Comprehensive List of Popular Philippine foods (Chapter 1)

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).

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