Lasagna pinoy, or Filipino lasagna, is a sweet and cheesy white sauce-based casserole dish commonly served for lunch or dinner. In contrast to the well-known Italian variety, lasagna pinoy uses diced hot dog within the meat mixture and large amounts of cheddar cheese. The type of cheddar cheese you select will affect the flavor of the lasagna pinoy, and sharp cheddar provides the strongest flavor.
The dish is referred to as Filipino Spaghetti to differentiate it from the traditional Italian Spaghetti. Filipino Spaghetti recipe has ground meat sauce instead of meatballs, sometimes come with slices of hotdogs or beef franks, and a little on the sweet side and not as tart as the Italian Spaghetti.
Pancit or stir-fried noodles is one of the most popular dish in the Philippines. The way it is made and the ingredients used will depend on which area you are in. One of our featured dishes is a very popular one in the Central Visayas Region of the Philippines. Bam-i uses two types of noodles, the “Sotanghon” or Rice Vermicelli and the “Pancit Canton”. Most of the ingredients used are similar to other pancit style except for the dried squid.
Dried Mangoes is considered as the best nutritious and convenient snack around the world. Very convenient, that made Cebu City more popular because of distributing the finiest dried mangoes around the globe.Not just Cebu City, Japan and Italy are also selling well. The food that made a mark in Southeast Asia.
Fish balls are popular street food in the Philippines. Fish balls are a common food in southern China and overseas Chinese communities made from surimi. They are also common in Scandinavia, where they are usually made from cod or haddock
Tuyo is a dried salted fish (tuyo actually meaning dried). The process of salting and drying preserves the fish and you can actually safely store this for some time. This is done to a number of kinds of fish so you can have different variants of tuyo.
Soup Number Five, variously spelled Soup No. 5 or Soup #5, is a soup made from bull’s testes or penis. The dish originates from Filipino cuisine. It is believed to have aphrodisiac properties.
One of the most popular dishes found in these eateries is balbacua. This dish is well-loved by Visayan locals and foodies looking for something different. Balbacua is basically stewed oxtail and cow skin mixed with beans, peanut butter, and other spices. More exotic animal parts are sometimes thrown in to make the dish even tastier.
The Paklay of Cebu and some parts of Mindanao is made up of beef, goat or pork innards usually tripe, liver and heart, sautéed and cooked with ginger and chilies. Strips of vegetables like bell pepper, carrots ect. are added to give a contrasting color besides flavor
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