsinta, Tupig (Pangasinan) —
Lumpia (shanghai, gulay, ubud) — spring rolls
Siomai, Siopao, Chao Fan
Sotanghon — soup noodles
Bringhe — Filipino cold paella
Halo-Halo — best dessert
Sopas and Champorado and Lugaw
Tocino Longganisa Tapa
Boneless Bangus, Tuyo
Pandesal, Ensaymada, Spanish bread
Sweet snacks: Stick-O, Jelly-Ace, Hopia, Otap, Puto Seco, Polvoron, Chocnut, Yema
Salty snacks: Boy Bawang, Sky Flakes, Chicharon, Mang Juan, Cheese Ring, Oishii
Ginisang CornedBeef/Sardinas/Mackerel
Banana/Camote-Q, nilagang Mais/Mani
Chinese dishes: Beef Broccoli and Sweet & Sour
More vegetable dishes
Munggo
Ampalaya
Ginataang Gulay
Tortang Talong
Chopseuy
Laing
Ginisang Sayote/Upo
Sipo Egg
More fruit varieties:
What we lack
Cream based dishes
Steamed food, dumplings especially
Soup noodles
Miso, kimchi
Raw salads, pure soups
Wheat based pastries
Pizza and pasta
Sausage, hams, meatballs
Cheeses and yogurts
Curries and chilis
Cakes and chocolates
Potato and Paprika forward dishes
