Gintaang Talong and Adobong Gulay

Gintaang Talong is Eggplant in Coconut milk. Similar to the squash in coconut milk, but much simpler. Basically, you just get some eggplant, and simmer it in coconut milk. Easy. I used the recipe from http://www.asiarecipe.com which has an excellent section on vegetarian Filipino foods. It turned out like this: So, sort of grey, and…

Sisig and squash in coconut milk

Sisig is a mince dish, Filipino-style, and it is served in bars, like beer nuts. Its sort of sweet and sour, with pineapple and calamansi lime juice, ginger, garlic, onion and peppers. I used this recipe from http://www.pinoyrecipe.net, although I subbed Sanitarium vegetarian mince for all the various parts of pig usually used (cheeks, heart,…

Beans and Sausage and Philipino Spring Rolls

Ah, the perils of waiting too long between cooking the thing and writing about the thing. I can’t for the life of me remember the real name of this bean dish, or anything much about it, except that it was good. A mixture of tomatoes, green capsicum, beans and sausage, it was similar to an…

Sinangag – The Fried Rice of Awesome

When I first looked at this recipe, I was unsure about fried rice without soy sauce. Could it be done? It was certainly prettier, but would it taste any good? Would it fulfill my salty/fatty/carby cravings? As it turns out, it has become my very favourite way to cook up white rice. I even ate…

Introducing: the Philipines

A while ago now, I came across a book about Phillipino food at the Coburg Library. I can’t find it now, so I can’t tell you who it was by. It was, I think, called “The Food Of The Phillipines” and it was small and full of really interesting recipes. In anycase, this is what…