Main Dishes
- Adobo – The national dish, usually made with chicken or pork braised in soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, bay leaves, and peppercorns.
- Sinigang – A sour soup made with tamarind, tomatoes, and vegetables, paired with pork, shrimp, fish, or beef.
- Kare-Kare – A peanut-based stew with oxtail, tripe, and vegetables, served with bagoong (shrimp paste).
- Lechon – Whole roasted pig, famous for its crispy skin, often served at fiestas and celebrations.
- Bicol Express – Spicy pork cooked in coconut milk with chili peppers.
- Laing – Taro leaves cooked in coconut milk, often spicy.
- Menudo – Pork and liver stew with potatoes, carrots, and tomato sauce.
- Caldereta – Hearty beef stew with tomato sauce, bell peppers, and sometimes liver spread.
- Pinakbet – Mixed vegetables sautéed with shrimp paste, usually with pork.
- Tinola – Chicken soup with ginger, green papaya, and malunggay (moringa leaves).