1. Adobo - A savory and tangy dish made with meat (usually chicken or pork) marinated in vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, and spices. It is then braised until tender and served with rice.
2. Sinigang - A comforting soup made with a tamarind base, vegetables like water spinach or radish, and your choice of protein such as pork, shrimp, or fish. The sourness of the tamarind gives this dish a unique flavor.
3. Lechon - A festive dish often served during celebrations, lechon is a whole roasted pig cooked over charcoal until the skin is crispy while the meat remains juicy and flavorful.
4. Halo-halo - A popular dessert that translates to "mix-mix" in Filipino, halo-halo is a colorful concoction of shaved ice topped with various ingredients like sweet beans, jellies, fruits, and leche flan drizzled with evaporated milk.
5. Kare-Kare - A rich stew made with oxtail or tripe cooked in a peanut-based sauce along with vegetables like eggplant and string beans. It is best enjoyed with bagoong (fermented shrimp paste) on the side.
6. Lumpia - Filipino spring rolls filled with a mixture of ground meat (pork or beef), vegetables like carrots and cabbage, wrapped in thin crepe-like wrappers then fried until crispy.
7. Pancit - A noodle dish that comes in various forms such as pancit canton (stir-fried noodles), pancit bihon (rice noodles), or pancit palabok (noodles in shrimp sauce). It's often served at gatherings and special occasions.
8. Balut - A delicacy for the adventurous eater, balut is a fertilized duck embryo boiled alive inside its shell before being eaten typically seasoned with salt or vinegar.
9. Bibingka - A traditional rice cake made from glutinous rice flour mixed with coconut milk and sugar then baked over hot coals usually topped with butter/margarine & grated coconut
10.Taho- Taho consists of fresh soft/silken tofu topped tapioca pearls & arnibal syrup which can be flavored by vanilla if desired
