Exploring Filipino Culinary Delights: Ten Must Try Typical Dishes

The Philippines has a variety of delicious and unique cuisine, with influences from various cultures such as Spanish, Chinese and American. Here are some typical Filipino foods that are worth trying:

1. **Adobo**: One of the Philippines' most iconic dishes, adobo is meat (usually chicken or pork) cooked in vinegar, garlic, pepper and laurel leaves. It tastes sweet and sour and savory.

2. **Sinigang**: Sour soup made from meat or seafood cooked with various vegetables such as kale, pumpkin, and eggplant, mixed with sour spices such as sampalok (tamarind) or calamansi.

3. **Lechon**: Grilled pork served with crispy skin and juicy meat. Lechon is a popular dish at parties and special events in the Philippines.

4. **Kare-Kare**: A kind of curry made from beef, pork or seafood cooked with peanuts, garlic and onions, mixed with vegetables such as eggplant, long beans and cassava leaves.

5. **Halo-Halo**: A dessert drink consisting of shaved ice mixed with various types of fruit, nuts, jelly, sweetened condensed milk and ice cream. Very popular in summer.

6. **Balut**: Duck eggs that have been incubated, then boiled and eaten with salt or vinegar. Balut is a controversial but popular food in the Philippines.

7. **Pancit**: Fried noodles made from various types of noodles such as vermicelli or canton, mixed with vegetables, meat and seafood. There are various variants of pancit throughout the Philippines.

8. **Lumpia**: A type of spring roll made from fried spring roll skin and filled with vegetables, meat or seafood. Spring rolls can be served as a snack or appetizer.

9. **Tinola**: Chicken soup cooked with ginger, garlic, cassava leaves and sili leaves. It tastes fresh and delicious, often served with white rice.

10. **Sisig**: A pork dish cooked with onions, chilies and kalamansi lime juice, then served in a hot skillet. Usually eaten with rice.

These are just a few examples of delicious Filipino foods. Each region in the Philippines has its own special dishes, making Filipino cuisine very diverse and interesting to enjoy.