FUN FACTS
Rizal's Favorite Food
Like any other person, Pepe has his own list of food that just hits the spot for his taste buds.
"The Lookout" listed the top 5 favorite Filipino cuisine of our national hero.
here's the list
1. Pancit
Pancit is a staple food for every Filipino gatherings and celebration. Although ingredients may vary depending on the recipe followed, the dish commonly consists of ingredients such as shrimp, meat or chicken, chicken innards, celery, carrots, cabbages, string beans, onion, garlic, and noodles. The noodles used for cooking pancit vary depends on the type of pancit cooked (pancit bihon, pancit malabon, pancit canton, pancit guisado, pancit sotanghon)
Pancit has Chinese origins and came from the Hokkien phrase "pian i sit" which means something convenient/cooked fast.
2. Tinola
Tinola is a chicken soup which is a common viand in the Filipino household. It is cooked with chicken parts (some includes chicken innards), garlic, onions, and papaya or sayote in a boiled down, flavorful broth.
The dish was mentioned in one of the chapters in Noli Me Tangere.
3. Monggo
Monggo is also a traditional staple in the Filipino household. Its main ingredient is the mung bean, thus the name monggo. It is cooked with a choice of meat (chicken or pork; at times cooked with dried shrimp or fresh shrimp), a choice of vegetable (moringa leaves, ampalaya leaves, squash flower and/or leaves, or chili leaves), ampalaya (bitter gourd fruit), onions, garlic, and usually topped with chicharon. It is commonly paired with tuyo or daing (dried fish).
4. Bistek
Bistek is a hearty Filipino dish which is cooked with soy sauce, citrus (calamansi or lemon), onions, garlic, and meat. Commonly, the dish is cooked with beef sirloin but, other types of meat such as pork, chicken and fish could be used.
5. Champorado with Tuyo (Sardines Seca)
Champorado is a common Filipino rice pudding made with sticky rice or glutinous rice, tablea or coco powder, sugar, and poured over with evaporated milk.
The pudding is best paired with fried tuyo because of the contrast between the sweetness of the pudding and saltiness of the fish.
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Pancit is a staple Filipino dish found at numerous feasts and celebrations, consisting of stir-fried noodles with meat and vegetables such
The term tinola refers to a vast group of hearty Filipino soups prepared with a flavorful broth infused with garlic, ginger, and fish sauce
This recipe for Filipino-style monggo beans (aka mung bean soup) is so easy! Made into a creamy soup with coconut milk, ginger, garlic, and
Bistek made of beef slices braised in citrus juice, soy sauce, onions, and garlic. This Filipino beef steak is hearty, tasty and perfect wit
Champorado is a thick Filipino rice pudding. Originally prepared with chocolate, nowadays it is usually made with cooked glutinous rice ble
