Saturday, September 29, 2012

FILIPINO FOODS




KARE KARE

kare kare is traditional filipino food, it is made from peanut sauce with a variety of vegetable , stewed oxtail, beef, and occasionally offal or tripe. meat variants may include goat meat or chicken. it is often eaten with bagoong (shrimp paste) sometimes spiced with chili and springkel with calamansi juice..



PINAKBET

Pinakbet or pakbet is a popular ilokano dish, from Philippines  although it has become popular throughout the archipelago. the word is the contracted form of the ilokano word pinakebbet, meaning "shrunk"or "shriveled". the original ilokano pinakbet uses bagoong of fermented monamon or other fish while further south, bagoong alamang is used. the vegetables used in this dish include native bitter melon, eggplant, tomato, okra,string beans,chili peppers,parda, winged beans, and others.



KWEK KWEK

Kwek kwek or Orange eggs are boiled quailed eggs coated with an orange batter and deep-fried until the batter is crispy. This is categorized as a street food and are sold along with fish balls, squid balls, and chicken balls.


DRIED FISH (TUYO) 

Dried fish or TUYO is Philippines delicacy Usually served with fried garlic rice, an egg either sunny side up or scrambled, vinegar with red hot chili pepper as a dip and a hot cup of coffee.
Dried fish can be found anywhere in the Philippines
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TOFU AND PORK (Tokwa't baboy)

Tokwa't Baboy is a dish composed of boiled pork and fried tofu. The sauce made of vinegar and soy sauce gives life to this dish. Generally , this is considered as an Appetizer and a side dish.


PANCIT PALABOK

Pancit palabok is a noodle dish with shrimp sause and topped with several ingredients such as cooked shrimp, boiled pork, crushed chicharon, tinapa flakes, fried tofu, scallions and fried garlic. A very tasty treat that is sure to relieve your hunger.



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