Favorite Filipino food/dishes

[lierre 224]

Fried tilapia and chocolate meat (dinuguan) lol we tell the kids it's adobo

Oh no! Haha! I've told my husband we have a dish from pig's blood and he doesn't want to ever try it! Hahaha

Good for your kids though

Leche flan!

Yay! Yes, we love leche flan. We even tried making pumpkin leche flan for Christmas

The kind my sis-in-law makes...lol. think it's with pork.

Haha! Did it have thin noodles? I don't think my husband has tried pansit. Did you guys consider it a main entree?

Pusit Kinilaw 'spicy'

Aww. I do looove that dish a lot. But, my husband is really not into raw meat except if it's sushi/sashimi. Maybe if I sell the spiciness dish to him... Hmmm

My friend was the one who made the bopis and I think she got the meat (pig's lungs and heart) from H-Mart in Chicago. It is really a tough meat to find so a butcher shop might be the best place to go for that kind of meat.

Thank you! I might visit a Japanese butcher shop one of these days then

I have mostly an american palate. The things I most enjoy in pinoy food are adobo, bistek tagalog, menudo (without liver), nilaga, and everyone's favorite lumpia.

I like filipino food, but don't really want it every day. But those things I've listed come closest to what I would think most americans would like.

Oh cool! Thanks for commenting! some of those are dishes I have been considering making, too.

[lierre 224]

I really liked sisig.

It was the first filipino dish I tried.

I really like Sisig too, and I'm glad I ate it several times before I read the menu and realized it's made with chopped up chicken liver and pigs ears!

Ah yes, my husband loves sisig. He has it whenever he's in my country.

Haha! I have learned to never tell an American what's in their Filipino dish before they eat it. But, it is very yummy, isn't it? Ahh makes me want one now

I've liked just about everything as long as there's no seafood or liver in it. My favs being adobo and sinigang.

Not a big fan of the Filipino desserts though.

Thank you! Hmmm what dont you like about desserts? Maybe the rice cakes are not for you?

You should ask your wife about halo halo, leche flan and pichi pichi

my wife loves the kare kare or as she calls it here, care care.. in fact, she's already perfected cooking it herself..

Wow. I'm glad she did. Wish I can be someday have her skill level

[spn1025 38]

Chicken feet, chicken intestines, chicken head? Balut?

actually, I refused to try any of these in Phil.. lol..

[lierre 224]

Chicken feet, chicken intestines, chicken head? Balut?

actually, I refused to try any of these in Phil.. lol..

I'm Filipino, but I refuse to eat balut.

Now, chicken feet & intestines... You're missing out!

[spn1025 38]

I'm Filipino, but I refuse to eat balut.

Now, chicken feet & intestines... You're missing out!

lol no way.. the intestines look like a worm skewered on a stick, the head is just creepy, and the feet, well, it's all bones..

[one...two...tree 2,762]

kangkong, sinigang, giniling, sotanghon...so many tasty foods, but there's too many, high animal fat dishes. that stuff will kill ya.

[Bron Chase 1]

Hello everyone!

My husband is a great cook I've actually taken a liking to tamales, bean salads, etc, that he had grown up with, coming from Texas.

He has also learned how to cook adobo, leche flan, and fried lumpia for me. I must admit I am a newbie compared to him in the kitchen.

I really want him to try more Filipino dishes. But, I also need to learn how to cook them. haha! I've already made pork sinigang and he seems to have liked it.

What other Filipino food/dishes do you think Americans are more likely to eat?

(And please, no dog meat jokes, hehe)

We have embutido quite often and my American tastebuds like that. Bangus relleno is good too, but probably quite time-consuming to make. You can't go wrong with the sisig or adobo. Americans like strong flavors so plenty of finger chilis and vinegar in whatever you serve will be appreciated

- Bron (Makati/Utah)

[Starflyer 59 16]

Lots of great suggestions so far! One of my personal favorites that I haven't seen mentioned yet (unless I just missed it) is humba. I fell in love with it the first time I went to the phils, and when my wife (at that time fiancee) told me she knew how to make it, I was ecstatic. She makes it pretty regularly.

[caly 48]

Lots of great suggestions so far! One of my personal favorites that I haven't seen mentioned yet (unless I just missed it) is humba. I fell in love with it the first time I went to the phils, and when my wife (at that time fiancee) told me she knew how to make it, I was ecstatic. She makes it pretty regularly.

This sounds delicious and I'm going to have to try it! I found a recipe for it online which sounds super easy. It appears we also have all the ingredients it calls for except for the pork. The USC husband seems slightly dubious about the recipe but we'll see. We already do a chicken adobo that we both enjoy so maybe he'll come around! I'll report back if and when we end up doing it.

[Hank_ 9,173]

Chicken and pork adobo are favorites with me. My brother-in-law makes great pork adobo...

[Starflyer 59 16]

This sounds delicious and I'm going to have to try it! I found a recipe for it online which sounds super easy. It appears we also have all the ingredients it calls for except for the pork. The USC husband seems slightly dubious about the recipe but we'll see. We already do a chicken adobo that we both enjoy so maybe he'll come around! I'll report back if and when we end up doing it.

Awesome, I hope you all like it! The brown sugar and bay leaf combination makes a sauce like no other! Mmmm. :-)

[Kevo 69]

Almost forgot...siopao! I'm a sucker for some siopao.

[calibob 73]

Maha Blanca and calderosa (SP??) Both very good in my mind.

Bob

[lierre 224]

Maha Blanca and calderosa (SP??) Both very good in my mind.

Bob

Maybe you meant caldereta? Oooh yes! I miss that!

kangkong, sinigang, giniling, sotanghon...so many tasty foods, but there's too many, high animal fat dishes. that stuff will kill ya.

Haha! That's why I'm choosing ones which has lotsa veggies. Is there kangkong in the US or you guys substitute spinach?

We have embutido quite often and my American tastebuds like that. Bangus relleno is good too, but probably quite time-consuming to make. You can't go wrong with the sisig or adobo. Americans like strong flavors so plenty of finger chilis and vinegar in whatever you serve will be appreciated

- Bron (Makati/Utah)

Thank you for the tip! I pretty much eat anything, but sometimes, I crave for Filipino cuisine. I wanna cook Pinoy but I don't wanna alienate my husband. So, thank you!

i have been wanting to make embutido. Is what your wife makes the one with sausage and egg?

My husband loves sisig and adobo in fact, he taught me how to make adobo! Haha

Lots of great suggestions so far! One of my personal favorites that I haven't seen mentioned yet (unless I just missed it) is humba. I fell in love with it the first time I went to the phils, and when my wife (at that time fiancee) told me she knew how to make it, I was ecstatic. She makes it pretty regularly.

Oh yes, humba!! Your wife must be from the Visayas then. I hope I can find ingredients here. I loved eating it back home cause that's how my mom knows how to make it... Not the classic adobo style.

[lierre 224]

This sounds delicious and I'm going to have to try it! I found a recipe for it online which sounds super easy. It appears we also have all the ingredients it calls for except for the pork. The USC husband seems slightly dubious about the recipe but we'll see. We already do a chicken adobo that we both enjoy so maybe he'll come around! I'll report back if and when we end up doing it.

You will love it! The meat becomes sweeter than the usual adobo's meat. But, it's what makes humba absolutely delicious

Chicken and pork adobo are favorites with me. My brother-in-law makes great pork adobo...

Ah yes! My husband never leaves the Philippines without getting helpings of adobo. if you're ever in Manila, you should try this restaurant in Fort Bonifacio, Serendra called Abe. They make awesome lamb adobo!

Almost forgot...siopao! I'm a sucker for some siopao.

Ah! That takes cooking and kneading skills that I don't have. Hahaha! Although I have been dreaming of making siomai (our version of shrimp and pork dumplings)...