Category: Soup Recipes

  • Chicken Macaroni Soup (Sopas)

    Chicken Macaroni Soup (Sopas)

    Sopas is a term for “soup”. The yummy dish is a richer alternative to the American chicken noodle soup. The difference is how sopas uses milk to enrichen the flavor of the broth. Additionally, the bone of the chicken is left intact to give the sopas a bolder flavor. In culinary tradition, the bone of…

  • Ginisang Munggo

    Ginisang Munggo

    Ginisang Munggo is one of Filipino favorites and it has been among the most common dish you can find in local restaurants or turo-turo. The plant munggo or mung bean (sometimes known as green bean) is native to Pakistan and India, which means it is original to Asia. When the plant reached the Philippines, it…

  • Nilagang Pata ng Baboy

    Nilagang Pata ng Baboy

    If you have been cooking Filipino dishes for a while, surely you’ve come across nilagang pata. This simple yet satisfying Filipino dish is one of the popular viands in the Philippines. It is a traditional dish that you can commonly encounter in many homes for lunch and even in small restaurants. It is cooked using…

  • Nilagang Baboy

    Nilagang Baboy

    Among the simplest dishes available in the country, Nilagang Baboy is perhaps one of the easiest to prepare yet you can never undermine its pleasant taste. Underestimating what it does to your taste buds will only cause you to miss its very essence. The only thing you need to do is boil a pot of…

  • Nilagang Baka

    Nilagang Baka

    “Good things come to those who wait.” This is especially true when you are cooking nilagang baka. The reason is because it would take more time to boil beef and make it softer than any other meat. But, if you have patience and you want to enjoy the gentle beckoning of beef through your sense…

  • Sinigang na Hipon

    Sinigang na Hipon

    When it comes to sinigang dishes, the list would not be complete without including sinigang na hipon. It is a sour soup created from the delectable mixture of shrimps, string beans, peppers, radishes and other ingredients deemed necessary to make this dish entirely and uniquely delicious. It is often seasoned with fish sauce but in…

  • Chicken Tinola

    Chicken Tinola

    Are you feeling ill or down in the dumps? Looking for the good old chicken noodle soup to revitalize your body? Well, the Philippines has its own version of chicken soup, known to all Filipino as Tinolang Manok. It is a famous Filipino comfort food that is simple to prepare, soothing and delicious. Tinolang Manok…

  • Sinigang Na Bangus

    Sinigang Na Bangus

    Sinigang na bangus is one of the favorite dishes in the Philippines. The sour taste makes it even more appetizing and appealing even to people who have tasted it for the first time. It involves different types of ingredients including mustard greens, tomato and even long green peppers. It actually depends on your preferred taste…

  • Pork Sinigang

    Pork Sinigang

    Pork Sinigang is a native cuisine in the Philippines – particularly known for its sour taste. If you want to taste one famous cuisine among locals then this must be one of the first cuisines you must try.  Traditionally, sinigang is tamarind-based but calamansi, unripe mango, guava and bilimbi may also be used as souring…