Tagalog
Filipino Spaghetti
Spaghetti ng Pinoy
Sweet Filipino spaghetti—ground pork and hotdog in thick banana-ketchup tomato sauce with grated cheese, the birthday-party ulam every Pinoy
Recipe collection
Birthday Handaan Menu
A strong Filipino birthday table has one noodle dish, one saucy ulam, one fried or grilled item, rice, and dessert. This menu is built for sharing and reheating.
How to serve this collection
- Cook caldereta and pancit the day before—they taste better reheated.
- Fry lumpia and grill barbecue when guests arrive so textures stay fresh.
- Plan one piece of each main per guest, then add extra rice and lumpia.
Cebuano
Pancit Canton
Canton na Guisado
Fiesta-style pancit canton with shrimp, pork, chicken, chicharo, and bell pepper—finished with fried garlic...
Tagalog
Pancit Palabok
Palabok na May Sawsawan
Filipino pancit palabok with bright orange shrimp sauce, bihon noodles, shrimp, chicken, tinapa, chicharon, egg, and calamansi.
Tagalog
Pancit Bihon
Bihon na Guisado
Filipino pancit bihon with golden rice noodles, chicken, cabbage, carrots, and snow peas—a birthday and handaan staple.
Tagalog
Pancit Malabon
Pancit ng Malabon (Seafood Noodles sa Bilao)
Authentic pancit Malabon—thick noodles in orange shrimp sauce on a banana-leaf bilao with chicharon, tinapa, eggs, and coconut-shell sawsawa
Tagalog
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
Tagalog
Lumpiang Sariwa
Lumpiang Sariwa (Fresh Lumpia)
Lumpiang sariwa—thin egg crepes rolled around julienned vegetables, garbanzos, and pork, topped with thick sweet garlic sauce and crushed pe
Tagalog
Filipino Pork Barbecue
Inihaw na Baboy (Pork BBQ)
Filipino pork barbecue—overnight-marinated kasim on bamboo skewers, charcoal-grilled with caramel basting, served...
Tagalog
Inihaw na Liempo
Inihaw na Baboy (Liempo)
Inihaw na liempo—pork belly marinated in soy, calamansi, garlic, and lemongrass, grilled until charred outside and juicy inside; the inihaw
Tagalog
Embutido
Embutido (Filipino Meatloaf)
Filipino embutido—steamed pork roll stuffed with egg, hotdog, cheese, carrots, and raisins, sliced into colorful coins; the Noche Buena meat
Tagalog
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 fo
Tagalog
Kalderetang Batangas
Kaldereta ng Batangas
Batangueño kaldereta—beef braised without tomato sauce in soy, vinegar, liver spread, pickle relish, peanut butter, and cheese until the sau
Kapampangan
Lechon Kawali
Lechong Kawali
Crispy deep-fried pork belly cubes with blistered skin, fried garlic, and green onions—served with lechon sauce and calamansi.
Kapampangan
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
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...
Tagalog
Mango Float
Mango Float (Refrigerated Cake)
No-bake mango float—layers of graham crackers, whipped cream, and ripe Carabao mango, chilled until the crackers turn cake-soft; the most se
Tagalog
Chickenjoy (Filipino Fried Chicken)
Chickenjoy sa Bahay (Jollibee-Style Fried Chicken)
Filipino Chickenjoy at home—garlic-pepper fried chicken dredged with potato starch for a lighter, longer-lasting crunch; pair it with potato
Tagalog
Chickenjoy Gravy
Gravy ng Chickenjoy (Jollibee-Style)
Homemade Chickenjoy gravy thickened with potato starch for a glossy, silky finish—savory soy-pepper dip for fried chicken and garlic rice.
Tagalog
Cassava Cake
Cassava Cake (Kakanin na May Leche Flan Topping)
Filipino cassava cake with coconut milk and a golden caramelized custard topping, sliced into squares and topped with toasted coconut—the No
Cebuano
Pork Humba
Humba (Visayan Adobo's Sweeter Cousin)
Authentic Visayan pork humba—slow-braised pork belly with brown sugar, tausi, pineapple, and banana blossoms; the sweet-savory ulam Cebuans
Tagalog
Pancit Habhab
Pancit Habhab ng Lucban
Lucban pancit habhab—toasted miki noodles with pork and vegetables, served on banana leaf with vinegar; the Quezon pancit you eat without a
Tagalog
Kwek Kwek
Kwek-Kwek (Deep-Fried Battered Quail Eggs)
Homemade kwek-kwek—quail eggs in achuete-orange batter with sweet-spicy vinegar sauce; the street-food merienda that looks radioactive and t