The Mouth-watering Filipino Foods

Although not very much popular as the Vietnamese and Thai specialities, still the Filipino food is a genuine temptation that draws the attention of hundreds of locals as well as the foreigners who just love to spend time in the Philippines. With a colourful history and more than 7,000 islands, this archipelago shines like a gem and is very popular for featuring some of the most delicious and mouth-watering dishes of the region.

It is blessed with an abundance of creative cooks, tropical fruits and the seafood, and there is a lot more, one should know about the Filipino cuisines- there is a large variety of people who capture cheap flights to Manila to savour their taste buds with the most delicious and dainty meals.

Adobo

Adobo is the must-part of every single list that contains the selection of food items. This dish is Mexican in origin and serves to be a ubiquitous dish in every household. The Filipinos found that cooking meat in various spices, soy sauce, pepper, garlic, salt and vinegar is the best way of preservation. This style and technique can also be applied to plenty of other meats and seafood as well.

Lechon

The most invited party guest in the country is Lechon. It’s actually an entire pig that is spit-roasted over coals with the golden brown crispy skin and is served to the people with liver sauce. The stomach of the pig is stuffed with star anise in Cebu, and they also use lemongrass, laurel leaves, spring onions and pepper for this purpose. You can get piggy from Elar’s Lechon in Manila while the best one in Cebu is CnT Lechon.

Sisig

A sizzling dish called Sisig is another speciality of this region that is prepared by using the liver, head and pork cheeks. The chewy and Crunchy texture is highly appetizing for every single guest who comes here. it is served with Knorr seasoning and hot sauce, and all credit goes to Aling Lucing who is very famous for being the pioneer of the dish. You would love to try the original version at Aling Lucing Sisig.

Crispy Pata

This pork knuckle is simmered, deep-fried and drained until it attains the form of a crispy data. The exterior is crackling and crispy but the meat is pretty much juicy and tender inside. It is served with chilli, soy sauce and vinegar, and you can try it at any hour of the day – the Aristocrat remains open for 24 hours a day.

Chicken Inasal

It’s the grilled form of chicken but not an ordinary one- rather a very special one in which the meat is marinated with garlic, pepper, salt, calamansi and lemongrass as well and is finally brushed with achuete (annatto seeds) oil. Every single part of the chicken is grilled to the perfect form- the corazon (heart), pakpak (wings), atay (liver), baticulon (gizzard), pecho (breast) and the paa (drumstick).

Taba ng talangka

This cholesterol-laden Filipino food is also very popular in the region-the fats of crabs are sautéed and pressed in garlic and are often eaten with fried fish and rice. The provinces of Pampanga, Tarlac and Bulacan are highly appreciated for producing the best variety and quality of this dish. Besides, there is a lot more that tantalizes the taste buds of all those beloved travellers who capture cheap airlines to the Philippines to spend an amazing time in the Philippines.