Pinoy Binatog (Broiled White Corn With Shredded Coconut) recipe

Walking along the streets in the Philippines, this is one Filipino food that you will surely be seeing. Broiled white corn with shredded coconut and sugar is one of the best Filipino snacks you will ever get to taste. This food is usually sold by various street vendors during the early morning. Today, this has become one of the most popular mid-afternoon snack recipe. Binatog is created by boiling white hominy or corn in water until the corn bits start to break out. Afterwards, the water should be drained  and served hot in a warm bowl. You can buy white hominy from all supermarkets in the Philippines.

Nutritious Filipino Recipe: Kilawing Puso ng Saging (Banana Blossom) With Sotanghon

"Puso ng saging" or banana blossom or banana heart is used in creating salads for other countries. But for Filipinos, it's can be the main dish. This is a very healthy dish due to the fact that it contains high amounts of fibers that our body needs.

Kilawin Puso Ng Saging With Sotanghon Image Source: CafeNilson.Com

Buttered Chicken Adobo Recipe

If you love the world famous Filipino Chicken Adobo, then for sure, you will love this dish too. At this recipe, the flavorful chicken adobo is made even more tastier with addition of butter. If you wanted a new dish at your table, buttered chicken adobo is just right for you.

Buttered Chicken Adobo With Onion

Kalamay With Latik - Nueva Ecija Style

This post will provide you the information on how to create kalamay with latik on top. In English, it is called sticky rice cake with a flavored sugar syrup on top. This dessert is mostly seen during baranggay fiestas and even during birthday parties.

Kalamay or also spelled as Calamay refers to “sugar”. This yummy Filipino dessert is made up of ground glutinous rice, brown sugar and coconut milk. When you take a close look at it, it will seem like the popular Chinese Nian Gao or the tikoy however it is a bit more sweet and viscous.

Each and every region in the Philippines have created their own version of this yummy dessert. However, Novo Ecijanos make their kalamay a bit differently, making the Nueva Ecija version stand above the rest. Making Kalamay the Nueva Ecija Style involves the use of syrup, jackfruit strips as well as latik.

Must-Try Food In Ilocos!

Excited to taste many of the mouth-watering delicacies in Ilocos? If yes, then you should be planning by now for your most sought after Ilocos tour. Here is a quick sneak peak menu list for you to consider and explore the moment you arrive in Ilocos.

1. Bagnet

You can never leave Ilocos without trying its renowned Bagnet dish. Bagnet is actually an Ilocano adaptation of the famous Lechon Kawali which is basically deep fried pork meat. It is usually made from huge cuts of pork liempo or belly that is seasoned by garlic, salt, bay leaves and peppercorn that is boiled for about an hour until it becomes tender then deep fried for about 30 minutes until it becomes golden brown and crispy. This sinfully delish dish is best eaten when it is freshly cooked and served with spicy vinegar.

2. Empanada

Empanada is definitely a must-try food in Ilocos region. Compared to the usual empanadas that you have tasted that are too commercialized, the one sold in Ilocos is by far the tastiest owing to its rich fillings. More often than not, the unique fillings of Ilocos emapandas are made fom a blast of various flavours of veggies, egg, Longganisa and Bagnet with its wrap made from butter, rice flour and orange food colouring that is deep fried until crunchy. Typically, empanadas are being sold as a mid-afternoon snack but are also served during dinner courses. As of now, empanadas are packaged in boxes to serve as a perfect ‘pasalubong’/ keepsake from Ilocos.

Sinugno - Grilled Tilapia Fish in Coconut Milk Recipe

Sinugno is a popular dish in the Philippines especially in Quezon. Sinugno is a dish wherein grilled tilapia (fish) is wrapped in mustard leaves then cooked with coconut milk or cream with good amount of chili.

The flavor of the grilled tilapia (fish) combined with coconut cream makes this dish simply one of the best tasting Filipino dish. If you wanted to try Sinugno at home, here is a simple recipe you can follow.

Maja Blanca Filipino Recipe

MaJa Blanca is a Filipino food  or Filipino dessert usually seen (and ate) at family gatherings and occassions such as fiestas, birthdays and even during Christmas and New Year's eve celebration.

If you wanted to make some Maja Blanca this holiday season, feel free to follow the Maja Blanca recipe below.