''Bulalô'' () is a

beef Beef is the culinary name for meat from cattle (''Bos taurus''). Beef can be prepared in various ways; Cut of beef, cuts are often used for steak, which can be cooked to varying degrees of doneness, while trimmings are often Ground beef, grou ...

dish from the

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. It is a light colored soup which is made by cooking beef shanks and

bone marrow Bone marrow is a semi-solid biological tissue, tissue found within the Spongy bone, spongy (also known as cancellous) portions of bones. In birds and mammals, bone marrow is the primary site of new blood cell production (or haematopoiesis). It i ...

until the

collagen Collagen () is the main structural protein in the extracellular matrix of the connective tissues of many animals. It is the most abundant protein in mammals, making up 25% to 35% of protein content. Amino acids are bound together to form a trip ...

and fat has melted or dissipated into a clear

broth Broth, also known as bouillon (), is a savory liquid made of water in which meat, fish, or vegetables have been simmered for a short period of time. It can be eaten alone, but it is most commonly used to prepare other dishes, such as soups ...

. Traditionally the soup is served with tender slices of beef and flavorful bone marrow, giving it a rich and mouth-watering flavor. It typically includes leafy vegetables (for example pechay or

cabbage Cabbage, comprising several cultivars of '' Brassica oleracea'', is a leafy green, red (purple), or white (pale green) biennial plant grown as an annual vegetable crop for its dense-leaved heads. It is descended from the wild cabbage ( ''B.& ...

), corn on the cob, scallions, onions, garlic, ginger, and fish sauce.

Potato The potato () is a starchy tuberous vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world. Potatoes are underground stem tubers of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'', a perennial in the nightshade famil ...

es,

carrot The carrot ('' Daucus carota'' subsp. ''sativus'') is a root vegetable, typically orange in colour, though heirloom variants including purple, black, red, white, and yellow cultivars exist, all of which are domesticated forms of the wild ...

s, or

taro Taro (; ''Colocasia esculenta'') is a root vegetable. It is the most widely cultivated species of several plants in the family Araceae that are used as vegetables for their corms, leaves, stems and Petiole (botany), petioles. Taro corms are a ...

may be added. It is commonly eaten on rice with soy sauce and calamansi on the side. ''Bulalo'' is native to the Southern Luzon region of the Philippines, particularly in the provinces of

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and

Cavite Cavite, officially the Province of Cavite (; Chavacano: ''Provincia de Cavite''), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province of the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region. On the southern shores of Manila Bay and southwest of Manila, i ...

. Similar dishes in other parts of the Philippines include the Western Visayan ''

cansi ' () is a Filipino cuisine, Filipino beef soup originating from Iloilo which is spread across the rest of the Western Visayas region. It is made with beef shank and Bone marrow (food), bone marrow boiled until gelatinous. It is uniquely slight ...

'' which is soured with batuan fruit; the Waray dish ''pakdol''; and the Cebuano dish ''pochero.'' Kaldereta_Bulalo4

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Bulalo is a European and Spanish influenced dish created and developed to mirror the

Pot-au-feu (, ; ) is a French cuisine, French dish of slowly boiled meat and vegetables, usually served as two courses: first the broth (''bouillon'') and then the meat (''bouilli'') and vegetables. The dish is familiar throughout France and has many r ...

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in the 17th century. During the British occupation of Cavite Philippines that era people make the most of the ingredients that are available creating unique and original dish On its own of the beloved French dish were made. Since then It has been a traditional dish from Cold southern Regional parts of the Philippines.

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