Philippines Recipes: Really Different & Delicious

Filipino cuisine is a blend of the exotic and familiar. Just as the Filipino people are part Malay, Chinese and Spanish, so is the cooking of the Philippines. The cuisine of the Philippines contains many foods and delicacies which are alien to U.S. tastes. Probably all the more reason to try some really new dishes! Chances are, for some of the more unusual recipes, you will not find the ingredients in your local supermarket. So you may have to find what you need via on and offline specialty food stores that can help supply you with the out of the mainstream ingredients you may need. Go ahead, try something new-- like Banana Blossom Ginataan! Enjoy the recipes!