Lumpia Bowl: Lumpiang Hubad Rice Bowls
This lumpia bowl keeps the savory pork-and-vegetable filling and skips the rolling, frying, and party prep.
Longganisa Pasta with Garlic, Tomatoes, and Greens
Longganisa pasta is garlicky, savory-sweet, and weeknight-friendly, with sausage crumbles, tomatoes, greens, and a little pasta water magic.
Lechon Kawali: Crispy Filipino Pork Belly
Lechon kawali is all about the contrast: shattering pork skin, tender meat, and a dipping sauce sharp enough to cut through the richness.
Leche Flan: Silky Filipino Caramel Custard
Leche flan is dense, silky, and rich, with a soft caramel syrup that slides over every slice.
Laing: Filipino Coconut Greens with Chiles
Laing is rich, spicy, and coconut-deep, with greens simmered until they soak up ginger, garlic, chiles, and bagoong.
Kare-Kare: Filipino Peanut Stew with Oxtail and Vegetables
Kare-kare is a deep, nutty stew with tender meat, vegetables, and bagoong on the side for salty contrast.
Kakanin Guide: Filipino Rice Cakes and Coconut Sweets
Kakanin is the sweet, sticky, coconut-rich world of Filipino rice cakes, from biko and bibingka to puto, kutsinta, palitaw, and sapin-sapin.
Humba: Visayan Braised Pork with Pineapple and Black Beans
Humba is glossy, tender, and sweet-savory, with pork braised in soy, vinegar, aromatics, pineapple, and fermented black beans.
Halo-Halo: Filipino Shaved Ice Dessert
Halo-halo is colorful, icy, creamy, chewy, crunchy, and built for mixing everything together at the table.
Filipino Tomato Stew Guide: Menudo, Afritada, Mechado, and Kaldereta
Filipino tomato stews can look similar from across the table, but menudo, afritada, mechado, and kaldereta each have a different personality.