Filipino Recipes

Savory chicken adobo, porky lechon kawali, seafood-packed pancit palabok, and more — these umami-filled Filipino recipes are lip-smacking-good.

carrot ribbons in a bowl with rice, cucumber and chicken skewers

How to Perfect Sticky and Sweet Filipino Barbecue Skewers

Bowl of Nilagang Beef on a wooden plate, on top of green tablecloth. 2 glasses of water, bowl of soup and napkin on the side.

Beef Nilaga (Filipino Beef Soup)

Maja Blanca

Maja Blanca (Filipino Coconut Pudding With Corn)

A platter of Filipino pancit palabok

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Overhead view of two bowls of Champorado and a side plate of candied anchovies

Champorado (Filipino Rice Porridge With Chocolate)

Overhead view of suman next to a cut mango topped with sugar

Suman (Filipino Steamed Sticky Rice Cakes)

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Side view of puto

Puto (Filipino Steamed Rice Cakes)

Side view of slice of brazo de mercedes

Brazo de Mercedes (Filipino Meringue Roll)

Embutido cut into 5 pieces and plated next to sauce and a serving of rice

Embutido (Filipino-Style Meatloaf)

Finished Buko Pandon on a white ceramic plate

Buko Pandan (Filipino Dessert Salad With Coconut and Pandan)

Overhead view of bibingka in cast iron pan

Bibingka (Filipino Rice Cake)

Bowl of kare kare set next to ramekin of shrimp paste and serving bowl of white rice

Kare-Kare (Filipino Curry)

Bulalo served in a bowl

Bulalo (Bone Marrow Soup)

Dinuguan served over bowl of rice, garnished with chiles and sliced scallions

Dinuguan (Filipino Pork Blood Stew)

Overhead view of pancit bihon, served in a wooden bowl that has been lined with a square of banana leaf.

Pancit Bihon (Filipino Rice Noodles)

lumpiang shanghai

Lumpiang Shanghai (Filipino Egg Rolls)

sizzling sisig

Sizzling Sisig (Filipino Crispy Pork with Eggs)

halo-halo

Halo-Halo (Filipino Shaved Ice Dessert)

kilawin

Kilawin: Grilled Pork, Punchy Sauce, Can't Lose

leche flan

Leche Flan (Filipino Baked Custard)

ube ice cream

Ube (Purple Yam) Ice Cream

A glass jar of ube halaya placed on a white marble surface. A morsel of the stiff jam is perched on a spoon in front of the jar.

Ube Halaya (Purple Yam Jam)

Closeup of grilled tamarind chicken thighs, served on a white platter.

Grilled Tamarind Chicken Thighs

Bowl of pinakbet stew on a wooden surface, with a purple napkin to the left and a spoon to the right

Pinakbet (Filipino Vegetable Stew)

kinilaw (Filipino tuna ceviche) on a plate with a tropical print

Kinilaw (Filipino-Style Marinated Fish)

two turon on a plate with a scoop of ube ice cream dripping down the side

Turon (Filipino Fried Banana Rolls)

a few pandesal on a light blue background, one in the back split open to see inside

Pandesal (Filipino Rolls)

tortang talong on a black plate with white rice and banana ketchup

Tortang Talong (Filipino Eggplant Omelette)

a plate of biko

Biko (Filipino Sticky Rice Cake)

Filipino Ukoy fritters on blue plate with dipping sauce and beer on the side

Ukoy (Filipino Shrimp and Vegetable Fritters)

a plate of pastillas de leche surrounded by more candy in wrappers

Pastillas de Leche (Filipino Milk Candies)

Chicken adobo with white rice on a plate

Chicken Adobo (Filipino-Style Braised Chicken)

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Sinigang na Baboy (Filipino Pork in Sour Tamarind Soup) Recipe

Overhead view of pancit palabok, served on an earthenware platter and garnished with lemon wedges and a quartered hard-boiled egg.

Pancit Palabok (Filipino Noodles With Smoky Pork and Seafood Sauce) Recipe

Chicken Inasal on a white plate next to dipping sauce and a bowl of white rice

Chicken Inasal (Filipino Grilled Chicken)

An overhead photo arroz caldo (Filipino chicken and rice soup), topped with a split boiled egg, lime wheels, and sliced scallions. A bulb of garlic and a halved lime is next to the bowl.

Arroz Caldo (Filipino Chicken and Rice Soup)

Filipino spaghetti sauce

Filipino Spaghetti Sauce Recipe

Crispy Filipino-Style Fried Spareribs Recipe

Kaldereta Recipe

Mang Tomas (Filipino Pork Liver Sauce) Recipe

Sardines in Spicy Tomato Sauce from 'The Adobo Road Cookbook'

Lechon Liempo (Filipino-Style Roasted Pork Belly) Recipe

Tocino (Filipino-Style Grilled Cured Pork) Recipe

Close-up of an icy glass of melon, or Filipino cantaloupe juice, ready to slake thirst.

Melon (Filipino Cantaloupe Juice)

Overhead view of adobo-marinated grilled pork chops, resting on a cutting board.

Adobo-Marinated Grilled Pork Chops Recipe

Pork Adobo Recipe

Kale Greens in Coconut Milk from 'The Adobo Road Cookbook'

Pork and Vegetable Lumpia from 'The Adobo Road Cookbook'

Longanisa Recipe | Grilling

Tocino (Filipino-Style Grilled Cured Pork) | Grilling

Bikol Express in light green bowl next to a bowl of rice

Bicol Express (Filipino Stew With Pork, Coconut, and Chiles)

Chicken binakol served in white bowls.

Binakol na Manok (Filipino Chicken and Coconut Soup)

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Tapioca Pearls with Coconut Milk and Mango (Tambo-Tambo) from 'The Adobo Road Cookbook'

The essential elements of a Filipino pantry arranged in front of a blue backdrop

How to Stock a Filipino Pantry

Photo Illustration of 5 Filipino dishes, overlapping and encircled by a colored ring with the dishes name on it

Filipino Food 101: Recipes to Get You Started

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Purple Yam and Halo-Halo: The Delicious, Contradictory World of Filipino Dessert

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