Popular Pinoy Soup

Summer is over and the cold rainy season is here. It’s time to indulge on some warm soups and dishes that will surely satisfy your cravings and warm your belly. Forget the ice cream, smoothies and all other summer comfort foods because we deliver to you some of the Filipino popular foods that are best eaten during the rainy season of the year.

ARROZCALDO

Ingredients:

1 kilo chicken; cut in small pieces

1 cup uncooked malagkit or plain rice or combination

1 small onion; chopped

4 cloves garlic; chopped

1 root ginger; sliced

Fish sauce

Cooking oil

Salt to taste

1 tbsp minced fried garloc

1 tbsp green onions

This is it! Pansit!

     Pansit is a popular stir fried noodle dish in the Philippines. Noodles were introduced by the Chinese and have been adopted into our local cuisine. The term pansit is derived from the Hokkien word pian i sit which literally means something conveniently cooked fast. It is very popular in the Philippines that it is always served during birthdays because according to tradition noodles represent long life and good health. There are as many variations of pansit as there are provinces in the Philippines. Here are some of them:

Atay Con Misua (Binondo)

Chami (Binondo)

Chamisua (Binondo)

La Paz Batchoy (Iloilo) – a noodle soup made with pork organs, crushed chicharon, chicken stock and round noodles

Lobihon (Binondo)

Lomi (Batangas) - made of egg noodles in soupy sauce, topped with sliced fish balls, crab meat, shrimp balls, green peas, carrots and cabbage

Pinoy Coolers to Beat the Summer Heat

     Summer is officially here! With the increase in temperature almost every day, there’s nothing like a tall glass of something cold to beat the summer heat. If you wish to have one for yourself, here’s the recipe for some of the famous pinoy summer coolers.

Ice Candy  is the usual summer treats of the Pinoys especially the kids

Pinoy Street Foods

     Filipinos are known to eat at least 3 meals a day plus snacks or merienda. While some people in other countries may prefer to eat burgers and pizzas, Filipinos on the other hand would go to the streets to satisfy their hunger for street food for a few pesos.

     Pinoy street foods are delicious, convenient, practical and best of all economical. With the increase in prices of basic food, street foods have now become part of the pinoy cuisine.

       Let's take a trip to the street and rediscover Pinoy Street Food

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     Sinigang is a Philippine dish consisting of meat or seafood and vegetables simmered in a sour broth, often with a base of rice washing (water used to rinse rice). The sour soup goes well with rice, the staple food of all Filipinos. Sinigang is traditionally tamarind based. Other versions of the dish derive their sourness from ingredients such as guava, calamansi, kamias, or raw mango among others. If you’re tired of the classic sinigang in tamarind, you may try these recipes to suit your taste buds.

Food for the Noche Buena Table

     Noche Buena which literally means “Good Night” refers to the night of Christmas Eve. This is a very special event for Filipinos because this is the time where family and friends come together for a very special and sumptuous Christmas dinner. This usually comes after the entire family has attended the late evening Christmas Eve mass or Misa de Gallo. So if you are still thinking of what to prepare for Noche Buena, here are some of the country's well-loved food items that usually find their way to the tables of Filipino families.

6 Ways in Cooking Adobo

     If the Philippines had a national dish, it would be Adobo. Adobo is the name of a popular dish and cooking process in Philippine cuisine that involves meat marinated in a sauce of vinegar and garlic, browned in oil, and simmered in the marinade. It is a tasty dish that leaves everyone, Filipinos and non-Filipinos craving for more. How many ways can you cook adobo? There are as many adobo recipes as there are Filipinos so here are some you can try on.