Bicol, Philippines
Taro Leaf Stew
Laing
Dried taro leaves slow-cooked in coconut milk with pork, chilies, and shrimp paste, a Bicolano specialty.
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Mindanao, Philippines
Tausug Black Soup
Tiyula Itum
A Tausug black soup made with beef or goat and charred coconut, known as 'food for royalty' in Sulu.
Mindanao, Philippines
Tausug Chicken
Piyanggang Manok
A Tausug chicken dish braised with turmeric, coconut milk, and burnt coconut, giving a smoky flavor.
Philippines
Thick Noodle Soup
Pancit Lomi
Pancit Lomi is a thick Filipino noodle soup with fresh egg noodles, pork, seafood, vegetables, and a rich, lightly thickened broth.
Philippines
Thick Noodles with Seafood Sauce
Pancit Malabon
Pancit Malabon uses thick rice noodles under a bright orange seafood sauce with shrimp, smoked fish, eggs, and crushed pork cracklings.
Philippines
Thin Rice-Noodle Stir-Fry
Pancit Bihon
Thin rice noodles stir-fried with garlic, vegetables, soy sauce, and small pieces of meat or seafood.
Philippines
Thin Wheat Noodle Soup
Misua
A thin wheat noodle soup, often with meatballs and patola (sponge gourd), served for birthdays and comfort.
Philippines
Tinola
Tinolang Manok
Tinola is a Filipino ginger chicken soup with green papaya or chayote and peppery chili leaves in a clear, aromatic broth.
Laguna, Philippines
Toasted Rice Cylinders
Espasol
A cylindrical rice cake from Laguna made with toasted glutinous rice flour and coconut milk, coated in rice flour.
Philippines
Tokwa't baboy
Tokwa't baboy combines fried tofu and boiled pork ear in a vinegar-soy dip, often eaten with lugaw.
Philippines
Tomato Stew
Afritada
Chicken or pork stewed in tomato sauce with potatoes, carrots, and bell peppers, a simple family dish.
Philippines
Vegetable Stew
Pinakbet
An Ilocano mixed vegetable stew with eggplant, okra, bitter melon, beans, and squash in shrimp paste.
Philippines
Vinegar-Poached Fish
Paksiw na Isda
Fish poached in a vinegar broth with vegetables and fish sauce, a simple and tangy Filipino dish.
Philippines
Visayan Braised Pork
Humba
A Visayan braised pork dish similar to adobo but with banana blossoms, black beans, and a sweeter profile.
Philippines
Wheat-Noodle Stir-Fry
Pancit Canton
Chewy wheat noodles stir-fried with vegetables, meat or seafood, soy sauce, and citrusy calamansi.
Philippines
Woodworm Ceviche
Tamilok
A shipworm (wood-boring mollusk) from mangroves, eaten raw as kinilaw, a Palawan delicacy.