street foods

Arroz Caldo is a Filipino soup with rice, to be eaten hot.

Lechon in the Philippines

Lechon is a pork dish. The whole pig is roasted over charcoal. In the Philippines this dish is commonly served during big family celebrations or special occasions. Filipinos eat the meat with their hands.

Balut: fertilized duck eggs

Balut is a developing duck embryo. It’s eaten after boiled.

A plate of Mami in the Philippines

Mami is a soup with noodles, chicken, beef, pork, wonton dumplings, intestines and boiled egg.

Grilled Tilapia in the Philippines. Photo by Niko (bit.ly/1PpoZU3)

Tilapia is a fish normally stuffed and cooked with tomatoes and other vegetables.

Bangus: Philippines grilled milkfish

Bangus is the Filipino name for milkfish, which is usually fried and served with soya or vinegar and garlic.

Fruit smoothies are a common street snack in the Philippines

There are plenty of tasty fruit Smoothies in the Philippines. Mango, strawberry, papaya… choose your favorite!

Spring rolls in the Philippines are known as Lumpiang Shanghai

Lumpiang is the Filipino name for fried spring rolls.

Filipino ice-cream sandwich

Ice cream inside bread. For me, this is one of the weirdest foods in the Philippines!

Puto: Filipino steamed rice cake

Puto is the Filipino name for a steamed rice cake. Top it up with butter, coconut or cheese.