All of these virtual touring we're doing is making me hungry!
Eat's about time we grabbed a bite and took a taste of ARMM!
Get your taste buds ready for a gastronomic adventure you don't want to miss!
I'm so excited about food blogging, the amount of exclamation points will drive you crazy!
A heads up, since our fellowmen in Mindanao are mostly Muslim, expect a lot of delicious Halal food.
Get your taste buds ready for a gastronomic adventure you don't want to miss!
I'm so excited about food blogging, the amount of exclamation points will drive you crazy!
A heads up, since our fellowmen in Mindanao are mostly Muslim, expect a lot of delicious Halal food.
Let's eat!
1. Palapa
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Pa-pa-lapa, papa-la-lapa-pa.
Palapa is a main ingredient in many Maranao dishes, plus, it doubles as an appetizer all year round!
It is made out of ginger, chili, and scallions or sakurab as the locals call it.
It may be eaten raw, after being crushed and blended finely with a good ol' mortar and pestle.
It's spicy and tangy when eaten, so make sure you have a glass (or a pitcher...or a river, whichever floats your boat) of water in reach!
2. Rendang
Oh dear. Just looking at pictures of Rendang is making me hungry. And I just had lunch!
Palapa is a main ingredient in many Maranao dishes, plus, it doubles as an appetizer all year round!
It is made out of ginger, chili, and scallions or sakurab as the locals call it.
It may be eaten raw, after being crushed and blended finely with a good ol' mortar and pestle.
It's spicy and tangy when eaten, so make sure you have a glass (or a pitcher...or a river, whichever floats your boat) of water in reach!
2. Rendang
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This beefy delight has been voted at a 2011 CNN poll as the Most Delicious Food in the World.
If that won't make you want to taste this, then I don't know what will.
My powers of persuasion, maybe? *wink*
What is Rendang, exactly, you ask?
It is a dish that originated in Indonesia, and has found its way all the way to the Southern Philippines, to the Maranaos, who with much passion for food and culture, made it their own. How magical!
It is cooked with beef, and reduced coconut milk that has a dark and sweet consistency, and served with rice. It is like a caldereta, curry, and latik all-in-one.
If that won't make you want to taste this, then I don't know what will.
My powers of persuasion, maybe? *wink*
What is Rendang, exactly, you ask?
It is a dish that originated in Indonesia, and has found its way all the way to the Southern Philippines, to the Maranaos, who with much passion for food and culture, made it their own. How magical!
It is cooked with beef, and reduced coconut milk that has a dark and sweet consistency, and served with rice. It is like a caldereta, curry, and latik all-in-one.
3. Tinadtag
This crunchy, golden brown delicacy that looks like fried bihon noodles is made from ground rice mixed with sugar. The rice flour is soaked in clean water until it forms a sticky mixture. Then, it is placed in a coconut bowl and stirred in a circular motion. The mixture is left to trickle into a pot of boiling oil, usually virgin coconut oil, to let it form into a round shape. Once it is crisp, it is put into a pan and folded into a wedge shape.
Easy to make and easier to eat!
4. Putli-Mandi
Putli-Mandi or commonly called Pichi-Pichi in other areas of the Philippines is a traditional Filipino dessert made out of grated cassava, pandan water, and sugar. It is formed into small balls and then boiled. Once cooked, it is coated in fresh shredded coconut. Yum!
5. Tyula Itum
'Tula' or cooking with soup and 'Itum' or black, Tyula Itum is a beef-based soup that is dark-green or blackish in color. Weird colors for food, you say? Don't worry! It's just a little burnt coconut and turmeric.
Best eaten on a rainy day or just when it's freshly cooked and warm!
Make sure to try this as this is a specialty of the region!
6. Guso
It's green as well! That's because Guso is seaweed!
Once the locals from Tawi-Tawi has cooked and mixed in soy sauce, ginger and onions to this dish, it will look yellowish instead.
7. Dulang
Dulang is a food set composed of rice and malagkit, kaliya (chicken), kenna (fish), and vegetables. The rice is molded into a cone-ish shape, very much like a piece of Kisses chocolate, I thought! The viands and rice are placed on a large banana leaf, where the viands are sat around the rice, and then it's covered with a tutup or a native covering to protect it from flies. A complete meal usually served during special occasions like Thanksgiving.
8. Piyanggang Manok
Piyanggang Manok is very much like Tyula Itum, that it also uses burnt coconut and turmeric, but it is added with coconut milk to make it creamier. The chicken can be grilled to add more flavor, served with rice and sauces.
9. Beef Kurma
Beef Kurma, is the Tausug's version of a beef curry. It is cooked with coconut milk and vegetables, and served with rice.
10. Sayul Nangkah Tahay Kumay
Sayul Nangkah Tahay Kumay is young jack fruit in turmeric with fried fish, vegetables and chilies. Serve with a side of rice, as per the norm in the Philippines, and you're going to be satisfied!
That's it for food that you must try in ARMM! I'm satiated!
Of course, there are plenty more out there.
You must find them, take a bite and blog about them as well!
'Til next time!
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Easy to make and easier to eat!
4. Putli-Mandi
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5. Tyula Itum
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Best eaten on a rainy day or just when it's freshly cooked and warm!
Make sure to try this as this is a specialty of the region!
6. Guso
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| (Photo: pinterest.com) |
It's green as well! That's because Guso is seaweed!
Once the locals from Tawi-Tawi has cooked and mixed in soy sauce, ginger and onions to this dish, it will look yellowish instead.
7. Dulang
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8. Piyanggang Manok
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Piyanggang Manok is very much like Tyula Itum, that it also uses burnt coconut and turmeric, but it is added with coconut milk to make it creamier. The chicken can be grilled to add more flavor, served with rice and sauces.
9. Beef Kurma
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| (Photo: rappler.com) |
Beef Kurma, is the Tausug's version of a beef curry. It is cooked with coconut milk and vegetables, and served with rice.
10. Sayul Nangkah Tahay Kumay
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| (Photo: umnoha.blogspot) |
Sayul Nangkah Tahay Kumay is young jack fruit in turmeric with fried fish, vegetables and chilies. Serve with a side of rice, as per the norm in the Philippines, and you're going to be satisfied!
That's it for food that you must try in ARMM! I'm satiated!
Of course, there are plenty more out there.
You must find them, take a bite and blog about them as well!
'Til next time!
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