Tokneneng is boiled quail eggs, covered with batter then deep fried with vegetable oil.
If you are fond of eating Filipino street foods, I’m sure you’ll love this recipe.
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Dinengdeng Buridibod nga Paltong with Fried Fish
Dinengdeng buridibod nga paltong (Stewed Long Beans Tops with Fried Fish-Native Ilocano Dish). Dinengdeng or inabraw is a native ilocano dish where different native/local vegetables are combined flavored with fish bagoong plus fried or grilled fish.
Steamed Tilapia
Steamed tilapia is a healthier way of cooking fish. Try to steam it with some spices like ginger, onion, bell pepper and other herbs depending on your preference. Here’s my own version of steamed tilapia…
Pinakbet or Pakbet Ilocano Recipe
Pinakbet or Pakbet originated in Ilocos Region. It is a dish of mixed vegetables like ampalaya (bitter gourd), sitaw (long beans), talong (eggplant), okra, and kalabasa (squash). The Ilocano way of cooking pinakbet uses fish bagoong sauce instead of bagoong alamang. I also add patani in it to have a better aroma and to make it tastier. Sometimes, when I cook litson kawali, I set aside some slices to mix with my pinakbet the following day. For the recipe of my litson kawali, click here (Litson Kawali Recipe). Here’s the Ilocano style pinakbet or pakbet…
Papaitan Kambing or Pinapaitang Kambing
Papaitan Kambing “Pinapaitan nga kalding”or Goat Innard Stew (Bitter Goat Stew) is a unique Ilocano cuisine that has a main ingredient of goat’s tripe, intestines, lungs, kidney, liver and papait (bile liquid).
Tortang Talong or Eggplant Omelet
Tortang talong is my family’s all-time favorite breakfast paired with simple fried rice. As an Ilocano who normally plants vegetables in the backyard…this dish is always present at least once a week in our menu.
Pancit Bihon Guisado
A Filipino birthday celebration is not complete without a pancit bihon guisado as “handa” or one of the menu. It has become a tradition that when celebrating birthdays or even anniversaries, pancit bihon should be present in the menu list because of the belief that pancit is associated with long life (pampahaba ng buhay).
Ginataang Kalabasa at Sitaw with Alimasag
Ginataang kalabasa at sitaw with alimasag (Squash, Long Beans and Crabs with Coconut Milk). Ginataang kalabasa at sitaw is one of the most famous ginataan (dish with coconut milk) dish for us Filipinos.
Dinengdeng Buridibod nga Marunggay, Bungon ken Katuday
Dinengdeng Buridibod nga Marunggay, Bungon/Alukon ken Katuday. Buridibod is the term we, Ilocanos, use when a dinengdeng or inabraw (Ilocano, soupy dish with mix of different kinds of vegetables plus fried or grilled fish, flavored with bagoong or fish sauce) uses kamote (sweet potato) as the main ingredient.
Ginisang Tahong – Ilocano Recipe (Sauteed Mussels)
Ginisang tahong or sauteed mussels is just one of the many ways on how to cook tahong or mussels.