Cookbook:Cuisine of the Philippines

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Filipino cuisine is a mixture of the culinary arts of various Philippine ethnolinguistic groups which evolved over the centuries from a primarily indigenous Austronesian ideas with diverse influences from Chinese, Spanish and American gastronomy that had enriched the cultures of the archipelago and adapted using home-grown ingredients to meet local preferences.

Recipes

Breakfast

• Silog — Fried rice with fried egg

Main dish

Main dish is always eaten with rice

• Adobo – Meat commonly stewed in condiments, such as vinegar and soy sauce (mostly), garlic, onions and black pepper.
• Bicol Express – Pork belly sauteed in garlic and spices and added with coconut milk and chili peppers.
• Binagoongan – Pork sauteed in fermented shrimp paste and spices.
• Dinuguan – Pork blood stew.
• Kare-Kare – Oxtail and vegetables in peanut sauce
• Lechon Kawali — Crispy Fried Pork Belly
• Lechon Paksiw – Roast pork in tart liver sauce.
• Nilagang Baka – Philippine Beef Stew. Beef boiled for a long duration, added with vegetables.
• Paksiw na Bangus - Milkfish Stewed in Vinegar.
• Pinakbet – Ilocos-style sautéed vegetables
• Sinigang – A soup dish with pleasant savory-sour and a hint of sweet taste.
• Sisig – A dish made of minced skin or meat (especially pork), chopped spices, and acid fruit. Served mostly on a sizzling plate, with fresh egg placed on the center.

Mirienda

Mirienda is a very light meal eaten in the afternoon.

• Champorado — Chocolate Rice Porridge
• Chicken Sopas – Chicken macaroni soup with milk.
• Empanada — Meat stuffed pastry

Beverages

• Calamansi Juice Drink — Filipino version of lemonade

Party food

Filipinos love celebrating birthdays. These foods are always present during one's special moments.

• Filipino style Spaghetti — a sweet spaghetti with hotdogs and ground pork and banana ketchup.
• Lumpia — Filipino fried spring rolls
• Lumpiang Shanghai – Filipino version of fried rolls, despite having a name from Chinese.
• Maja Blanca — Coconut milk pudding

Desserts

• Halo-halo - Traditional Filipino ice dessert.

Street food

• Kwek-Kwek — Deep-fried quail eggs
• Turon — Crispy banana springrolls