Filipino Cuisine

33 dishes · Community built

Filipino Dishes

#1

Lechon

Whole roasted suckling pig — the centrepiece of every Filipino celebration. The skin must be crackled to a shattering, a...

#2

Halo Halo

The Philippines' most spectacular dessert — shaved ice over sweet beans, coconut strips, nata de coco, plantain and lech...

#3

Adobo

The Philippines' national dish — meat braised in vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, bay leaves and black pepper until the liqui...

#4

Kare Kare

A rich oxtail and vegetable stew in a thick peanut sauce coloured golden with annatto. Always served with bagoong — ferm...

#5

Sinigang

A sour tamarind-based soup with pork, prawns or fish and vegetables — one of the most beloved dishes in Filipino cuisine...

#6

Filipino Dinuguan

A rich, dark pork blood stew, tangy with vinegar, traditionally paired with rice cakes.

#7

Chicken Inasal

Grilled chicken marinated in calamansi, ginger, and lemongrass, basted with annatto oil while cooking.

#8

Palitaw

Flat, chewy rice cakes coated in coconut and sugar, a simple and beloved Filipino sweet.

#9

Turon

Sweet banana and jackfruit spring rolls, fried until crisp and caramelized.

#10

Leche Flan

A dense, rich custard dessert topped with caramelized sugar.

#11

Embutido

A steamed Filipino meatloaf studded with hard-boiled egg, carrot, and raisins, rolled in foil.

#12

Champorado

A rich chocolate rice porridge, traditionally topped with dried fish or condensed milk.

#13

Arroz Caldo

A warm, gingery rice porridge with chicken, a comforting Filipino breakfast dish.

#14

Tinola

A light ginger and chicken soup with green papaya and chili leaves, a comforting Filipino staple.

#15

Sisig

Chopped, seasoned pork face and ears, sizzled on a hot plate with onion, chili, and calamansi.

#16

Tinapa

Smoked fish, salted and cured, a beloved Filipino breakfast staple.

#17

Pancit Palabok

Rice noodles topped with a shrimp-flavored orange sauce, crushed pork rinds, and boiled egg.

#18

Pancit Molo

A wonton soup with a clear broth, filled with pork and shrimp dumplings, a specialty of Iloilo.

#19

Longganisa

Sweet, garlicky Filipino breakfast sausage, pan-fried until caramelized.

#20

Tapa

Thin strips of beef cured in soy sauce, garlic, and vinegar, then pan-fried until caramelized.

#21

Pancit Canton

Stir-fried wheat noodles with vegetables, meat, and shrimp in a savory soy-based sauce.

#22

Ginataang Gulay

Mixed vegetables simmered in coconut milk, a simple and nourishing Filipino side dish.

#23

Pinakbet

A mixed vegetable dish flavored with fermented fish or shrimp paste.

#24

Ginataang Bilo-Bilo

A sweet coconut milk dessert soup with glutinous rice balls, sweet potato, and jackfruit.

#25

Bistek Tagalog

Thin beef slices marinated in soy sauce and calamansi, pan-fried with onions.

#26

Lumpia Shanghai

Thin, crispy fried spring rolls filled with seasoned ground pork.

#27

Puto

Soft, pillowy steamed rice cakes, lightly sweetened and often topped with cheese.

#28

Filipino Laing

Taro leaves slow-cooked in coconut milk with chili, a rich vegetarian dish from the Bicol region.

#29

Bulalo

A clear beef bone marrow soup, simmered for hours with corn and cabbage.

#30

Suman

Sticky rice steamed in banana or palm leaves, a traditional Filipino snack often eaten with sugar.

#31

Bicol Express

A spicy stew of pork simmered in coconut milk with shrimp paste and chili.

#32

Kaldereta

A rich Filipino beef stew simmered in tomato sauce with liver spread, potatoes, and peppers.

#33

Sinangag

Garlic fried rice, crispy and fragrant, a staple base for Filipino breakfast plates.

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