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Kalderetang Batangas in a rustic ceramic bowl on a wooden table: large tender beef chunks in thick reddish-brown sauce with potato, carrot, green peas, red and green bell pepper, a bay leaf, and fresh chopped parsley; steamed rice, calamansi halves, and siling labuyo on the side

Fiesta Mode

Tagalog 40 min prep · 2h 30m cook Hard

Kalderetang Batangas

Kaldereta ng Batangas

Batangueño kaldereta—beef braised without tomato sauce in a dark savory broth of soy, vinegar, liver spread, pickle relish, peanut butter, and melted cheese until thick, glossy, and fiesta-rich

Ilonggo 45 min prep · 35 min cook Medium

Piaya

Piaya sang Negros

Ilonggo piaya—thin griddled flatbreads filled with muscovado until the crust is golden, speckled with char, and the dark sugar shows through at the edges

Ilocano 20 min prep · 25 min cook Easy

Pinakbet

Pinakbet (Pakbet)

Ilocano pinakbet with ampalaya, eggplant, okra, squash, and bagoong—a vegetable ulam that is bitter, savory, and deeply Filipino

Tagalog 15 min prep · 55 min cook Easy

Pork Adobo

Adobong Baboy

Filipino pork adobo with glossy soy-vinegar sauce, pork belly, bay leaf, peppercorns, fried garlic, and green onion—the rich adobo half of the great debate

Tagalog 30 min prep · 20 min cook Medium

Filipino Pork Barbecue

Inihaw na Baboy (Pork BBQ)

Filipino pork barbecue—overnight-marinated kasim on bamboo skewers, charcoal-grilled with caramel basting, served

Pork menudo in a shallow bowl: glossy tomato sauce coating pork cubes, hotdog rounds, potato, carrot, green and red bell pepper, peas, garbanzos, and raisins; wooden spoon on linen napkin

Fiesta Mode

Tagalog 35 min prep · 1h 10m cook Medium

Classic Pork Menudo

Menudong Baboy

Handaan-style pork menudo—1 cm cubes of pork and liver in thick tomato sauce with hotdog, potato, carrot, bell peppers, peas, garbanzos, and raisins

Tagalog 40 min prep · 15 min cook Medium

Pork and Shrimp Siomai

Siomai

Filipino pork and shrimp siomai with shiitake mushrooms, steamed open-faced in bamboo baskets and served with soy-calamansi dipping sauce

Sizzling pork sisig on a cast iron plate with runny egg yolk, red onions, green and red chilies, scallions; steamed rice with fried garlic in a side bowl

Fiesta Mode

Kapampangan 45 min prep · 1h 30m cook Medium

Sizzling Pork Sisig

Sisig

Kapampangan sisig on a screaming-hot plate—chopped grilled pork, liver, onion, and chili with a cracked egg on top and garlic rice on the side

Top view of homemade Filipino pork tocino with deep mahogany caramel glaze on a blue-rimmed plate

Tagalog 30 min prep · 25 min cook Easy

Homemade Pork Tocino

Tocinong Baboy

Tender homemade pork tocino with boil-and-fry technique—sweet caramelized glaze like store-bought, with optional anatto or natural mahogany color

Tagalog 20 min prep · 20 min cook Medium

Puto

Putong Bigas

Steamed puto in a bamboo steamer—fluffy rice cakes with cheese, salted egg, and niyog toppings (Puto Biñan style)

Chavacano 40 min prep · 50 min cook Medium

Satti

Satti (Zamboanga Skewers)

Zamboanga satti—grilled beef, chicken, and liver skewers in thick orange peanut-chili sauce with yellow ta'mu rice cubes, fried shallots, and aromatic leaves

Tagalog 25 min prep · 1h 5m cook Medium

Sinigang na Baboy

Sinigang na Baboy sa Sampalok

Sour pork belly soup with gabi, labanos, sitaw, okra, talong, kangkong, and real sampalok—served with patis, calamansi, and siling labuyo on the side

Tagalog 20 min prep · 30 min cook Easy

Sinigang na Hipon

Sinigang na Hipon sa Sampalok

Filipino sinigang na hipon with head-on prawns, tamarind broth, gabi, eggplant, sitaw, kangkong, and siling haba—a steaming sour soup for rice

Bowl of creamy Filipino chicken sopas with macaroni, carrots, hotdog slices, green onions, and toasted garlic

Tagalog 15 min prep · 40 min cook Easy

Creamy Chicken Sopas

Sopas na Manok

Filipino chicken sopas with macaroni, vegetables, and a creamy broth, cooked with toasted pasta for deeper flavor plus easy dairy-free options

Tagalog 30 min prep · 20 min cook Medium

Tapsilog

Tapsilog (Tapa, Sinangag, Itlog)

Garlic fried rice, sunny-side egg, and beef tapa marinated in a balanced sweet-salty glaze with oyster sauce—the

Tagalog 20 min prep · 45 min cook Easy

Tinola

Tinolang Manok

Filipino tinola with chicken, ginger, green papaya AND sayote, malunggay, and patis-calamansi sawsawan—the peace-treaty version of the great debate

Tagalog 5 min prep · 20 min cook Easy

Tocilog

Tocilog (Tocino, Sinangag, Itlog)

Filipino tocilog with sweet caramelized tocino, steamed white rice, sunny-side-up egg, and atchara—the classic sweet silog breakfast

Kapampangan 15 min prep · 50 min cook Easy

Tokwa't Baboy

Tokwa at Baboy

Filipino tokwa't baboy with fried tofu, boiled pork, onions, and soy-vinegar sawsawan—classic pulutan

Tyula itum in a dark ceramic bowl on a wooden table: deep black glossy broth with large tender beef chunks, fried garlic, green onions, and a whole red siling labuyo on top; steam rising

Fiesta Mode

Maranao 45 min prep · 3h cook Hard

Tyula Itum

Tyula' Itum (Itim na Sabaw)

Maranao tyula itum—beef slow-simmered in a black broth of burnt coconut, turmeric, and lemongrass; Mindanao's dark, aromatic soup for feasts and Fridays

Tagalog 15 min prep · 30 min cook Easy

Adobong Sitaw

Adobong Sitaw (Ginisang Gulay)

Sitaw and pork belly adobo with whole garlic, peppercorns, and siling labuyo—glossy soy-vinegar sauce, bright green beans, and liempo that renders in the pan

Tagalog 25 min prep · 55 min cook Easy

Arroz Caldo

Aroskaldo

Golden Filipino arroz caldo with shredded chicken, ginger, kasubha, and toppings of toasted garlic, green onion, egg, and calamansi

Tagalog 10 min prep · 20 min cook Easy

Bangsilog

Bangsilog (Bangus, Sinangag, Itlog)

Filipino bangsilog with crispy daing na bangus, steamed white rice, fried egg, toasted garlic, and vinegar sawsawan

Beef caldereta with bone-in beef chunks, potato, carrot, red and green bell pepper in thick reddish-brown sauce served with steamed rice

Fiesta Mode

Tagalog 35 min prep · 2h 35m cook Hard

Classic Beef Caldereta

Kalderetang Baka

Filipino beef caldereta—bone-in beef braised in rich tomato sauce with liver spread, peanut butter, potato, carrot, and bell pepper until fork-tender

Nilagang baka in a ceramic bowl: tender beef chunks, saba, corn, potato, green beans, pechay, green onions and peppercorns on top; patis with calamansi, lime, and siling labuyo on the side

Tagalog 25 min prep · 1h 35m cook Medium

Beef Nilaga

Nilagang Baka

Sunday nilagang baka—clear beef broth with brisket, saba, corn, potatoes, green beans, and pechay; patis sawsawan

Two deep orange Ilocos empanadas with crispy bubbled crust on a wooden plate, garnished with parsley, with a ramekin of spiced vinegar and chili on the side

Ilocano 60 min prep · 40 min cook Hard

Empanada Ilocos

Empanada ng Ilocos

Ilocos empanada—crisp orange rice-flour shells filled with longganisa, bean sprouts, egg, and papaya; the Vigan street food fried golden and eaten with vinegar

Tagalog 15 min prep · 20 min cook Easy

Tinortang Talong

Tortang Talong

Char-grilled eggplant dipped in egg and pan-fried until puffed and golden—the classic Filipino eggplant omelet ulam

Filipino turon on banana leaf with caramelized sugar crust and saba filling

Tagalog 20 min prep · 15 min cook Medium

Turon (Banana Lumpia)

Turon

Filipino turon—saba banana in lumpia wrapper with shattered brown-sugar caramel crust; langka optional, served on banana

Beef randang in a rustic ceramic bowl on dark wood: dark chunky beef coated in thick dry spice paste, lime wedges, sliced red chilies, and kaffir lime leaves with a brass spoon

Fiesta Mode

Maranao 30 min prep · 2h 30m cook Medium

Beef Randang

Randang na Baka

Maranao beef randang—slow-braised beef in spiced coconut milk with lemongrass and turmeric until the sauce clings dark and rich; Mindanao's answer to rendang

Beef salpicao in a wok with thick seared beef strips, whole garlic cloves, toasted garlic chips, parsley, and green onions

Tagalog 20 min prep · 15 min cook Medium

Classic Beef Salpicao

Bistek Salpicao

Filipino beef salpicao—thick seared beef strips in a glossy garlic-butter sauce with whole garlic cloves, toasted garlic chips, and fresh parsley

Tagalog 30 min prep · 35 min cook Medium

Bibingka

Bibingkang Galapong

Christmas bibingka on charred banana leaf—moist rice cake topped with salted egg, melted cheese, and fresh grated

Bicolano 15 min prep · 45 min cook Medium

Bicol Express

Bicol Express sa Gata

Spicy Bicol express with pork belly, coconut milk, shrimp paste, and siling labuyo—the iconic Bicolano gata dish

Tagalog 30 min prep · 15 min cook Easy

Bistek Tagalog

Bistek na Baka

Filipino bistek tagalog with thin seared beef, glossy soy-calamansi sauce, sweet onion rings, and green onion—served with rice and fresh calamansi

Tagalog 25 min prep · 3h 5m cook Medium

Bulalo

Bulalo ng Batangas

Batangas bulalo—cross-cut marrow bone and shank in rich broth with corn, pechay, and fried garlic; scoop marrow with

Ilonggo 30 min prep · 2h 30m cook Medium

Cansi

Cansi sang Bacolod

Bacolod cansi—beef shank and unripe jackfruit in a sour batwan broth with lemongrass; the Ilonggo beef soup that sits between nilaga and sinigang

Tagalog 15 min prep · 45 min cook Easy

Caramelized Onions

Sibuyas na Karamelo

Slow-cooked jammy caramelized onions with a deep mahogany glaze—perfect for bistek, burgers, sandwiches, and Filipino ulam toppers

Chicken adobo in a dark bowl with glossy sauce, garlic rice, sawsawan with chili, and steamed rice on a rustic wooden table

Tagalog 25 min prep · 45 min cook Medium

Classic Chicken Adobo

Adobong Manok

The national dish—tender chicken braised in soy, vinegar, and garlic until gloriously glazed

Chicken afritada with drumsticks, potato, carrot, red and green bell pepper, and green peas in thick tomato sauce

Tagalog 30 min prep · 1h cook Medium

Classic Chicken Afritada

Afritadang Manok

Filipino chicken afritada—seared drumsticks braised in a deep tomato-garlic sauce with potato, carrot, bell pepper, and green peas

Ilonggo 30 min prep · 30 min cook Medium

Chicken Inasal

Inasal na Manok

Bacolod chicken inasal—charcoal-grilled leg quarter basted in achuete oil with garlic rice, atchara, and

Maranao chicken piaparan on a ceramic plate: chicken thighs and drumsticks thickly coated in golden-yellow turmeric papar, garnished with red chili slivers and long green chives; bowls of pale coconut milk sauce and dark palapa with fresh coconut, turmeric root, ginger, and star anise nearby

Fiesta Mode

Maranao 35 min prep · 55 min cook Medium

Chicken Piaparan

Piaparan a Manok

Maranao chicken piaparan—drumsticks and thighs coated in golden turmeric papar (sautéed coconut), with palapa, coconut milk sauce, and chili-chive garnish

Filipino chop suey in a wide green scalloped bowl: shrimp, chicken, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, bell peppers, baby corn, mushrooms, whole and halved quail eggs with yellow yolks in the center, light brown glaze, and cilantro garnish

Fiesta Mode

Tagalog 35 min prep · 20 min cook Medium

Chop Suey

Chop Suey (Gulay na May Sarsa)

Filipino chop suey with shrimp, chicken, quail eggs, cabbage, and crisp vegetables in a light oyster-sauce glaze

Crispy pata on a wooden board with golden crackling skin, calamansi, cilantro, and bowls of soy-vinegar sawsawan

Fiesta Mode

Kapampangan 35 min prep · 2h 55m cook Hard

Crispy Pata

Crispy na Pata ng Baboy

Filipino crispy pata with boiled-then-fried pork leg, crackling skin, and soy-vinegar dipping sauce—a fiesta centerpiece

Tagalog 25 min prep · 15 min cook Easy

Daing na Bangus

Daing na Bangus (Tuyo)

Filipino daing na bangus—boneless milkfish marinated in vinegar, garlic, and pepper, then fried crisp for bangsilog or breakfast

Ilocano 20 min prep · 40 min cook Medium

Dinuguan

Dinuguan at Puto

Ilocano pork blood stew with pork belly, liver, siling haba, and vinegar—thick, glossy, and meant for scooping with puto

Tagalog 20 min prep · 45 min cook Medium

Estofadong Batangas

Estofado ng Batangas

Batangas pork estofado—chunks braised in soy, tausi, and fresh sugarcane juice with a splash of soft drink until the sauce turns thick, glossy, and sweet-savory

Bicolano 30 min prep · 35 min cook Medium

Ginataang Alimango

Alimango sa Gata

Bicolano ginataang alimango—whole crab simmered in thick coconut milk with sitaw, kalabasa, ginger, and sili until shells turn orange-red

Bicolano 20 min prep · 35 min cook Medium

Ginataang Gulay

Gulay sa Gata

Bicol-style ginataang gulay—chicken and vegetables in creamy coconut milk with kalabasa, sitaw, okra, labuyo

Bicolano 15 min prep · 30 min cook Easy

Ginataang Kalabasa at Sitaw

Kalabasa at Sitaw sa Gata

Chunky kalabasa and long sitaw in thick, pale-orange coconut cream—pure gulay gata ulam served with bagoong and calamansi on the side

Tagalog 15 min prep · 35 min cook Easy

Giniling

Giniling na Baboy

Giniling na baboy with ground pork, potatoes, carrots, bell pepper, peas, and quail eggs in a savory tomato sauce—the classic Filipino picadillo ulam

Tagalog 20 min prep · 15 min cook Easy

Ginisang Ampalaya

Ginisang Ampalaya at Itlog

Ampalaya stir-fried with fluffy egg curds, red onion, and tomato—a bright, savory gulay ulam with just enough patis and optional chili heat

Tagalog 35 min prep · 50 min cook Easy

Ginisang Munggo

Ginisang Munggong Habol

Thick Filipino ginisang munggo with crispy pork belly, malunggay, chicharon, and toasted garlic—served with rice and patis-calamansi sawsawan

Tagalog 15 min prep · 5 min cook Medium

Halo-Halo

Halong Samalamig

Street-style halo-halo with kaong, macapuno, sago, gulaman, beans, ube, leche flan, and pinipig—the classic Filipino

Cebuano 25 min prep · 30 min cook Easy

Inun-unan na Bangus

Inun-unan na Bangus (Cebuano)

Cebuano inun-unan na bangus—thick milkfish steaks simmered in clear vinegar-ginger broth with tomato, ampalaya, garlic, and siling haba until tender and bright

Steaming bowl of Ilonggo KBL: dark kadyos beans, pork belly and rib chunks, pale yellow langka wedges, wilted talbos ng kamote, and murky brown batwan broth; steamed rice and calamansi with siling labuyo on the side

Ilonggo 30 min prep · 1h 30m cook Medium

Kadyos Baboy Langka (KBL)

KBL (Kadyos, Baboy, Langka)

Ilonggo KBL—dark kadyos pigeon peas, pork belly and ribs, unripe langka wedges, and talbos ng kamote in sour batwan broth, with rice and patis-calamansi sawsawan

Kapampangan 45 min prep · 2h 5m cook Medium

Kare-Kare

Kare-Kareng Buntot

Kapampangan peanut stew with oxtail, honeycomb tripe, kalabasa, and achuete-orange sauce—served with bagoong and

Filipino kinilaw with cubed fish, ginger, red onion, siling haba, and calamansi

Cebuano 25 min prep · no cook Medium

Kinilaw na Tanigue

Kinilaw

Cebuano kinilaw—fresh fish cubes cured in vinegar and calamansi with ginger, red onion, siling haba, and

Ilonggo 40 min prep · 2h cook Medium

La Paz Batchoy

Batchoy (La Paz)

Iloilo La Paz batchoy—clear amber pork broth over miki with sliced meat, liver, intestines, jammy soft-boiled egg, chicharon, and golden fried garlic

Bicolano 20 min prep · 50 min cook Medium

Laing

Laing (Ginataang Dahon ng Gabi)

Slow-cooked dried taro leaves in coconut milk with pork, bagoong, and chili—rich, creamy, and unmistakably Bicolano

Tagalog 25 min prep · 55 min cook Medium

Leche Flan

Leche Flan na Inihaw

Classic Filipino leche flan—silky yolk custard in a llanera with glossy amber caramel, steamed until set and flipped

Lechon kawali in a rustic bowl: golden crispy pork belly cubes topped with fried garlic, green onions, and cilantro, lechon sauce in a wooden ramekin and calamansi half on the side

Fiesta Mode

Kapampangan 30 min prep · 1h 35m cook Medium

Lechon Kawali

Lechong Kawali

Crispy deep-fried pork belly cubes with blistered skin, fried garlic, and green onions—served with lechon sauce and calamansi

Tagalog 30 min prep · 50 min cook Medium

Lomi

Lomi (Mami Batangas)

Loaded lomi—thick miki in dark starchy pork gravy with braised pork, liver, kikiam, halved hard-boiled egg, big chicharon curls, and calamansi-chili patis on the side

Homemade Filipino longganisa links on a plate, caramelized and glossy

Tagalog 40 min prep · 15 min cook Medium

Homemade Longganisa

Longganisa (Garlicky-Sweet)

Garlicky-sweet Filipino pork sausages with paprika and achuete—batch, freeze, and fry links that taste close to your

Tagalog 10 min prep · 25 min cook Medium

Longsilog

Longsilog (Longganisa, Sinangag, Itlog)

Garlic fried rice with a sunny-side egg on top, sweet-garlicky longganisa links, atchara, and sukang maasam—the classic longganisa silog breakfast

Lumpiang Shanghai arranged in a sunburst on a white plate around a bowl of sweet-sour sauce with garlic and chili, a few rolls cut to show pork-carrot filling, parsley garnish

Fiesta Mode

Tagalog 45 min prep · 25 min cook Medium

Lumpiang Shanghai

Lumpiang Shanghai (Prito)

Thin, crispy pork lumpia fried golden and arranged around sweet-sour dipping sauce—the birthday-party finger food every Filipino kid fights over

Mechado in an earthy ceramic bowl on a wooden table: large tender beef chunks in thick reddish-orange sauce with potato, carrot, red and green bell pepper, visible bay leaf, and fresh chopped green onions on top; side bowl of rice with fried garlic

Fiesta Mode

Tagalog 30 min prep · 1h 40m cook Medium

Mechado

Mechadong Baka

Mechadong baka—large seared beef chunks in thick glossy tomato-soy sauce with potato, carrot, and bell pepper; bay leaf simmered in, finished with fresh green onions like the classic handaan bowl

Tagalog 15 min prep · 25 min cook Easy

Paksiw na Isda

Isda sa Suka at Gata

Paksiw na isda—whole fish simmered in vinegar, ginger, and pepper until the broth is sharp and the meat flakes clean; the everyday Luzon ulam with rice

Bowl of Filipino pancit bihon with golden rice noodles, shredded chicken, cabbage, carrots, and snow peas

Fiesta Mode

Tagalog 20 min prep · 25 min cook Medium

Pancit Bihon

Bihon na Guisado

Filipino pancit bihon with golden rice noodles, chicken, cabbage, carrots, and snow peas—a birthday and handaan staple

Cebuano 25 min prep · 20 min cook Medium

Pancit Canton

Canton na Guisado

Fiesta-style pancit canton with shrimp, pork, chicken, chicharo, and bell pepper—finished with fried garlic

Ilonggo 45 min prep · 1h 30m cook Medium

Pancit Molo

Pancit Molo sang Iloilo

Iloilo pancit molo—clear chicken broth with handmade pork-shrimp wontons, shredded chicken, and green onions; the Visayan soup that is all dumplings, no noodles

Filipino pancit palabok with orange shrimp sauce, bihon noodles, shrimp, chicken, tinapa, chicharon, toasted garlic, egg, and calamansi

Fiesta Mode

Tagalog 30 min prep · 40 min cook Medium

Pancit Palabok

Palabok na May Sawsawan

Filipino pancit palabok with bright orange shrimp sauce, bihon noodles, shrimp, chicken, tinapa, chicharon, egg, and calamansi

Maranao 25 min prep · 45 min cook Easy

Pastil

Pastil (Kagikit at Kanin)

Maranao pastil—fluffy white rice on banana leaf topped with dark brown shredded chicken kagikit, with spicy calamansi-chili sawsawan for breakfast