If there’s a Filipino comfort food dish I have been contemplating for the longest time, it would be burger steak. Burger steak is a Filipino-style salisbury steak popularized by a HUGE fast food chain in the Philippines. If you know, you know. And since we are getting into the theme of cozy comfort…
Tag: Vegan Filipino Recipe
Vegan Crispy Sweet & Sour Chili Tofu (Better Than Takeout)
Let me ask you this: what is your favorite takeout dish? What flavors do you enjoy the most? Have you thought of one top-of-mind? Now, if you have, great! Do tell, why do you love this particular dish? If you are someone like me, do you happen to enjoy a mix of contrasting…
Vegan Arroz a la Cubana
Going to be completely honest, I’m not really a breakfast person. When I’m not working my day job, and having to fuel early in the day to be productive, I’m usually a brunch kind of gal. I mean, what is not to love about brunch? It is hearty breakfast food mixed in a…
Vegan Pandesal (Filipino Bread Rolls Tangzhong Method)
As a kid, my parents had always made sure that there was fresh bread on the table. While they were not bakers, they’d make every effort to wake up early in the morning, before work, to drive to the nearest bakery and buy a loaf of bread or half a dozen pandesal. I…
Vegan Tofu Bistek Tagalog (Filipino “Beef” Steak)
One of my favorite easy Filipino dishes has got to be Bistek Tagalog. For those, who may not be familiar with the term “bistek” (bee-stek), it really just means beef steak in the English language. Bistek derives from the word “bistec” in Spanish, or thinly sliced beef. As a kid, I was a…
Vegan Filipino Puto Pao
Let’s talk puto pao. Puto, pronounced as pooh-toh, is a Filipino version of steamed cakes. Pao, pronounced as pow, is short for siopao; our Filipino version of steamed meat buns, also known as char si bao. In modern Filipino cuisines, comes a hybrid of different things. Puto pao is a lovechild of the…
Vegan Menudo (One Pot Filipino Style Stew)
I don’t know about you, but I have been in the mood for stews these days. Perhaps, it must be the change of weather. On Guam, we don’t have fall season (or any season apart from summer and rain). We have rainfall – which is close enough for a sweater-weather, I guess. So,…