Japchae (Korean Glass Noodles) Recipe

Since every Filipino is easy to adapt to any environment, especially in foods that they are eating. Here in our country (Philippines), Korean restaurant is like a mushroom that sprouting everywhere, especially in an urbanized area. Every time I have a chance to visit Korean restaurant with my friends and family, there is a menu that I always looking for.

Pork Binagoongan (Pork with Shrimp Paste) Recipe

Pork Binagoongan is an authentic and simple Filipino recipe made out of tender pork dressed with shrimp paste (bagoong alamang). In this recipe by adding vinegar and sugar, will balance the dominant salty taste of bagoong in the dish.

Adobong Kangkong (Water Spinach Adobo) Recipe

Adobong kangkóng is a vegetables dish usually sautéed in cooking oil, onions, garlic, vinegar, and soy sauce.  It is usually served as a side dish and with steamed white rice. This recipe can be used to cook other vegetables as alternative like eggplant, spinach, cabbage, string beans or any other vegetable.

Laing Recipe (Taro Leaves with Coconut Milk)

Laing Recipe, also known as Ginataang Gabi is equally famous and tasty as the Bicol Express. The dish’s main ingredients are taro stem and leaf cooked in coconut milk and shrimp paste. It is also heavily spiced with red hot chilies. In other provinces especially in Northern and Central  Luzon, they add freshwater snails (susong pilipit) or Kuhol (escargot) as substitute.

Kalderetang Kambing (Goat kaldereta) Recipe

Kaldereta Kambing (Goat Kaldereta or goat meat in tomatoes sauce) is one of the meat dishes every Filipino has come to love. It is a specialty of  Central and Northern Luzon as favorite pulutan and is a requisite during fiestas and special occasions. You can always find it in the menus of authentic Filipino restaurant. 

Variations of this dish is with beef, chicken and or pork. Beef Kaldereta is a common dish in the Philippines made with stewing cuts of beef simmered until tender. Another is with chicken or pork because of the price and availability.

Pork Binagoongan with Gata (Coconut milk ) Recipe

Pork Binagoongan "Pork with shrimp paste" is an authentic Filipino recipe. This recipe is easy to prepare, tenderized pork is sauteed and cooked with the fermented shrimps. The shrimp paste has the most dominant flavor. In order to balance the salty taste, vinegar, along with sugar and coconut milk/cream are added.