To help familiarize our website’s visitors with Filipino food in an easy way, we’ve drawn up a simple list of a few Philippine dishes and foodstuff commonly eaten in the Philippines. We’re still working on adding more pronunciation audio and photos. Remember to check back soon! 🙂 Adobo: pork or chicken marinated in soy sauce … Continue "Popular Filipino Dishes"
Prepare 12 different kinds of fruits on December 31 to usher in a prosperous new year. The rounder the fruits, the better! Top pick: ubas (grapes)
Fishball sauce for the fishballs. Lechon kawali needs that Mang Tomas sauce. Slather fried chicken with banana ketchup. And of course bagoong with green mangoes, the oxtail peanut stew kare-kare, or pinakbet. We even recommend you eat jicama with bagoong instead of plain rock salt. Learn how to say in Tagalog the different condiments used … Continue "Filipino Condiments"
alimasag saltwater crab alimango freshwater crab tahong mussel halaan clam talaba oyster sugpo prawn hipon shrimp bagoong seafood paste tuyo dried fish pusit squid pugita octopus Ang sarap ng alimasag! The crab is delicious! Ang laki ng isda! The fish is big! Ang lalaki ng sugpo! The prawns are big! Ang baho ng bagoong! The … Continue "Seafood in Tagalog"
The Tagalog word for ‘fish’ is isda. dilis anchovy hito catfish lapu-lapu grouper tangigi mackerel tulingan tuna sardinas sardines bangus milkfish labahita surgeonfish sapsap ponyfish maya-maya snapper tilapya dalag mudfish pating shark talakitok trevally, cavalla samaral rabbitfish matang-baka big-eyed scad fish pagkaing-dagat seafood lansa fishy (smell) Ang lansa ng amoy! It smells … Continue "ISDA is Fish in Tagalog"
The Tagalog word for ‘to drink’ is inom. tubig water kape coffee tsa tea tsokolate chocolate salabat ginger tea gatas milk “bir” beer alak liquor tuba coconut wine lambanog “coconut vodka” The Filipino word for ‘beer’ is serbesa, from the Spanish cerveza, but Filipinos don’t use it as often as bir. What to eat with … Continue "INUMIN: Drinks in Tagalog"
LISTEN TO FOOD TERMS pagkain food tubig water gulay vegetables prutas fruit kanin cooked rice ulam a dish to go with rice itlog egg keso cheese tinapay bread sorbetes ice cream karne meat isda fish mantikilya butter lasa the taste of food tikim to taste The slang word for ‘food’ is tsibog.
The Tagalog word for ‘taste’ or ‘flavor’ is lása. LISTEN TO TASTES IN TAGALOG matamis sweet maalat salty mapait bitter maasim sour maanghang hot / spicy masarap delicious bulok rotten / spoiled Maalat ba? Is it salty? Maasim ba ito? Is this sour? Matamis ang asukal. Sugar is sweet. lasa the taste of food Anong … Continue "LASA is Taste or Flavor"