Island recipes

Luzon Filipino Recipes

Luzon recipes cover many of the country’s most recognized dishes, from Tagalog stews to Kapampangan fiesta food and Bicolano gata.

25 recipes in this collection.

Tagalog Filipino Recipes Ilocano Filipino Recipes Kapampangan Filipino Recipes Cebuano Filipino Recipes Bicolano Filipino Recipes Visayas Filipino Recipes

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

Tagalog Ulam (Main Dishes)

Classic Chicken Adobo

Adobong Manok

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

Tagalog Silog Breakfasts

Tapsilog

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

Tagalog Soups & Nilaga

Sinigang na Baboy

Sour pork soup loaded with gabi, sitaw, okra, talong, and kangkong—real sampalok for that true asim, finished...

Bicolano Ulam (Main Dishes)

Laing

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

Kapampangan Lechon & Party Food

Lechon Kawali

Crispy deep-fried pork belly with blistered golden skin—marinated in a vinegar-forward blend, then boiled, dried...

Tagalog Desserts & Halo-Halo

Halo-Halo

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

Kapampangan Ulam (Main Dishes)

Kare-Kare

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

Tagalog Merienda & Kakanin

Bibingka

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

Ilocano Ulam (Main Dishes)

Dinuguan

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

Filipino puto in bamboo steamer with cheese, salted egg, and grated coconut on banana leaf

Tagalog Merienda & Kakanin

Puto (Puto Biñan Style)

Puto

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

Tagalog Soups & Nilaga

Beef Nilaga

Nilagang Baka

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

Kapampangan Lechon & Party Food

Sizzling Pork Sisig

Sisig

Kapampangan sisig—pork face, ears, and cheek meat boiled, grilled for char, then sizzled with Knorr seasoning and a...

Tagalog Lechon & Party Food

Lumpiang Shanghai

Thin crispy spring rolls stuffed with seasoned ground pork—the ultimate party finger food.

Tagalog Soups & Nilaga

Bulalo

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

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

Tagalog Merienda & Kakanin

Turon (Banana Lumpia)

Turon

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

Bicolano Ulam (Main Dishes)

Ginataang Gulay

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

Homemade Filipino longganisa links on a plate, caramelized and glossy

Tagalog Silog Breakfasts

Homemade Longganisa

Longganisa

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

Tagalog Silog Breakfasts

Longsilog

Sweet garlicky longganisa sausages with garlic rice and fried egg—a Sunday morning ritual.

Tagalog Desserts & Halo-Halo

Leche Flan

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

Tagalog Lechon & Party Food

Filipino Pork Barbecue

Inihaw na Baboy (Pork BBQ)

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

Classic Filipino pork menudo with hotdog, liver, potato, carrot, bell pepper, green peas, and raisins in thick tomato sauce

Tagalog Ulam (Main Dishes)

Classic Pork Menudo

Menudong Baboy

Classic Filipino pork menudo—uniform pork and liver cubes simmered in thick tomato sauce with hotdog, potato...

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

Tagalog Ulam (Main Dishes)

Classic Chicken Afritada

Afritadang Manok

Filipino chicken afritada—seared drumsticks braised in a deep tomato-garlic sauce with potato, carrot, bell...

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

Tagalog Ulam (Main Dishes)

Classic Beef Caldereta

Kalderetang Baka

Filipino beef caldereta—bone-in beef braised in rich tomato sauce with liver spread, peanut butter, potato...

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

Tagalog Ulam (Main Dishes)

Classic Beef Salpicao

Bistek Salpicao

Filipino beef salpicao—thick seared beef strips in a glossy garlic-butter sauce with whole garlic cloves, toasted...

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

Tagalog Soups & Nilaga

Creamy Chicken Sopas

Sopas na Manok