Our Menu
Snacks
Arroz Caldo
This chicken rice soup has topped my list of comfort foods ever since I was a kid. The garlic and ginger boiled with the broth add a new dimension of flavor to this staple food. Add lemon and patis (fish sauce) to taste.
Siomai
Often sold in road-side carts in the Philippines, these dumplings are an example of Chinese influence on Filipino cuisine. The thin wrapper surrounds a combination of pork and shrimp.
Fried Fish ball
Fried fish balls served on skewers are a popular street food in the Philippines. Dip them in either sweet and sour sauce or hot and spicy vinegar sauce.
Tokneneng
Filipinos love fried food, and tokneneng is no exception. Hard boiled eggs dipped in orange batter and deep fried to perfection, tokneneng is another common street food.
Lumpia Shangai
Lumpia shanghai are Filipino fried eggrolls filled with pork, water chestnuts, cilantro, and garlic. My family almost always brought lumpia to potlucks we had at home, and they're always a big hit.
This chicken rice soup has topped my list of comfort foods ever since I was a kid. The garlic and ginger boiled with the broth add a new dimension of flavor to this staple food. Add lemon and patis (fish sauce) to taste.
Siomai
Often sold in road-side carts in the Philippines, these dumplings are an example of Chinese influence on Filipino cuisine. The thin wrapper surrounds a combination of pork and shrimp.
Fried Fish ball
Fried fish balls served on skewers are a popular street food in the Philippines. Dip them in either sweet and sour sauce or hot and spicy vinegar sauce.
Tokneneng
Filipinos love fried food, and tokneneng is no exception. Hard boiled eggs dipped in orange batter and deep fried to perfection, tokneneng is another common street food.
Lumpia Shangai
Lumpia shanghai are Filipino fried eggrolls filled with pork, water chestnuts, cilantro, and garlic. My family almost always brought lumpia to potlucks we had at home, and they're always a big hit.
Sweets
Bananacue
These bananas deep fried in a caramelized sugar coating are a common sweet snack in the Philippines.
Halo Halo
Shaved ice and milk topped with nata de coco (coconut gel), macapuno (coconut meat cooked in sugar syrup), kaong (sugar palm), red beans, and ice cream, halo halo is one of the most famous desserts.
Taho
My dad's favorite dessert drink. He'd always tell me about the street vendors carrying a bucket of silken tofu on their backs shouting "tahoooo!" as a smile crossed his face. The tofu is topped with sweet syrup and sago or tapioca balls.
Leche Flan
An egg and milk-based custard, topped with caramelized sugar. Leche flan is one of the many dishes adapted from Spanish cooking.
These bananas deep fried in a caramelized sugar coating are a common sweet snack in the Philippines.
Halo Halo
Shaved ice and milk topped with nata de coco (coconut gel), macapuno (coconut meat cooked in sugar syrup), kaong (sugar palm), red beans, and ice cream, halo halo is one of the most famous desserts.
Taho
My dad's favorite dessert drink. He'd always tell me about the street vendors carrying a bucket of silken tofu on their backs shouting "tahoooo!" as a smile crossed his face. The tofu is topped with sweet syrup and sago or tapioca balls.
Leche Flan
An egg and milk-based custard, topped with caramelized sugar. Leche flan is one of the many dishes adapted from Spanish cooking.
Drinks
Tablea Tsokolate
Hot chocolate stemming from Spanish colonial times, this drink is made from bittersweet chocolate and milk.
Gulaman at Sago
On the sweeter side, sago at gulaman is a sugar based drink with tapioca pearls sold almost everywhere in the Philippines.
Mango Shake
Mangoes are the national fruit of the Philippines, so it comes as no surprise that many recipes use them.
Buko Juice
Quench your thirst with delicious coconut juice.
Hot chocolate stemming from Spanish colonial times, this drink is made from bittersweet chocolate and milk.
Gulaman at Sago
On the sweeter side, sago at gulaman is a sugar based drink with tapioca pearls sold almost everywhere in the Philippines.
Mango Shake
Mangoes are the national fruit of the Philippines, so it comes as no surprise that many recipes use them.
Buko Juice
Quench your thirst with delicious coconut juice.