Pinipig Ice Cream?
Selecta’s Pinipig So Munchy So Crunchy Chocolate Ice Cream… A stick of ice cream with a chocolate shell studded with pinipig crunchies… What is pinipig? Immature rice grains that are pounded until they are flat and then are toasted. They are often mistaken for rice crispies.
Ginataang Hipon
Shrimp in Coconut Milk
Eating Out Filipino Style
Not too long ago, dining in a restaurant was not a common thing among Filipinos.
Boodle Fight
Photo by Leslie Bernarte taken at Balinsasayaw Restaurant in Tagaytay City, Philippines.
What is a Boodle Fight?
Traditional Mechado
Today, the term mechado is used in the Philippines to refer to any stew (usually beef) with potatoes, tomatoes, bay leaf and soy sauce.
The traditional dish mechado uses a Spanish culinary practice of threading strips of pork back-fat through thick pieces of cheaper lean beef to render them more tender and less dry.
Macapuno Candy
Macapuno is a very special kind of soft coconut meat. Considered a delicacy in the Philippines, it is preserved in heavy sugar syrup, usually as long shreds. You can buy bottled macapuno, which can be used as an ingredient in haluhalo. It is also a popular flavor of ice cream.