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Tochong Bangus

I have almost forgotten this dish that I loved so much. It is made with pre-fried milkfish or bangus. I don’t have bangus often so I don’t think of this dish either. And if I had the fish, I could think of a hundred ways to cook it and I would not have enough bangusContinue reading “Tochong Bangus”

Sisig Na Bangus

Sisig originated from the Province of Pampanga, north of Manila. Sisig means something sour in the Pampanga language (or dialect). The person or people who originally cooked this and made it nationally popular had in mind to serve the dish to snack on while drinking beer for the sour taste complements the beer. Drinking beerContinue reading “Sisig Na Bangus”

Pesang Isda (Fish)

How would you like to have a bowl of soup with a large head of a fish that seems looking angry and staring at you? We, Filipinos are used to eating this so it doesn’t bother us a bit. In fact we ask for the fish heads from the fishmongers to make soup with. Sometimes theyContinue reading “Pesang Isda (Fish)”

Pork Meatball Soup

This meatball soup is my family’s ultimate favorite. It may be similar to other meatball soups but I made up this recipe from modifying other recipes. This version is well liked by my whole family and extended families. This is a very popular dish to them including my husband who loves it. It is veryContinue reading “Pork Meatball Soup”

Beef Noodle Soup

Fideos or Pideos Fideo is a type of pasta popular in Spanish or Mexican dishes. They are very fine noodles, finer than Angel Hair and cut up in pieces about 1” long. However, there are different thicknesses available but I opted for the finest one. It also depends on the brand. Filipinos adopted this dishContinue reading “Beef Noodle Soup”

Miswa Soup

(Ground Beef With Fine Flour Noodles) This dish is very easy to make but is very good. I cooked this soup one cold evening for my husband and I. I had a little leftover that I had for lunch the next day and I was going to cook more of this soup that would complementContinue reading “Miswa Soup”

Picadillo Sa Pipino (Cucumber Soup)

Picadillo, pronounced Picadilyo in Filipino is a Hispanic or any Latin American dish made with seasoned ground beef. It is not any different in the Philippines where it is a dish made from ground beef or ground pork, called “giniling”. There are varieties of dishes called Picadilyo and this is only one of them. AnyContinue reading “Picadillo Sa Pipino (Cucumber Soup)”

Pork Guisado

This pork dish is similar to Pork Menudo and Pork Afritada and Pork Sarciado. In fact, all have the same method of cooking; they only vary in some ingredients by addition, substitution or subtraction. Sarciado in the Philippines means a dish cooked in tomatoes or as in sarsa (saucy tomato-based salsa). The term sarciado isContinue reading “Pork Guisado”

Menudo (Filipino)

As you see, Filipino menudo is not the same or even close to Mexican menudo. It is more of a gravy than a soup. And again, this is my own concoction and you can also try your own. Different ethnic groups have different ways of cooking menudo in the Philippines. Some recipes have hotdog orContinue reading “Menudo (Filipino)”

Pork Steak (Tocino)

Tocino (Spanish) is bacon in English. But this is not bacon but the taste is similar to bacon. This tocino is a popular dish in the Philippines but are usually bought marinated at the market and cooked at home. Traditionally, they are dyed red. They are available here in the U.S. frozen in some AsianContinue reading “Pork Steak (Tocino)”