Top 5 Filipino Recipes Of 2010

Its December 2010 and new year or 2011 is almost here. But before this year ends, I want to let you know what are the top 5 Filipino recipes viewed and visited (top 5 contents) from January 1, 2010 to December 15, 2010. I gathered this data from Google Analytics.

1). Chicken Adobo Recipe

There is no doubt this recipe is the most popular of them all. Because of distinctive and unforgettable taste, chicken adobo becomes an international cuisine.

2). Menudo Recipe

Menudo is definitely and will always be on the top 5 Pinoy foods. Its a very popular dish and mostly seen at every Filipino occasions and gatherings.

3). Lumpia Recipe

Who can resist lumpia? May it be lumpiang sariwa or lumpiang hubad; lumpia will always be close to Filipino hearts and stomach as well.

4). Filipino Empanada Recipe

Filipno Empanada is one of the most favorite snack of all time. This food is always seen, eaten and serve at several Filipino parties and occasion as well. Empanadas can be serve hot or cold.

5). Siopao Recipe And Siopao Making

Filipino siopao, although once a target of controversies and issues (remember the cat meat?), made it to the top 5 recipes. Why? simply because siopao is connected and will always be included in each and every Filipino favorite foods.

To add more at this insights,the top 5 visitor locations of this Filipino recipes blog are United States (the top location), Philippines, Canada, Australia and United Arab Emirates in correct order.

Top 3 Most Viewed Filipino Recipe

Filipino recipes are one of the most favorite cuisines all over the world today. In fact, there are a lot of people who take advantage of the Internet to search for their favorite Filipino recipes. Not to mention, the inclusion of our famous Chicken Adobo at some popular and widely played online cooking games around the world.

I am really pleased to tell you that this site particularly manages to present you some unique Pinoy recipes that are truly luscious and mouth-watering. People go over here from different places such as Facebook, Google or Yahoo search and other resources to check and simply try some of our very own Philippine recipes.

I checked some data and analytics (ranging from May 25, 2009 to May 25, 2010) for this blog to show you which recipes or what Pinoy dishes are mostly viewed by visitors and readers all over the globe. And here are the top 3 mostly viewed Pinoy recipes.

Top 1 - Chicken Adobo

No doubt about this one. Filipino chicken adobo gained popularity and respect worldwide. This is considered as the top favorite dish of Filipinos.

Top 2 - Lumpia

Filipino lumpia or spring rolls do have many variations and style. Nonetheless, lumpia can always be seen at Filipino parties, gatherings and occasions. It's like this dish shouldn't be missed in any kind of "Pinoy salo salo".

Top 3- Menudo

Who can resist the taste of Pinoy style Menudo? Like lumpia, this is a traditional or mostly seen dish at any parties or gathering of Filipinos. A perfect match for rice or bread alone. Truly a mouth watering and tummy filling dish.

Those are the top 3 pinoy recipes of this blog based on the data I manage to gathered from analytics. Also, you may check out this Top 5 Favorite Pinoy Recipes by Social Media Princess for further reading.

How about you? any top Pinoy recipe choices?

Lumpiang Bangus (Milkfish Springrolls)

Lumpiang bangus is another delicious variant of the famous lumpia recipe. I already covered the lumpiang shanghai and lumpiang sariwa recipe few months ago. As we already know, the typical lumpia consists mainly of pork and chopped vegetables. This one, its all about the fish.

Lumpia Bangus Image By Rarely Ordered

Lumpiang Bangus Ingredients:

* 1 medium bangus (milkfish)
* 1 medium onion
* 2 cloves garlic
* 125g (1 cup) frozen peas
* 1 medium carrot cut into julienne pieces
* 1 stalk diced celery
* 25 lumpia wrappers
* 2 tbsp olive oil
* oil for frying
* 1 box 1.5 oz (42.5g) raisins
* 1 tbsp soya sauce
* 1/4 lemon
* salt and pepper to taste

Lumpiang Bangus Cooking Procedure:

1). Clean bangus (milkfish) by removing the scales, removing gills, internal organs and washing the inside part of it.

2). Slice the backside to expose meat. Pour soy sauce and squeeze the lemon over. Parboil just until pink is gone.

3). Cool. Remove bones. Set aside.

4). In a skillet, saute garlic and onion in olive oil. Add the fish meat, and all ingredients. Add salt and pepper to taste.Cook 5 minutes. Cool.

5). Wrap 1 tbsp of the mixture in lumpia wrapper. Continue until wrappers or filling is used up.

6). Fry in hot oil just until light brown. Serve hot with sweet chili sauce or any dip sauce you want. Enjoy.

Fresh Lumpia - Lumpiang Sariwa Filipino Recipe

Lumpiang Sariwa, or fresh spring rolls, consist of minced ubod (heart of palm), flaked chicken, crushed peanuts, and turnips as an extender in a double wrapping of lettuce leaf and a yellowish egg crepe.

Lumpiang Sariwa, or Fresh Lumpia, are folded into a soft, crepe-like wrapper made with eggs. They contain a mixture of stir-fried ingredients, heavy on the veggies, Pork, and turnips, served with sauce and peanuts.

This variety is not fried, unlike the Lumpia Shanghai, and is usually around 2 inches in diameter and 6 inches in length; it is also the most popular among the Filipino variants.

Lumpia Recipe

In Filipino foods and recipe culture, lumpia are eggrolls that are deep-fried like a wrapped stick of meat. Lumpia is a spring roll filled with ground or finely mince of pork, beef or vegetables then served it with sweet and sour sauce. It is also known as lumpia shanghai. Filipinos are well known for its unique and one of a kind Lumpia recipe.

Lumpia are a type of stuffed pastry, like a spring roll. Lumpia or spring roll originated from the Chinese, and other Asian countries have their counterparts, like the popiah of Singapore and Malaysia. In Indonesia, it is also called lumpia.

The term lumpia derives from lunpia in the Hokkien dialect of Chinese. A variant is the Vietnamese lumpia, wrapped in a thinner piece of pastry, in a size close to a spring roll though the wrapping closes the ends off completely, which is typical for a lumpia .

Lumpiang Shanghai With Sweet And Sour Sauce

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Lumpiang Shanghai Recipe

 Ingredients:

· 1 lb. ground pork

· 1 cup chopped shrimps

· 1/4 cup finely chopped onions

· 1/2 cup finely chopped carrots

· 2 whole eggs

· 3 tbsp. soy sauce

· 3 dashes of sesame oil

· salt and pepper, to taste

· lumpia wrapper

· vegetable oil, for frying

Cooking Procedures :

1. In a bowl, combine all ingredients. Mix until well blended.

2. Wrap into thin rolls in lumpia wrapper. Fry in deep hot oil.

3. Drain on paper towels. Transfer to a serving platter. Serve with your favorite catsup or make your own Sweet and Sour Sauce recipe.

Lumpia is a traditional Filipino dish. It is the Filipino version of the egg rolls. It can be served as a side dish or as an appetizer.