Looking for fun in the Philippines?Then get the experience of it by having taste of the food that is being sold in the streets. There are a lot of vendors lined up on sidewalks selling food that Filipino relish with. Once you tried it, you will know why Filipinos loved it.
Here are the list of some street foods(with its ingredients) that Filipino’s commonly eat:
Kwek-kwek (Orange Eggs)
These are boiled eggs that covered in an orange batter and deep-fried until it become crispy. Filipino’s love its taste because of its crispy batter dip in a vinegar sauce. If you are thinking of something special to have for merienda, why don’t you try your cooking skills by making some kwek kwek!
Here’s the ingredients if you want to make kwek-kwek for your own cravings or for your family’s merienda:
* 12 to 18 pieces boiled eggs
* 1 cup flour
* 3 tbsp cornstarch
* 3/4 to 1 cup water
* 1 tbsp anatto powder pinulbos na atsuete
* 1/2 tsp salt
* 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
* 2 cups cooking oil
Fish ball
The name says it all! Fish balls are popular because they are cheap, portable and yummy. Just one peso can make your cravings satisfied! Fish balls are cheap and worth it. Filipino stands have their own unique dipping sauce to complement the taste of fish balls. You can make your own sweet, savory, sweet and sour or vinegar dipping sauce.
Try this easy-to-prepare fish ball recipe:
* 1 cup all-purpose flour
* 1 kg fish (round scad fish) – or any white fish fillet, raw
* 3/4 cup grated carrots, blanched
* 3/4 cup grated potatoes, blanched
* 1/2 cup soy sauce
* 2 eggs
* 1 teaspoon pepper
* 1 teaspoon salt to taste
* Oil for frying
Isaw
This is a well-known street food in the Philippines made from pork or chicken intestines that was perfectly grilled. Vendors make sure that the isaw they are selling is clean and safe for the consumers. Isaw is usually eaten after being dipped either in vinegar with onions, vinegar with onions and chili, sweet sauce or spicy sauce or you can just mix whatever you want and it will taste good as you experiment. It is one of the affordable street food in the Philippines.
If you want to try some isaw, here are the ingredients:
* 1 lb chicken or pig’s large intestine (well cleaned)
* 1/2 cup vinegar
* 2 tablespoon whole peppercorn
* 2 tablespoon Salt
* 4 to 6 pieces Dried Bay leaves
* 4 cups Water
* 1/2 cup Ketchup
*2 tablespoon Soy sauce
* 2 tablespoon Cooking oil
Taho
This street food is mostly enjoyed by Filipino kids because of its sweetness and ingredients content. Apart from being a cheap (a cup won’t set you back by more than PHP 10 or so) and satisfying snack, it’s also considered to be a great breakfast option, especially since most vendors prepare their goods before dawn.
Try making taho at you home!
* 1 one-pound (453.6 grams) package of silken tofu
* ¾ cup (177.4 ml) dark brown sugar
* ¼ cups (59.1 ml) sago pearls (also called tapioca pearls)
* 6 ½ cups (1.5 l) water
* ½ teaspoon (30 drops) vanilla extract
Turon
Turon (also called banana lumpia) is a popular Filipino snack made with bananas and jackfruit, wrapped in spring roll wrapper and fried.
* 4 ripe saba bananas
* 1/2 cup brown sugar
* 1 can of jackfruit
* 16 lumpia or spring roll wrappersVegetable or canola oil for frying
Balut
The most interesting street food and a must delicacy to taste for any foreign traveler in the country is “Balut”. Balut is a developing bird embryo that is boiled and eaten from the shell. It originated from and is commonly sold as street food in the Philippines. Often served with beer.
Gulaman
Gulaman, in Filipino cuisine, refers to the bars of dried agar used to make jelly-like desserts. In common usage, it usually refers to the refreshment sago’t gulaman, sometimes referred to as samalamig, sold at roadside stalls and vendors.
Want to try some Gulaman? Here’s the ingredients for you:
* 3 cups of brown sugar for syrup 
* 1 cup of brown sugar for sago
* 3 cups of water
* 3 cups of tapioca pearls
* 2 tablespoons of vanilla extract
* 1 can of grass jelly, cubed
* ice
Buko
Buko juice, also known as coconut water, is another refreshing and popular drink that is commonly sold on the streets. This is a very healthy drink during the summertime as well. Healthy in the sense that it contains a lot of electrolytes and minerals needed for hydration. It is all natural and environmentally friendly.
So, before you buy that unhealthy soda or even that high priced sports drink you are craving, try Buko juice instead as an alternative. It will definitely quench your thirst.
* Juice from 3 fresh young coconuts
* Coconut meat from 3 fresh young coconuts
* 3 tbsp condensed milk
* ice cubes
Halo-halo
Halo halo is a famous dessert in the Philippines. It is composed of various ingredients that are all mixed together, along with shaved ice and evaporated milk.This dessert is very popular during summer. Vendors often sell Halo halo in the side-streets. The ingredients are kept in glass jars and placed on top of a small wooden or plastic table.
These are the ingredients for either special or regular Halo-halo:
* 1 tablespoon nata de coco
* 1 tablespoon garbanzo beans (Chickpeas)
* 1 tablespoon saba; cooked in brown sugar
* 1 tablespoon sweetened corn kernel
* 1 tablespoon macapuno
* 2 tablespoons sago (Tapioca Pearls); cooked
* 2 tablespoons gelatin; cooked
* 1 tablespoon kaong (Sweetened palm fruit)
* 1 teaspoon pinipig (roasted rice puffs)
* 1 – 2 cups (depending on size of glass) ice; crushed or shaved
* 2 tablespoons langka slices (Jackfruit)
* 2 tablespoons ube jam (Purple Yam)
* 2 tablespoons leche flan
* ¼ cup Evaporated Milk
* 1 scoop ube ice cream
Ice Cream
One of the most famous ice creams here in the Philippines is called sorbet or dirty ice cream. It is usually made of coconut milk flavored with local Philippine fruits.
Want to taste dirty ice cream, here are the ingredients:
* 1⁄2 gallon powdered milk
* 1 1⁄2 gallons coconut milk
* 1⁄3 gallon evaporated milk
* 2 kg sugar
* 1⁄3 kg cornstarch
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