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Kulawo
''Kulawo'' is a Cuisine of the Philippines, Filipino salad made with either minced banana blossoms (''kulawong puso ng saging'') or grilled eggplant (''kulawong talong'') cooked in coconut milk which distinctively is extracted from grated coconut meat toasted on live coals. It is a pre-colonial dish originating from the provinces of Laguna (province), Laguna and Quezon. ''Kulawo'' is a type of kilawin and ginataan. It is fully vegan and has a unique smoky taste sometimes compared to smoked meat or fish dishes. Description ''Kulawo'' uses either banana blossoms or eggplant. When preparing banana blossoms, it they are finely diced or julienned and mixed with salt for a few minutes and then squeezed dry and washed to remove the bitter sap. With eggplant, the vegetable is first grilled until soft and then peeled and mashed. Then grated coconut is placed in a container with live coals (usually from burning coconut husks) until the grated coconut is toasted brown and emits a slightly ...
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Tortang Talong
''Tortang talong'', also known as eggplant omelette, is an omelette or fritter from Cuisine of the Philippines, Filipino cuisine made by pan-frying grilling, grilled whole eggplants dipped in an egg mixture. It is a popular breakfast and lunch meal in the Philippines. A common variant of ''tortang talong'' is ''rellenong talong'', which is stuffed with meat, seafood, and/or vegetables. Etymology The name ''tortang talong'' means "eggplant omelette"; from a suffixed form of ''torta'' ("omelette" or "flat cake"), and ''talong'' (eggplant). The name is sometimes shortened to ''tortalong''. Description The basic ''tortang talong'' recipe involves first grilling the whole eggplant until the flesh is soft and the skin becomes charred and almost black. This can be done in a charcoal grill, a baking pan, or over a direct flame while wrapped in aluminum foil (like on a gas stove). The grilling gives the eggplant a characteristic smoky flavor. The charred skin is then peeled off, altho ...
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Tiyula Itum
''Tiyula itum'' ( English: "black soup") is a Filipino braised beef or goat soup or a stew dish which originally was made by the Tausug people. The dish is characteristically black due to the unique use of charred coconut meat. Etymology The name of the dish refers to the black, gray, or greenish color of the broth which is the result of using charred coconut meat. It is related to the ''tinola'' and ''nilaga'' dishes of other Filipino ethnic groups. It is also known as ''tiyula Sūg'' ("Sulu soup") or ''tinolang itim'' (the Tagalog literal translation of ''tiyula itum''). Description ''Tiyula itum'' is prepared by rubbing and marinating chunks of beef in a pounded mixture of spices (''pamapa'') and powdered burnt coconut meat. It is then fried with garlic, onions, turmeric, ginger, and lengkuas. Once the meat is lightly browned, water is added along with additional ingredients like black pepper, lemongrass, and shallots and allowed to simmer until cooked. Coconut milk is s ...
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Poqui Poqui
''Poqui poqui'', also spelled ''puke puke'' or ''puki puki'', is a Filipino eggplant and scrambled eggs dish originating from the Ilocos Region of Northern Luzon in the Philippines. It is very similar to ''tortang talong'' in that the eggplant is first grilled directly on an open flame, then peeled and mashed. It is then added to ''ginisa'' ( sauteed shallots, garlic, and tomatoes) and scrambled eggs. It is garnished with spring onions. It has a creamy texture and is usually eaten as a side dish to grilled fish and meat dishes, but it can also be eaten with white rice. It is believed that the name of ''poqui poqui'' may have originated from the Hawaiian dish ''poke'' due to the influx of Ilocano sugarcane workers to Hawaii during the American colonization of the Philippines, although they are very different dishes. A variation of this origin story which could also be traced to when the Filipinos migrated to Hawaii is that the word poki (poqui) means to cut up or mash in Hawa ...
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Kinilaw
''Kinilaw'' ( or , literally "eaten raw") is a raw seafood dish and preparation method native to the Philippines. It is more accurately a cooking process that relies on vinegar and acidic fruit juices (usually citrus) to denature the ingredients, rather than a dish, as it can also be used to prepare meat and vegetables. Kinilaw dishes are usually eaten as appetizers before a meal, or as finger food () with alcoholic drinks. Kinilaw is also sometimes called ''kilawin'', especially in the northern Philippines, but the term ''kilawin'' more commonly applies to a similar lightly grilled meat dish. Description The most common kinilaw dish is ''kinilaw na isda'' ("fish ''kinilaw''"), prepared using raw cubed fish mixed with vinegar (usually coconut vinegar or cane vinegar) as the primary denaturing agent; along with a souring agent to enhance the tartness like ''calamansi'', '' dayap'' (key lime), '' biasong'' (also known as ''suhà''), '' kamias'' (bilimbi), tamarind, green ...
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Kilawin
or Kilawen is a Filipino cuisine, Filipino dish of chopped or sliced meats, poultry, seafood, or vegetables typically eaten as an appetizer before a meal, or as finger food with alcoholic drinks. is commonly associated with the Ilocano people, Ilocano dish "" (), lightly grilled goat meat traditionally eaten with , a bittering agent usually of bile or chyme extracted from the internal organs of the animal. However, for Ilocano people, Ilocanos "" is an intransitive verb for food preparation that encompasses all raw and lightly cooked or cured foods including dishes that would be described as . Meanwhile, non-Ilocano Filipinos often refer to only to meats those that are cooked similar to or . Etymology The Ilocano term is a cognate to other dishes of similar origin. (or ) and meaning "to eat (raw)" also include cognates such as , , , , , . History of the Philippines (900–1565), Pre-colonial Filipinos often ate their foods raw or rare. Meats, including fish, were ty ...
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Ginataan
''Ginataan'' (pronounced: ), alternatively spelled ''guinataan'', is a Filipino language, Filipino term which refers to food cooked with ''gatâ'' (coconut milk). Literally translated, ''ginataan'' means "done with coconut milk". Due to the general nature of the term, it may refer to a number of different dishes, each called ''ginataan'', but distinct from one another. During the Spanish Colonial Era (Philippines), Spanish colonial era, ''ginataan'' was brought to Mexico through the Manila galleon, Manila galleons which docked in Acapulco. Today, it has become naturalized in the regional cuisines of Guerrero and Colima, like the ''Morisqueta, zambaripao'' or the ''Tubâ, tuba''. In Spanish language, Spanish it is called ''guinatán''. Terminology ''Ginataan'' is the affixed form of ''gatâ'' ("coconut milk"): ''g-'' + ''-in-'' + ''-atâ'' + ''-an'' ("done with coconut milk"). It usually refers to dishes which are eaten with rice during the major meals of the day. It normally fol ...
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Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in Island groups of the Philippines, three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. With a population of over 110 million, it is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, twelfth-most-populous country. The Philippines is bounded by the South China Sea to the west, the Philippine Sea to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the south. It shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast, Palau to the east and southeast, Indonesia to the south, Malaysia to the southwest, Vietnam to the west, and China to the northwest. It has Ethnic groups in the Philippines, diverse ethnicities and Culture o ...
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Cane Vinegar
Vinegar () is an aqueous solution of diluted acetic acid and trace compounds that may include flavorings. Vinegar typically contains from 5% to 18% acetic acid by volume. Usually, the acetic acid is produced by a double Fermentation in food processing, fermentation, converting simple sugars to ethanol using yeast and ethanol to acetic acid using acetic acid bacteria. Many types of vinegar are made, depending on source materials. The product is now mainly used in the culinary arts as a flavorful, acidic cooking ingredient or in pickling. Various types are used as condiments or Garnish (cooking), garnishes, including balsamic vinegar and #Grains, malt vinegar. As the most easily manufactured mild acid, it has a wide variety of industrial and domestic uses, including functioning as a Cleaning agent, household cleaner. Etymology The word "vinegar" arrived in Middle English from Old French (''vyn egre''; sour wine), which in turn derives from Latin: (wine) + (neuter gender of , so ...
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Flower Dishes
Flowers, also known as blooms and blossoms, are the reproductive structures of flowering plants (angiosperms). Typically, they are structured in four circular levels, called whorls, around the end of a stalk. These whorls include: calyx, modified leaves; corolla, the petals; androecium, the male reproductive unit consisting of stamens and pollen; and gynoecium, the female part, containing style and stigma, which receives the pollen at the tip of the style, and ovary, which contains the ovules. When flowers are arranged in groups, they are known collectively as inflorescences. Floral growth originates at stem tips and is controlled by MADS-box genes. In most plant species flowers are heterosporous, and so can produce sex cells of both sexes. Pollination mediates the transport of pollen to the ovules in the ovaries, to facilitate sexual reproduction. It can occur between different plants, as in cross-pollination, or between flowers on the same plant or even the same flower ...
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Vegan Cuisine
Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products and the consumption of animal source foods, and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. A person who practices veganism is known as a vegan. The foundations of veganism include ethical, moral, environmental, health and humanitarian arguments. Strict veganism excludes all forms of animal use, whether in agriculture for labour or food (e.g., meat, fish and other animal seafood, eggs, dairy products such as milk or cheese, and honey), in clothing and industry (e.g., leather, wool, fur, and some cosmetics), in entertainment (e.g., zoos, exotic pets, and circuses), or in services (e.g., guide dogs, police dogs, hunting dogs, working animals, and animal testing, including medical experimentation and the use of pharmaceuticals derived from or tested on animals). A person who practices veganism may do so for personal health benefits or to reduce animal deaths, minimize animal s ...
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Vegetarian Dishes Of The Philippines
Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, insects, and the flesh of any other animal). It may also include abstaining from eating all by-products of animal slaughter. A person who practices vegetarianism is known as a vegetarian. Vegetarianism may be adopted for various reasons. Many people object to eating meat out of respect for sentient animal life. Such ethical motivations have been codified under various religious beliefs as well as animal rights advocacy. Other motivations for vegetarianism are health-related, political, environmental, cultural, aesthetic, economic, taste-related, or relate to other personal preferences. A small number of towns and cities around the world are exclusively vegetarian or have outlawed meat, including Rishikesh, which banned meat, fish, and eggs in 1956. A larger number of towns and cities are vegetarian-friendly. In other locations, finding vegetarian food can pose some difficult ...
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Eggplant Dishes
Eggplant ( US, CA, AU, PH), aubergine ( UK, IE, NZ), brinjal ( IN, SG, MY, ZA, SLE), or baigan ( IN, GY) is a plant species in the nightshade family Solanaceae. ''Solanum melongena'' is grown worldwide for its edible fruit, typically used as a vegetable in cooking. Most commonly purple, the spongy, absorbent fruit is used in several cuisines. It is a berry by botanical definition. As a member of the genus ''Solanum'', it is related to the tomato, chili pepper, and potato, although those are of the Americas region while the eggplant is of the Eurasia region. Like the tomato, its skin and seeds can be eaten, but it is usually eaten cooked. Eggplant is nutritionally low in macronutrient and micronutrient content, but the capability of the fruit to absorb oils and flavors into its flesh through cooking expands its use in the culinary arts. It was originally domesticated from the wild nightshade species ''thorn'' or ''bitter apple'', '' S. incanum'',Tsao and Lo in "V ...
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