Recipes from Philippines
Filipino cooking sits where sour meets savory — adobo simmered in vinegar and soy, kare-kare rich with peanut and oxtail. Bagoong on the side, rice always, leftovers always better the next day.
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Adobo
Adobo is the Philippines' national dish, though the word itself is Spanish — brought by colonizers who recognized in the indigenous vinegar-braised preparation…
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Kare-Kare
Kare-kare is a Filipino braised stew built around a thick peanut sauce colored deep gold by annatto, with oxtail or beef shank as the primary protein.