The Best PINAKBET

This is a very popular vegetable dish from the northern regions of the Philippines. Pinakbet or Pakbet is one of the most popular Ilokano dishes. The word is derived from the Ilokano word pinakebbet, meaning shrunk, contracted or shriveled. It is made up of different vegetables with a touch of pork. And the reason why it is very tasty and unique is because of the shrimp paste and the taste of ampalaya (bitter melon). No wonder my mom loves this dish a lot. This is actually one of her favorites. Here's how it's done. :) INGREDIENTS: 1/2 lb pork, cut into small pieces 1 medium-sized ampalaya (bitter melon). sliced 1 large egg plant,...

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Lumpiang Sariwa

Lumpia means "spring rolls" and sariwa means "fresh". This dish is made up of stripped fresh vegetables accompanied by sweet and tasty sauce with crushed peanuts. As described, obviously, it is really healthy and yummy! My grandma is such a fan of this dish. And actually, almost each and every older woman I know here in the Philippines loves this food. I don't know exactly why, maybe because everything is soft especially the wrapper, everything is very easy to eat and like what I've said, this one's so healthy knowing that it is filled with veggies. INGREDIENTS Filling: 1 medium sized cabbage (about 1/4 kilo or 250g), roughly shredded 2...

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Adobong Pusit (Squid)

Here's another dish cooked using the popular Filipino cooking method, adobo. Honestly, I was not a fan of squid dishes before. I remember when I was a kid, I just really didn't like it. But when my uncle cooked adobong pusit, I absolutely asked for more. It was so tasty and delicious. And for me, it is really good with steamed rice. So obviously, this is my favorite squid dish. One day, my father-in-law asked me to cook this one. He taught me how and I'm so hapy he did. And now. I want to share this recipe with you. INGREDIENTS: 1 kg medium-sized squid (should be cleaned very well and separate the ink) 1 piece large onion, diced 2 pieces...

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