Laing: Creamy Coconut Taro Leaves Made Easy

A bowl of Laing, featuring dried taro leaves in creamy coconut milk, garnished with chili.

What is Laing? Why You’ll Love This Vegan Recipe Ingredients & Substitutions Variations Serving Ideas Common Questions Laing taro leaves have this way of calling out to you when you want something hearty without breaking the bank (or your back with effort). You know those nights when you somehow promised dinner for the family, but …

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Top 10 Filipino Street Food Skewers to Try

Filipino street food skewers featuring BBQ pork grilled to perfection on skewers.

Pork and BBQ in the Philippines Filipino BBQ vs American BBQ Choosing Cuts of Pork The Marinade Grilling Serving Suggestions Common Questions Let’s be real. Filipino street food skewers are everywhere, right? You walk down a busy Manila street and boom, there’s that savory smoke lingering in the air. Maybe you’re hungry after work, or …

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Filipino Pork BBQ with Banana Ketchup Glaze

Delicious Filipino barbecue pork skewers grilled and glazed with sweet savory sauce.

Pork and BBQ in the Philippines Filipino BBQ vs American BBQ Choosing Cuts of Pork The Marinade Helpful Tips Common Questions Filipino barbecue pork always gave me something to look forward to at family gatherings. You probably know that feeling too. You walk outside and boom – that smoke hits you, sweet and tangy. Thing …

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Filipino Tinola with Spinach & Chicken

Delicious tinola with spinach, a Filipino chicken soup with ginger and fresh vegetables.

What is chicken tinola? Cooking tips Is tinolang manok healthy? How to serve Storing leftovers Common Questions So here’s the thing about tinola with spinach: you’re craving something warm, familiar, super Filipino, but all you see in the fridge is a bunch of spinach instead of the usual green papaya or chili leaves. Good news, …

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Sinigang sa Miso (Sour Soup with a Twist)

Bowl of sinigang sa miso with salmon, vegetables, and tamarind broth

What You’ll Need How to Cook Sinigang na Salmon Key Tips More Easy Filipino Recipes You’ll Love! Miso Salmon Sinigang Recipe Common Questions Let me tell you: sinigang sa miso has rescued me on those “what’s for dinner” nights, where nothing in the fridge makes sense but you’re hungry for something warm, hearty, and a …

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Beef Bulalo: Rich Bone Marrow Soup for Cold Days

A bowl of traditional Bulalo beef bone marrow soup with beef shank and vegetables

What is Bulalo? Recipe Rundown Cooking Tips Special Equipment Make-Ahead and Storage Common Questions Bulalo beef bone marrow soup is honestly my number one lifesaver once the weather dips below tropical. I mean, have you ever come home soaked from surprise rain, toes half-frozen, nose red? You want something that warms you from the inside …

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Instant Pot Arroz Caldo (Rice Porridge)

Delicious Instant Pot Arroz Caldo with chicken, ginger, and rice in a serving bowl.

Pre-cooking notes How to make arroz caldo in an instant pot Top Tips Serving ideas Variations of Arroz Caldo Common Questions Okay, so here’s the thing, arroz caldo instant pot is a total gamechanger when you’re desperate for comfort food but you have zero bandwidth for babysitting a pot on the stove. We all know …

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Filipino Tamales Made with Rice Flour & Peanut Sauce

Filipino tamales made with rice flour, coconut milk, and various fillings wrapped in banana leaves.

What is Tamales? What is it Made Of? How to Prepare Banana Leaves to Use for Wrapping Assembly and Cooking Process How to Serve and Store Common Questions filipino tamales rice flour might sound like some far-off dish you eat just once at a family reunion, but honestly? You can totally make it at home …

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Easy Cassava Cake Baked in the Oven

Delicious baked cassava cake with custard topping in the oven.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe What is Cassava? How to Prepare Cassava? Expert Baking Tips More Filipino Desserts and Kakanin Common Questions Cassava cake oven recipes are pure gold when you have a sweet craving, but want none of the fuss. Ever just suddenly wish you could pull a warm, rich dessert fresh from the …

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Palitaw: Filipino Sweet Rice Cakes with Sesame

Homemade palitaw rice cakes, chewy rice dumplings coated with coconut and sesame seeds.

What Is Palitaw? Ingredients You Need to Make Palitaw Are Palitaw and Pichi Pichi the Same? Palitaw Recipe More to Love from The Kitchn Common Questions If you’ve ever seen palitaw rice cakes at a Filipino potluck and thought, “What in the world are those chewy little cloud things?” Yup, been there. Honestly, I only …

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Suman Rice Cakes with Coconut Caramel Sauce

Suman with coconut caramel sauce, a delicious Filipino sticky rice delicacy.

What is Suman Malagkit Ingredient Notes Cooking Tips How to Cook in the Steamer Serving Suggestions Common Questions You ever wake up on a rainy day, dreaming about warm, sticky rice treats? Because honestly, suman with coconut caramel is that kind of food. You just want something cozy and sweet (especially when the cravings hit …

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Silog Combos: Filipino Breakfast Made Easy in the U.S.

Filipino breakfast silog dish with garlic fried rice, fried egg, and savory meat.

Ingredients Steps Tips & Storage Ube Origin Accessibility Related Links filipino breakfast silog was my savior on those wild mornings when my stomach grumbles but my brain can barely remember its own name. You know the drill. Rushing out the door, desperate for real food, but all you see is cereal or sad oatmeal. Ugh. …

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Soft & Sweet Ube Pandesal (Trader Joe’s Inspired)

Soft and fluffy ube pandesal with cheese and ube jam filling.

Ingredients Steps Tips & Storage Ube origin Accessibility Related links You ever get that craving right before dinner where you’re basically desperate for something yeasty, soft, and a little out-of-the-ordinary? Well, my ube pandesal recipe (yep — like the one at Trader Joe’s) totally hits that craving, every single time. I first heard about these …

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Garlic Sinangag: Filipino Fried Rice for U.S. Meals

Plate of Filipino garlic fried rice (Sinangag) topped with crispy garlic

Ingredients Steps Variations Story Storage Accessibility Serving Suggestions Let’s talk about a breakfast problem I used to have: waking up starving but only having sad leftovers or boring bread in the fridge. Been there? That’s why filipino garlic fried rice is a serious game changer—I mean, it makes almost anything taste like a million bucks. …

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Homemade Tocino: Filipino Sweet Pork in 20 Min

Homemade Filipino tocino, sweet cured pork served with garlic fried rice and eggs.

Ingredients Steps Tips Culture Accessibility Links filipino tocino homemade is one of those things—ok, hear me out—that somehow seems kinda mysterious at first. You know what I mean? Like, everyone talks about how easy it is to make this famous sweet pork at home, but then you try to look it up and wham. Complicated …

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Pinoy Beef Tapa: Marinated & Pan-Seared in U.S. Style

Filipino Beef Tapa served with garlic rice and a sunny-side up egg

Ingredients Instructions Cooking tips Story Accessibility notes So, you know that classic Filipino tapa recipe everyone in your family swears by? But you moved to the U.S. (or just want to switch it up, no judgement) and now you’re wondering how to nail Pinoy beef tapa marinated just right, yet still comes out sizzling in …

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