Lumpiang Sariwa: Fresh Filipino Spring Rolls with Peanut Sauce
Lumpiang sariwa is soft, saucy, crunchy, and fresh, with a tender wrapper wrapped around warm vegetables and spooned with peanut-garlic sauce.
Lumpiang Gulay: Crispy Filipino Vegetable Lumpia
Lumpiang gulay is crisp outside and full of garlicky vegetables inside, the kind of snack that makes cabbage feel like party food.
Adobong Kangkong: Filipino Water Spinach Adobo
Adobong kangkong is fast, garlicky, and savory-tangy, with tender greens and stems coated in a soy-vinegar sauce made for rice.
Tofu Sisig: Crispy Tofu with Calamansi, Chiles, and Creamy Sauce
Tofu sisig is crisp, tangy, spicy, and creamy in the way that makes a hot skillet disappear fast, whether or not anyone misses the pork.
Ginisang Sayote with Shrimp: Chayote Stir-Fry
Ginisang sayote with shrimp is light, savory, and fast, with tender-crisp chayote and sweet shrimp in a garlicky skillet sauce.
Gising-Gising: Spicy Green Beans in Coconut Milk
Gising-gising is creamy, spicy, salty, and full of snap, with green beans, pork, bagoong, and coconut milk made for a big scoop of rice.
Ensaladang Talong: Charred Eggplant Salad with Salted Egg
Ensaladang talong is smoky, juicy, and bright, with charred eggplant, tomatoes, onion, vinegar, and salted egg doing more than a side dish should.
Ginisang Ampalaya with Egg: Bitter Melon Stir-Fry
Ginisang ampalaya with egg is quick, savory, and gently bitter, with tomato, onion, and soft eggs rounding out the bite.
Ginataang Kalabasa at Sitaw: Squash and Long Beans in Coconut Milk
Ginataang kalabasa at sitaw is creamy, sweet-savory, and vegetable-forward, with squash and long beans simmered in coconut milk.
Ginisang Munggo with Tinapa: Filipino Mung Bean Stew
Ginisang munggo is earthy, savory, and comforting, with tender mung beans, greens, and smoky tinapa in every spoonful.