My daughter Carie likes this dish and she used to ask her paternal grandmother to cook it for her instead of me because they use pork spleen that I don’t use or eat. I think it is called “lapay” in Filipino. Carie loves liver also, so that would explain why she likes it with spleen.Continue reading “Kilawing Labanos (Daikon Radish)”
Category Archives: Vegetables
Kilawing Puso Ng Saging
Banana Blossom Cooked in Vinegar I felt lucky this year because my banana trees finally made some fruits. I had forgotten that the banana blossom or “puso ng saging” is commonly used as a vegetable in the Philippines. Puso means heart, not blossoms. It is called heart because the banana blossoms is shaped like aContinue reading “Kilawing Puso Ng Saging”
Adobong Patatas
(Fried Potato Salad) This is another dish that doesn’t have a name. I learned this from my father when I was a kid. I never liked potatoes when I was growing up but this one was an exception. I think it is because it is sour. I loved this dish and I still like itContinue reading “Adobong Patatas”
Adobong Repolyo
Cabbage in Garlic and Vinegar I am not sure if adobong repolyo is what this dish is called because my family never gave it a name. I just named it adobo because it’s like making adobo. This has been my favorite vegetable side dish since I was a kid. I can even eat this plainlyContinue reading “Adobong Repolyo”
Tofu and Cabbage With Salted, Fermented Blackbeans
Tochong Repolyo This dish is a takeoff from a dish with tofu and pork or fish. I think it was called “Tochong Baboy”, which is pork for baboy. But my son and his wife and all my kids are into the vegetarian fad these days that they won’t eat any meat or traces of meatContinue reading “Tofu and Cabbage With Salted, Fermented Blackbeans”
Ginisang Munggo (Mung Beans)
This is a popular bean dish in the Philippines and is one of our favorites here. But the dish in the picture is an Americanized version. That is, the ingredients I used here are not the original ingredients if it were cooked in the Philippines. My American husband accepts it and he even loves it. Continue reading “Ginisang Munggo (Mung Beans)”
Piniritong Lumpia
Fried Vegetable Lumpia Pinirito or Prito means fried. Like Pancit and Lugaw, there are varieties and kinds of Lumpia. Lumpia is very similar to Eggroll. The Filipinos also have Lumpiang Sariwa (Fresh Lumpia), which is comparable to Spring roll and the Malaysian Popiah. There is also a kind of Lumpia that is the most popularContinue reading “Piniritong Lumpia”
Labong (Bamboo Shoots)
With Ground Beef Bamboo shoots in Filipino is called “Labong”. They are available fresh at Asian markets but also available canned at regular grocery stores in the Asian section. If they are available fresh, they are kept in water, sliced or whole. It is quite bland with an earthy taste. You are actually eating aContinue reading “Labong (Bamboo Shoots)”
Ratatouille
Vegetable Medley It is summer again and I have several varieties of tomatoes growing in the garden. I strolled in my garden early this morning and picked some eggplants, tomatoes along with some basil, oregano and kangkong (swamp spinach) and decided to make Ratatouille. Traditionally, Ratatouille does not have Kangkong but I have some soContinue reading “Ratatouille”
Pinakbet
Pakbet or Bulanglang (Vegetable Medley) Pakbet or sometimes called Pinakbet is a vegetable stew native to the Ilocos Region in the Philippines. This region includes Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur which are North Ilocos and South Ilocos. Both provinces are in northern Luzon, which is north of Manila. The people are called Ilocanos and theyContinue reading “Pinakbet”
Kusina ni Norie 