FILIPINO FOOD (Pagkaing Pinoy)

Mga Lutong Bahay na Pagkaing Pinoy

Sept. 28, 2012

There’s not just one, but plenty of Filipino dishes to crave at every Filipino table. These foods are served at various occasions and gatherings - birthdays, fiestas, weddings, and even simple family dinners. Here are some popular, simple dishes that everyone finds satisfying.

Lechon (roasted pig - cooked on an open charcoal pit)

Hipon (shrimps simmered with 7-up and salt to taste)

Alimasag (steamed blue crabs)

Ukoy (shrimps and bean sprout) at sawsawang  suka 

(vinegar with garlic, pepper and salt to taste)

Alimango (steamed mud crabs)

Sarsyadong lapu-lapu (sweet and sour grouper)

Adobong pusit (squid)

Pritong tilapya (Fried St. Peter fish)

Maruya (mixture of mashed ripe bananas, flour, sugar 

and baking powder)

Balimbing (Carambola or star fruit) and Santol 

(Sandoricum koetjape)

Saging, manggang hilaw at hinog 

(bananas, green and ripe mangoes)

Pakwan! (water melons)

Papaya, saging (papayas and 5 varieties of banana)

Buko (young coconut fruits)