Category Archives: ilocano recipe

Fried Smelt Fish

Fried smelt fish is so easy to prepare and cook. In Filipino or Oriental store, smelt fish is always available and already cleaned. It’s one of my personal favorites fish because it’s tasty, a little sweet and nutty I must say.

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Sweet-Spicy Chicken Wings (Filipino-Vietnamese Twist)

Sweet-Spicy Chicken Wings. There was this Vietnamese restaurant where we love to eat because the ambiance was so pleasant and the food was really, really good especially their spicy chicken wings and noodles.

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Agar agar Gulaman and Fruit Cocktail Dessert

Agar agar gulaman and fruit cocktail salad as popularly known in the Philippines is an original Filipino dessert that the main component is the agar agar gulaman.

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Dinengdeng nga Dukep

Dinengdeng nga dukep, we call it dukep in my province, sabsabidukong or sabidukong for some Ilocanos, and others call it also as bagbagkong is an edible, wild, vine flower which serves as a main ingredient in many Ilocano vegetable dishes especially in dinengdeng.

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Chicken Strips Tempura – Chicken Tempura

My chicken tempura is a hit in our kid’s party. Maybe because it’s so easy to eat (considered as finger food) and it’s tasty. Chicken strips are basically marinated in calamansi, garlic, salt and black pepper powder, then rolled in a batter mixture. Try this and your kids will definitely love it too.

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Tapsilog and Hotsilog – Filipino Breakfast Favorites

Tapsilog is a combination of beef tapa/jerky, fried rice and egg over-easy while “Hotsilog” is a combination of hotdogs, fried rice and egg over-easy.

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Ginisang Monggo (Sauteed Mung Beans)

Ginisang monggo (Monggo Guisado) or Sauteed Mung Beans or in Iloko Inggisa nga balatong
is a savory dish and it is popular all over the Philippines.

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